Why Animal and Cattle Feeding is Important?

Cattle are a necessary and most important part of our ecosystem and their health, life, and quality of output needs concern of all stakeholders. Being a responsible society, it becomes the duty of all to ensure that the life and health of cattle are taken care of. Feeding them with a balanced, complete, comprehensive and chemical free diet, will help solve the health, immunity, and disease related issues of cattle.

Population pressure on land necessitates devoting most of the cultivable land for production of crops for direct human consumption and the very limited area is made available for growing fodder crops. Thus most of our livestock have to depend on crop residues and by-products.

Large ruminants like cattle play an important role in the rural economy of the country. Being able to digest fibrous material and by-products, these are well suited for recycling such material and providing an additional source of income.

Cereal straws form the major source of bulk and energy for ruminants in countries like India. However, since the last few years, even the straws have become an expensive commodity. Due to drought and demands increasing per year, their prices have become unusually high. It is generally observed that drought and scarcity conditions occur almost every year in one or other part of the country.

The Indian cattle feed market is in excess of 65million ton. The following are broad types of feeds offered

• Home mixers
• Dairy cooperatives
• Private sector manufacturers

Feeding is the largest input for any livestock production system accounting for 60-70% of the cost of production. Growing demand for livestock products, shortage of feed resources and animals with improved production potential are some of the major factors responsible for greater interest in the improved feeding management of livestock. It has become imperative for the farmers to get maximum milk from the cattle in order to maximize gains in short run. This is fuelled by the availability of antibiotics and boosters which result in long term loss and poor cattle health. The irresponsible addition of harmful ingredients for quick results has resulted in numerous problem in cattle. The addition of synthetic inputs, premixes, and harmful antibiotics has resulted in the great loss of cattle. A better substitute for synthetic feed is a recommendation of Organic feed for cattle.

Suraj Shree Chemicals Ltd, Can offer Organic Feed which is free from harmful antibiotics, premix, and chemicals. We can also offer animal feed, free from synthetic chemical and additives. All sources of dietary nutrients have been derived thru organic means which will always improve the health of cattle and its output.