PROJECT SANCTION AND STEERING COMMITTEE(PSSC) MEETING

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Technical aspects of Animal Husbandry Schemes
NABARD Maharashtra RO
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Structure of the sessions

• Technical aspects of dairy farming
• Technical aspects of poultry layer and
• broiler farming
• A case study on CB cow unit
• A case study on layer farm
• A case study on broiler farm

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Basics of livestock rearing

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Technical aspects of Dairy farming

• Availability of good quality milch animals
• Protection from inclement weather conditions
• Farm equipments
• Water and electricity supply
• Feed and fodder resources
• Breeding / veterinary facilities and management
  of dairy farm
• Marketing potential and infrastructure

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Good quality milch animals

• Type of milch animals
• Seasonality influences
• Stage of lactation
• Best time to purchase
• Rationale for Purchasing animals in batches
• Average yield of milch animals

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Good quality milch animals contd

• Lactation period and dry period
• Lactation chart
• Conception rate and calving interval
• Mortality and replacement
• Herd projection chart
• Cost of milch animals
• Insurance of milch animals

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Dairy farm location and sheds

• Location and protection of site
• Various types of sheds
• Space requirement covered and open
• Design of sheds and orientation
• Civil structures other than sheds
• Drawings and designs
• Cost of construction

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Dairy farm equipment

• General equipment
• Feed and water troughs
• Milk pails, milk cans and chains
• Chaff cutters / fodder farm implements
• Specific equipment
• Milking machines / milking parlours
• Cooling systems sprinklers, foggers and fans
  etc.
• Bulk milk coolers
• Bore well, motors, storage tanks, pipelines,
  generator etc.
• Cost estimates

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Feed and fodder resources

• Different types of fodders
• Key input is concentrate feed
• Green fodder cultivation in case of commercial
  farms
• Feed requirement for different stages of
  lactation cycle
• Fodder requirement
• Prices of feed and fodders

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Breeding and veterinary facilities

• Availability and Quality of services
• AI services for CB cow farms
• For commercial farms availability and hiring of
  veterinary doctors
• Management Dairy framer experience or hiring of
  professionals
• Availability of labour
• Cost of such services

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Marketing potential and infrastructure

• Macro level marketing potential
• Demand and supply
• Milk processing infrastructure
• Milk pricing
• Micro level marketing facilities
• Milk collection centers
• Transparent procurement process
• Quality maintenance at procurement centre
• Milk routes and transportation facilities

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Technical aspects of Poultry farming

• Availability of day old chicks
• Rearing systems and practices
• Location of farm and sheds
• Equipments
• Availability of quality poultry feeds
• Water and electricity supply
• Veterinary services
• Management of poultry farms
• Marketing of poultry produce

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Good quality day old chicks

• Reputed hatcheries along with after sales
  services
• Timely and regular supply
• Supply of additional chicks to compensate
  weaklings
• Additional purchases to cover mortality
• Cost of chicks
• Insurance of birds

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Rearing systems and practices

• Cages v/s deep litter
• Brooding, growing and laying stages in case of
  commercial layer farms
• Brooding / starter and finisher stages in case of
  broiler farming
• Different housing schedules
• Introduction of birds in batches
• Flock charts

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Poultry farm location and sheds

• Locational biosecurity
• Away from dwellings and other poultry farms
• Various types of sheds spacing between
  different sectors and sheds
• Structural biosecurity
• Space requirement
• Design of sheds, foot baths, overhang, rat
  proofing and orientation
• Civil structures other than sheds
• Drawings and designs
• Cost of construction

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Poultry farm equipment

• General equipment
• Cages, brooders, feeders, waterers and de-beaker
  
• Egg trays and transport cages
• Blow lamp, foggers and fans
• Specific equipment
• Automatic feeding and watering systems
• Environment control systems
• Bore well, motors, storage tanks, pipelines,
  generator etc.
• Cost estimates

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Veterinary services

• Adherence to vaccination schedules
• Periodical checkup of birds and isolation of sick
  birds under veterinarian supervision
• Incineration of dead birds
• Management Poultry framer experience or hiring
  of professionals
• Availability of labour
• Cost of such services

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Marketing potential and infrastructure

• Macro level marketing potential
• Demand and supply
• Poultry products processing facilities
• Pricing mechanisms
• Micro level marketing facilities
• Contract farming arrangements
• Support from integrators
• Local retail marketing infrastructure
• Logistic support distant market places

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• Thank you
• Dr. D. Ravindra
• Asst. General Manager