ABSTRACT

Milk Production Management, as the name implies, provides the information on different aspects related to Milk Production Management. The information in this book will be of practical utility for actual feeding of animals e.g. chapters on various rations, nutrient requirement tables, feeding of pregnant/lactating animals, feeding of calves, silage making, hydroponics technique, azolla production different feeds and fodders, fodder cultivation, computation of rations for dairy animals, feeding during scarcity periods etc. In this book different topics like common disease problems of dairy animals and their prevention and control, methods of selection, different breeding systems, semen collection and artificial insemination, different biotechniques used in animal husbandry, milking methods, embryo transfer technique, judging of cows and buffaloes, milk synthesis and milk secretion, record keeping at dairy farms, reproductive aspects of dairy animals etc. are also covered.
The book also covers different terms related to animal husbandry. This book is written in simple understandable language with description of those concepts which are useful for actual management of animals.

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chapter Chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction to Animal Husbandry

chapter Chapter 3|3 pages

External Body Parts of Cows and Buffaloes

chapter Chapter 4|8 pages

Feed Nutrients Required by Animal Body

chapter Chapter 5|4 pages

Feeding Standards

chapter Chapter 9|4 pages

Management of Lactating and Dry Cows and Buffaloes

chapter Chapter 11|10 pages

Preparation of Rations for Adult Animals

chapter Chapter 12|3 pages

Measures of Feed Energy

chapter Chapter 13|5 pages

Systems of Breeding of Dairy Animals

chapter Chapter 14|6 pages

Dairy Farm Records and Their Maintenance

chapter Chapter 16|2 pages

Digestive System of Cattle/Buffaloes

chapter Chapter 17|2 pages

Male Reproductive System

chapter Chapter 18|1 pages

Female Reproductive System

chapter Chapter 19|3 pages

Estrous Cycle in Cows / Buffaloes

chapter Chapter 20|2 pages

Artifical Insemination and Its Advantages

chapter Chapter 21|3 pages

Nutrients and Fertility in Animals

chapter Chapter 23|8 pages

Methods of Selection of Dairy Animals

chapter Chapter 24|3 pages

Structure and Function of Mammary System

chapter Chapter 25|3 pages

Milk Secretion and Milk Let Down

chapter Chapter 27|4 pages

Factors Affecting Milk Composition of Animals

chapter Chapter 28|4 pages

Cleaning and Sanitation of Milking Equipments

chapter Chapter 29|5 pages

Embryo Transfer and Their Role in Animal Improvement

chapter Chapter 31|3 pages

Demonstration of Semen Collection, Processing

chapter Chapter 33|5 pages

Handling and Restraining of Dairy Animals

chapter Chapter 33|3 pages

Judging of Cows and Buffaloes

chapter Chapter 34|2 pages

Preparation of Animal for Show

chapter Chapter 35|3 pages

Silage Making

chapter Chapter 36|3 pages

Nutritional Management and Milk Composition

chapter Chapter 37|6 pages

Improved Varieties of Fodders for Animals

chapter Chapter 38|3 pages

Hydroponics Technique for Fodder Production

chapter Chapter 39|2 pages

Azolla Production and Its Use in Animal Feeding

chapter Chapter 40|5 pages

Feeding Care of Animals During Scarcity Period