A comparative study was conducted to assess the existing different dairy farm management practices followed by farmers in Karnal district of Haryana state. Management practices regarding daily activities, milk management, calf management, fodder and feed management, cattle shed management were considered for this investigation. Paravet, progressive farmers and VLDA/stockman were the primary source of consultation regarding management issues. A declining trend of herd size in non-adopted villages reflects more area per animal possession as well as feed and fodder storage capacity in comparison of adopted villages. Few cases like inadequate feeding practices, repeat breeding, calf mortality, animal morbidity, late stage of insemination, knuckling of milking method, poor level of ventilation in cattle shed and poor vaccination schedules were making difference between adopted and non-adopted villages in management context.
Dairy Farmer, Management, Farmer, Milking method
