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Profitability of the dairy farm depends upon the proper management. Cleaning, disinfection and hygienic management of the animal shed play key role in prevention of the diseases. Deworming and vaccination are basic prophylactic health measurement to prevent mortality and morbidity in dairy animals. Heat detection with proper method and time and artificial insemination in proper time play to improve the conception rate and increase the milk production. Feeding and colostrum in time and correct quantity play key roles in improvement of the immunity to the calf. Clean and hygienic milking play key roles in clean milk production and prevent from mastitis in dairy animals. Management of dairy cow in summer and rainy season plays key roles to prevent stress and to improve the milk production as well as reproduction performances. Record keeping plays key roles in estimating the economy of dairy farm. This book/monograph is very useful for the dairy farmers, scientist working on dairy improvement and animal husbandry extension workers.
About the author
P. Perumal (MVSc & PhD in Animal Reproduction), A. K. De (MVSc & PhD in Animal Biotechnology) and D. Bhattacharya (MVSc & PhD in Veterinary Parasitology) are working as Research Scientists at ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
