Cattle & Buffalo
Commercial farming and scientific management of cattle and buffalo are covered here
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Breeds of cattle & buffalo
- Indigenous and exotic breeds of cattle and buffalo used for dairy, draught and dual purposes are explained here
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Housing Management
- Various systems for housing milch animals, space requirement for establishing a commercial dairy shed and related activities are explained in detail in this topic
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Housing for Dairy Cattle
- This topic provides information on Housing for Dairy Cattle
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Rearing of Calves
- Management of calves at various stages including requirements for a calf house, feeding schedule, vaccination schedule and deworming are covered here
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Breeding management
- This section provides information about breeding management in cattle and buffalo.
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Common management practices
- Important activities one should take care in dairy farming including weaning, disbudding, ear tagging, castration, vaccination, quarantine and record maintenance are explained here
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Managing buffaloes during drought
- This topic provides information about Managing Buffaloes during Drought.
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Health Management
- Causes, symptoms and treatment of important health problems in cattle, including ffot and mouth disease (FMD), bloat, enteritis, mastitis, abortion, milk fever, downer cow syndrome are discussed here
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Vaccination schedule in cattle and buffalo
- This topic provides information about Vaccination schedule in cattle and buffalo.
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Milk Fever: Prevention Strategies with Special Emphasis on Nutritional Management
- This topic gives information about Prevention Strategies with Special Emphasis on Nutritional Management