1Deptt. of LPM, College of Agriculture, Rewa, (JNKVV, Jabalpur)
College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Rewa, 486001, (Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482004), Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author’s Email: drpramodvet@yahoo.co.in
Online Published on 30 June, 2023.
A participatory field study on nutrient management of Bubalus bubalis (L.) by farmers was carried out in Bichhia Block of Mandla District in Central India with forty one buffalo owners. A fifteen point questionnaire was developed to gather information of the feeding management and milk production of buffaloes. The body weight of the buffaloes was calculated by the Schaeffer’s formula. The average body weight of buffaloes was 508 ± 7.5 kg. The average milk production and 4% FCM yield was 4.08 and 6.06 kg, respectively. The total nutrient fed (DCP, TDN) was compared with nutrient requirement and found that DCP, TDN and phosphorus was deficit by 13.53, 6.09, 22.75 percent, respectively. It was concluded that the low milk production in buffaloes was due to nutrient deficit ration fed to the lactating buffaloes.
Buffaloes, Lactating, Management, Nutrient
