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MANAGING CALVES IN WINTERS TO MITIGATE COLD STRESS Calves born in the winter season are much cold, so they are very prone to hypothermia or clod stress. When temperatures drop, due to drizzle and rain negatively affecting survival, the newborn calf must cope with the cold and for that important measures should be taken to […]

Best management and feeding tips to get better milk production in winter In Pakistan, October to February is considered to be the flush season as this is a golden period for the dairy business because most of the cows and buffaloes calve during these months. The time of maximum milk production is for the cows

NUTRIENT VALUE OF BUFFALO VS. COW’S MILK Milk and milk products are rich sources of calcium and doctors recommend consuming milk and milk products daily to stay healthy and fit. The major milk production of the world comes from cow, buffalo, goat, sheep and camel.Among them, cow’s milk is the most consumed, followed by buffalo

HEALTH BENEFITS OF BUFFALO VS. COW’S MILK Both cow’s milk and buffalo’s milk are good for health and they also have health benefits. Fresh buffalo milk can be stored for a long time and has high peroxidase activity while cow’s milk should be consumed fresh in a day or two. The health benefits of both

FRESH COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION For dairy cows, the time after calving is crucial. The cows are in a negative energy balance because they spend the bulk of their energy producing milk and are unable to ingest enough grain to meet their energy requirements. It is critical to feed the cows with as

CLOSE-UP DRY COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION The close-up dry cow group includes cows within 21 days of expected calving. A cow’s immune system becomes down three weeks after calving. Maintaining dry matter intake is also critical at this time. The fetus’ nutritional needs continue to rise three weeks before delivery, although dry matter

How Can We Reduce The Use Of Antibiotics In Dairy Animals? Dairy cows, like other farm animals (and humans for that matter), sometimes get sick, requiring an antibiotic. Antibiotics have been widely used in livestock since the 1940’s. In Pakistan, as the dairy industry is transformed over the few years, requiring better disease management on

FAR-OFF DRY COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION The transition phase, which begins three weeks before calving and ends three weeks after calving, is a key and high-risk period for dairy cows. The cow will not only calve, but she will also be required to produce enough high-quality milk afterward. Cows’ immunological responses are suppressed

Nutrition Management Of High Milk Producing Dairy Cows Nutrition play an important role in the production of animals and when it comes to high milk producing animals, then our little negligence can lead to bigger economic losses because the high lactating cows are highly sensitive to nutrition as well as environment. Our dairy farmers who

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE SILAGE MAKING Silage is a very wholesome and simple-to-digest feed for cattle. Since silage takes up less room than hay, it is significantly simpler to store. Your domestic animals will produce more milk and remain healthier if you give them silage. When there is a lack of green forage, cattle are