Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Mukesh Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, Amandeep, Santosh Jhajharia and Raghuveer Nain

Abstract:
The current study's goal was to examine how chelated minerals feeding Murrah buffalo affected their ability to produce. For the on-farm trial, which KVK Hanumangarh carried out in 2020, 2021 and 2022, thirty Murrah crossbred buffalo of the third lactation were chosen. The selection process included 30 lactating crossbred Murrah buffalo from 30 distinct farmer herds, with an average milk output of 13.1 lit. Each animal was given 30 days of T1 Balance feed (which included a mineral mixture 50 g bd) before receiving 30 days of Balance feeding plus a chelated mineral mixture 30g bd. Data was collected by farmers daily in the morning and evening and by the researcher every two weeks. Data analysis showed that the treatment group's milk yield increased by 3.6 lit/day (27.5 percent) as a result of the addition of chelated mineral mixture. Under farmer management techniques, chelated mineral mixture supplementation's B:C ratio was reported to be 2.03. These results would indicate that chelated mineral mixture supplementation improved the reproductive and productive performance for a larger return and long-term profit from buffalo farming.