Dairy herd management by Nestle

Dairy herd management is both an art and science. The primary objective of any
livestock enterprise is to achieve maximum productivity and profitability. This in values
the sound application of basic scientific principal to suit the situation to perfection, so
that it becomes an Art. These situations vary from country to country, region to region
and from time to time. The climatic, economic, industrial and sociological situations in
different countries and far different form. What is prevalent in the developed, temperate
Zone Countries. Due to this, the problems and situations faced by livestock managers in
developing countries and tools available to them are different to large extent. There for, a
book describing the management practices for a highly organized animal industry
supported and fostered by advance technology is also relevant in the developing
countries. Now a days, where the animal rearing is by and large ruler based, disorganized
and primitive.
The present manual Dairy Herd Management is compiled in the direction of basic and
advance dairy farm practices. This manual deals specially with management aspects of
Dairy Herd Rearing, integrating the knowledge available on the application of principles
of livestock, breeding, feeding, calf rearing, housing, disease control, handling and
organization.
There for it is bound to be very useful in training of farm managers, staff training, farmer
training, extension workers, private farmers, administrators and planners about livestock
management.
It will be especially of great use to those who are in charge livestock units with
specialized area of training. The subject matter hitherto is too descriptive but the editors
have however, carefully selected the information‟s to desirable new and condensed to a
minimum extent. All the information have carefully been classified, compiled and
presented in understandable manner.


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