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Introduction, scope and statistics of ruminant
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Introduction
Importance of Ruminant production in Nepal
Problems of ruminant production in Nepal
Care and management of cattle and buffalo
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Care and  management of Pre-ruminant calves
Care and Management of Dry cow
Drying off
Care and management of Bulls
Maintaining high fertility level in a herd
Care and management of Sheep and Goat
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Under stall-fed condition
Under Ranch System
Management of lambs and kids
Care during pregnancy period of sheep and goat
Care of new born lamb
Castration
Docking
Methods of docking in lamb
Dipping
Precaution in dipping
Housing principles and housing of ruminant
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Selection of site for establishment of New farm
Housing system
Artificial rearing of newborn calf (cattle, buffalo, yak and chauri)
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Introduction
Artificial rearing of newborn kids and lambs
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Choosing Lambs for Artificial Rearing
Feeding Systems for Artificially Reared Lambs
Limit Feeding
Feeding Milk Replacer to Lambs
Waste Milk Feeding
Solid Feed – Creep Feeding
Castration, dehorning of farm animals
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Introduction
Methods of castration
Dehorning / Disbudding
Grooming
Docking
Grooming and dusting of farm animals
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Grooming
Dusting
Dipping and Shearing of farm animals
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Dipping
Precautions for dipping sheep
Chemical used in dipping livestock and their concentrations
Wool shearing Methods
Nature of wool
Grading of wool
Steps of wool shearing
Caring of wool after shearing
Judging and selection of cattle, buffalo
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Introduction
Types of score card
Use of draft animals
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Introduction
Proper Feeding Strategies of Draft Animals
Milking methods and clean milk production
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Methods of milking
Types of milkers
Cleaning in Place (CIP Method of cleaning)
Process of cleaning in Place (CIP)
Milk secretion and let down of milk
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Milk secretion
Milk letdown
Master Ruminant Production – Notes, Case Studies & Practical Insights – with Rahul

Drying off

  • Animal requires dry period to permit udder tissue to repair and rejuvenate.
  • This helps prevent the chances of suffering through mastitis.

 

Reason for drying off (optimum 50-60 days)

  • Recoup strain of preceding pregnancy
  • Recoup strain of previous parturition
  • Recoup stress of previous lactation
  • Physiological adjustment

 

Methods of drying off

a) Sudden stop milking dry off method:

  • Feeding low % concentrate mixture before a week of stopping milking.

b) Irregular milking dry off method:

  • Animal milked once/day till drying.

c) Incomplete milking dry off method:

  • Cow are milked incompletely till drying.
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