I]Feed requirements of Kundan[Murrah&Jafrabadi buffaloes(10-12lts/day)]
A)For 100 kg concentrate formulation:-
S.No. Ingredients Proportion
1. Barly/Chuni 30%
2. Crushed Maize/Jowar/Bajra 35%
3. Sunflowercake 7%
4. Cotton seed cake 20%
5. Groundnut cake 8%
6. Common Salt 1 kg
7. Chelated mineral mixture 1 kg
8. Shell grit 1 kg
For milking buffaloes, you may give 500 gms of formulated concentrate per 1 litre of milk.Also it is better to add 20 gms of probiotics powder per animal to increase milk production & fat % in buffaloes.
B)Green fodder requirement for a buffalo is 10% of its body weight (eg.)400 kgs buffalo or cow requires 40kg of green fodder(in which 30 kgs of cereals as Hybrid napier/maize/jowar and 10 kgs of pulses like Lucerne/cowpea or Stlyosanthes).
C)Dry fodder requirement is 5-6 kg per day.
This kind of formulation is safe in pregnancy.Buffalo can thrive well than cows in adverse weather conditions but need careful management.
II]Feeding schedule (g) for Murrah calves up to three months of age.
A)For 100 kg concentrate formulation:-
S.No. Ingredients Proportion
1. Barly/Chuni 30%
2. Crushed Maize/Jowar/Bajra 35%
3. Sunflowercake 7%
4. Cotton seed cake 20%
5. Groundnut cake 8%
6. Common Salt 1 kg
7. Chelated mineral mixture 1 kg
8. Shell grit 1 kg
For milking buffaloes, you may give 500 gms of formulated concentrate per 1 litre of milk.Also it is better to add 20 gms of probiotics powder per animal to increase milk production & fat % in buffaloes.
B)Green fodder requirement for a buffalo is 10% of its body weight (eg.)400 kgs buffalo or cow requires 40kg of green fodder(in which 30 kgs of cereals as Hybrid napier/maize/jowar and 10 kgs of pulses like Lucerne/cowpea or Stlyosanthes).
C)Dry fodder requirement is 5-6 kg per day.
This kind of formulation is safe in pregnancy.Buffalo can thrive well than cows in adverse weather conditions but need careful management.
II]Feeding schedule (g) for Murrah calves up to three months of age.
| Age of Calf | Whole milk | Skim milk | Calf starter | Good quality hay |
| 1st 3 days | 3000 | - | - | - |
| 1st week | (colostrum) | - | - | - |
| 4th-7th day | 3000 | - | - | - |
| 2nd week | 3500 | - | 50 | 250 |
| 3rd week | 3800 | - | 100 | 350 |
| 4th week | 3500 | - | 300 | 500 |
| 5th week | 1500 | 1000 | 400 | 550 |
| 6th week | - | 2500 | 600 | 600 |
| 7th week | - | 2000 | 700 | 700 |
| 8th week | - | 1750 | 800 | 800 |
| 9th week | - | 1250 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 10th week | - | - | 1200 | 1100 |
| 11th week | - | - | 1300 | 1200 |
| 12th week | - | - | 1400 | 1400 |
| 13th week | - | - | 1700 | 1900 BHAI. |
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