Milk Production Management and Dairy Development

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Prof. Niranjan Barik

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Course Name : Milk Production Management and Dairy Development

Code (Credit) : CUTM1144 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To acquaint the students about different types of indigenous breed of cattle and buffaloes.
  • To provide basic inputs about production, planning and management of
    dairy farms as well as development of clean milk production.

Learning Outcomes

  • To develop basic idea about animal husbandry and to learn farm management practices.
  • To generate knowledge about the milk production channel in dairy animals and feed resources.
  • To access knowledge on reproduction cycle of dairy animals and to familiarize with different bio-techniques.

Course Syllabus

Module-I: Animal Husbandry and Exotic Breeds (3 hrs)

  • Introduction to Animal Husbandry
  • Distinguishing characteristics of India and exotic breeds of dairy animals and their performance.
  • Systems of breeding and methods of selection of dairy animals.

Module-II: General Dairy Farm Practices (5 hrs)

  • Identification, dehorning, castration, exercising, grooming, weighing.
  • Care of animals at calving and management of neonates.
  • Management of lactating and dry cows and buffaloes.
  • Methods of milking, milking procedure and practices for quality milk production.
  • Systems of housing dairy animals and maintenance of hygiene and sanitation at dairy farm premises.

Practice (4.5 hrs)

  • Handling and restraining of dairy animals.
  • External body parts and judging of cows and buffaloes.
  • Feeding and management practices of calves.
  • Milking of dairy animals and cleaning and sanitation of milking equipment.

Module-III: Dairy Farm Records and Disease Problems (2 hrs)

  • Dairy farm records and their maintenance.
  • Common disease problems in dairy animals, their prevention and control.

Module-IV: Animal Feed Nutrients and its Standards (5 hrs)

  • Feed nutrients required by animal body.
  • Feed resources for milk production and their nutritive values.
  • Digestive system of ruminants and measures of feed energy.
  • Nutrients requirements for growth and milk production.
  • Feeding standards.

Practice (4 hrs)

  • Identification of common feeds and fodders.
  • Preparation of rations for adult animals.

Module-V: Animal Reproductive System and Artificial Insemination (5 hrs)

  • Structure and function of mammary system, milk secretion and milk let-down.
  • Male and female reproductive system.
  • Estrus and reproductive cycle, Ovulation, fertilization, gestation, parturition, pregnancy diagnosis.
  • Artificial insemination and embryo transfer and their role in animal improvement introduction to bio-techniques in dairy animal production.

Practice (4 hrs)

  • Identification of reproductive and digestive organs.
  • Demonstration of semen collection, processing and artificial insemination.

Suggested Readings

  • Handbook of Animal Husbandry- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  • A Textbook of Animal Husbandry- G. C. Banerjee

Session Plan

Session 1

Introduction to Animal Husbandry, Livestock census, the importance of animals and livelihood support in agriculture sector. Different foods of animal origin.

Session 1. ppt

Session 2

Distinguishing characteristics of India and exotic breeds of dairy animals and their performance.

Session 2. ppt

Session 3

Systems of breeding and methods of selection of dairy animals, Identification of male, Body characteristic and correlation with milk productivity.

Session 3. pdf

Session 4

Identification, dehorning, castration, exercising, grooming, weighing.

Session 4. ppt

Session 5

Care of animals at calving and management of neonates

Session 5. PPT

session 6

Management of lactating and dry cows and buffaloes

Session 6. ppt

Session 7

Methods of milking, milking procedure and practices for quality milk production

Session 7. ppt

Session 8

Systems of housing dairy animals and maintenance of hygiene and sanitation at dairy farm premises

Session 8. ppt

Practice 1

Handling and restraining of dairy animals

https://youtu.be/k5CQ83YHwbM

Practice 2

External body parts and judging of cows and buffaloes

https://youtu.be/k2AIiNCwjaA

Practice 3

Feeding and management practices of calves

https://youtu.be/BrhJvJ32TEg

Practice 4

Milking of dairy animals and cleaning and sanitation of milking equipment

https://youtu.be/I4QGBo34VvQ

Session 9

Dairy farm records and their maintenance

Session 9. pdf

Session 10

Common disease problems in dairy animals, their prevention and control

Session 10. ppt

Session 11

Feed nutrients required by animal body

Session 11. ppt

Session 12

Feed resources for milk production and their nutritive values

Session 12. pdf

Session 13

Digestive system of ruminants and measures of feed energy

https://youtu.be/lpE_TXM4f4Y

Session 14

Nutrients requirements for growth and milk production

Session 14.PDF

Session 15

Feeding standards

Session 15. ppt

Practice 5

Identification of common feeds and fodders

https://youtu.be/4of8PS-YDy4

Practice 6

Preparation of rations for adult animals

https://youtu.be/QU-LdtJVpQI

Session 16

Structure and function of mammary system, milk secretion and milk let-down

Session 16. ppt

Session 17

Male and female reproductive system

Session 17. pdf

Session 18

Estrus and reproductive cycle, Ovulation, fertilization, gestation, parturition, pregnancy diagnosis

Session 18. ppt

Session 19

Artificial insemination and embryo transfer and their role in animal improvement introduction to bio-techniques in dairy animal production

Session 19. ppt

Practice 7

Identification of reproductive and digestive organs

https://youtu.be/dviCM3yziv0

https://youtu.be/6jFg9WDBWTc

Practice 8

Demonstration of semen collection, processing and artificial insemination

https://youtu.be/GKP5l4wtoss

https://youtu.be/H_SvuiT3GTk

Case Studies

Case study. pdf

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