Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Dhawal Kant Yadav, Ramdev Yadav and Panch Kishor Bharti

Abstract:
A total of 24 crossbred animals (8 to 12 months old) were used in the experiment to lower the cost of feeding in crossbred dairy cattle. Animals were divided into four groups at random, each with six animals. Group 1 (Gr-1) consisted of 100% treated residual feed, Group 2 (75% treated feed), Group 3 (50%) treated feed, Group 4 (100%) green fodder, and Group 4 (Control). 1% urea+5% molasses+0.5% salt, 1% urea+5% molasses+1% salt, 1% urea+10% molasses+0.5% salt, 1% urea+10% molasses+1% salt, 5% molasses+0.5% salt, and 10% molasses+0.5% salt, respectively, were applied to the remaining feed F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, and F-6. At the farm, the average cost of feeding each animal was 80Rs. In comparison, the feeding costs for the first group in the F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 groups were 36, 37, 70, 70, 35, and 69 rupees, respectively, under normal circumstances. It resulted in a reduction of 44, 43, 10, 10, 10, 45, and 11 rupees. Respectively. For the second group, the reduction was 30Rs, 29Rs, 10Rs, 9Rs, 30Rs, and 10Rs respectively for the F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 treatment groups, and for the third group, the reduction was 20Rs, 19Rs, 5Rs, 5Rs, 20Rs, and 5Rs respectively for the F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 treatment groups. These numbers unequivocally demonstrate that the cost of feeding animals has significantly decreased.