STRATEGIC FEEDING MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED DAIRY PRODUCTION

Published: November 19, 2011

By: Muhammad Younas and Muhammad Yaqoob

Summary

Body condition relates to the animal’s overall performance and body condition scoring can be an important tool in dairy herd management, which can be achieved through better managed feeding plan. The application of reliable body condition score is a desirable feature to get optimum productivity from a dairy herd of cows and buffaloes. Not only it helps in maintaining proper production and reproduction but also necessitates evaluating feeding management program leaving ample space for annual culling. A careful feeding management strategy can bring the desired results and will help to maintain desirable body condition of the lactating animals at all physiological stages. However, for management purposes, sustainable improvement can be achieved by following different strategies suitable at any given condition to avoid reproductive disorder and a smooth and efficient functioning of dairy enterprise. This paper will deal will the two important aspects covering the body condition scoring and the strategic feeding management and their role in enhanced productivity. Keywords: Body codition, dairy, livestock, management, feeding

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