available. Because of this limitation there is huge scope for Indian dairy industry.
Indian Zebu cows are very fertile. They get easily pregnant and calving is cake walk
for them. Believe me Indian cows give birth without any assistance and infant
mortality rate is almost nil. Even for bigger breeds (gir, tharparkar, kankrej, ongole
etc.) calving is easy because calves at birth are very small. Where as western breed
calf are generally bulky and bigger creating complication even to the mother cow
(holstein friesian semen when used on a small jersey or on a hybrid cow normally
creates this problem). Because of this quality farmers have large herd or number of
animals born in a few years that too without any hassle (no antibiotics or vet
assistance is required). Where as hybrid or western breeds struggle and mortality is
very high. Most of the time farmers are at loss because of this phenomena in the
long run so therefore it is to understand for all cross breed cows infant mortality rate
to be decreased.
12 Cleanliness Milk Cows
Cleanliness systems for dairy cows—where the herd or a representative proportion
of the herd is scored on the basis of how much muck and dirt adhere different body
parts—can be used to broadly measure the standard of various aspects in the
management of dairy cows, particularly with regard to controlling the incidence of
infectious diseases or monitoring cow comfort levels, with this there is positive
impact on milk production. Over the years several different systems have been used
but they share common similarities. The scoring process can take place at any time
of the year, but may be particularly useful during housing or when grazing during
particularly wet conditions. Most obviously, cleanliness method is used to monitor
how clean cows are being kept by the system in which they are housed in terms of
environmental mastitis prevention, but it can also indicate nutritional and general
health issues. In particular, cleanliness scoring can help to indicate how the
incidence of lameness in the herd affects levels of cow cleanliness, and, perhaps
more importantly, how the levels of cleanliness themselves, such as poor
bedding management or insufficient passageway scraping, may be factorial in
causing hoof conditions which can lead to mobility problems, such as digital
dermatitis and erosion. On an individual cow basis. Dirtiness may be related to the
health of the cow and her nutrition, but can also be due to the particular habits of the
cow when walking, lying down or feeding, or housing management issues.
13 Recommendations
• Need to find out cross breed cows according to weather.
• Establish automatic weather station.
• Develop specialized, state of art, climate control facilities (CO 2 , temperature,
water).
544
K. Sreenivasaiah
Indian Zebu cows are very fertile. They get easily pregnant and calving is cake walk
for them. Believe me Indian cows give birth without any assistance and infant
mortality rate is almost nil. Even for bigger breeds (gir, tharparkar, kankrej, ongole
etc.) calving is easy because calves at birth are very small. Where as western breed
calf are generally bulky and bigger creating complication even to the mother cow
(holstein friesian semen when used on a small jersey or on a hybrid cow normally
creates this problem). Because of this quality farmers have large herd or number of
animals born in a few years that too without any hassle (no antibiotics or vet
assistance is required). Where as hybrid or western breeds struggle and mortality is
very high. Most of the time farmers are at loss because of this phenomena in the
long run so therefore it is to understand for all cross breed cows infant mortality rate
to be decreased.
12 Cleanliness Milk Cows
Cleanliness systems for dairy cows—where the herd or a representative proportion
of the herd is scored on the basis of how much muck and dirt adhere different body
parts—can be used to broadly measure the standard of various aspects in the
management of dairy cows, particularly with regard to controlling the incidence of
infectious diseases or monitoring cow comfort levels, with this there is positive
impact on milk production. Over the years several different systems have been used
but they share common similarities. The scoring process can take place at any time
of the year, but may be particularly useful during housing or when grazing during
particularly wet conditions. Most obviously, cleanliness method is used to monitor
how clean cows are being kept by the system in which they are housed in terms of
environmental mastitis prevention, but it can also indicate nutritional and general
health issues. In particular, cleanliness scoring can help to indicate how the
incidence of lameness in the herd affects levels of cow cleanliness, and, perhaps
more importantly, how the levels of cleanliness themselves, such as poor
bedding management or insufficient passageway scraping, may be factorial in
causing hoof conditions which can lead to mobility problems, such as digital
dermatitis and erosion. On an individual cow basis. Dirtiness may be related to the
health of the cow and her nutrition, but can also be due to the particular habits of the
cow when walking, lying down or feeding, or housing management issues.
13 Recommendations
• Need to find out cross breed cows according to weather.
• Establish automatic weather station.
• Develop specialized, state of art, climate control facilities (CO 2 , temperature,
water).
544
K. Sreenivasaiah