balanced concentrate feed field trial results in samastipur and muzaffarpur
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Presented by Dhiraj Singh and Nils Teufel, ILRI at the Brainstorming Session on Improving Dairy Animals Productivity through efficient Feed and Fodder Interventions in Bihar, Patna, India, 25 July 2014TRANSCRIPT
Dhiraj Singh and Nils Teufel, ILRI
Balanced concentrate feed field trial results in Samastipur and Muzaffarpur
Brainstorming Session on Improving Dairy Animals Productivity through efficient Feed and Fodder Interventions in Bihar, Patna, India, 25 July 2014
Objectives
To improve the crop-livestock farming system for better livelihood of small and marginalised farmer
Improving dairy animal’s productivity by feeding balanced concentrate feed promoted by ILRI-CSISA which is prepared by locally available feed ingredients.
Improving farmer’s knowledge on feed & fodder
Improve the knowledge of nutritional benefits of underutilised residue (eg. maize stover)
Improving farmers’ knowledge of mineral mixture feeding
ILRI-CSISA Activity - BiharACTIVITY AREA
Samastipur, Muzaffarpur Vaishali, Begusarai, Ara”, Arwal
and Patna – included for 2014-15
MAIN ACTIVITY Conducting farmers’ training to
improve knowledge on feeding Promoting balance concentrate
feed, which is prepared by locally available ingredients through SHGs and farmer group’s
Mineral mixture feeding Better utilization of under-
valued Crop Residues (eg. Maize)
TARGET GROUP Focus on women SHGs
Mixing concentrate
Training in NDRI
No. of farmers trainings on feeding: 17
Participation: 1138 (M=693 F=445)
No. of demonstrations of ILRI-CSISA promoted balance concentrate feed mixing: 21
Participation: 1202 (M=730 F=472)
640 dairy farmer’s trials of ILRI-CSISA promoted balanced concentrate feed completed during 2013-14 under CSISA-Phase II
20 dairy farmer’s were trained at NDRI, Karnal to act as Local Resource Persons (LRP)
ILRI-CSISA Activity – Bihar (2013-14)
Result of feeding trials
Blocks
Concentrate (Kg)
Milk yield (Litre)
Fat SNF
Before After Before AfterBefor
e AfterBefor
e After
Sarairanjan 3.79 3.67 9.08 10.67 3.80 4.02 7.80 8.04
Tajpur 4.58 3.53 8.66 9.72 3.18 3.94 7.97 8.32
Pusa 4.29 2.53 8.74 9.55 3.24 4.08 7.74 8.16
Muraul 3.86 3.58 8.13 9.47 3.30 3.93 7.67 8.02
Sakra 3.94 2.85 8.40 9.26 3.23 4.09 7.75 8.17
All 4.03 3.40 8.70 9.96 3.46 4.00 7.80 8.12
Change in Input & Output control and experiment- Block wise
Result of feeding trials
BlocksConcentrat
e (Kg)Milk yield
(Litre)Fat SNF
Sarairanjan -0.12 1.58 0.42 0.48
Tajpur -1.05 1.06 1.52 0.70
Pusa -1.76 0.81 1.71 0.84
Muraul -0.28 1.34 1.25 0.70
Sakra -1.09 0.85 1.69 0.83
All -0.63 1.26 1.09 0.65
Changes in Input & Output - Block wise
Result of feeding trials
BlocksUp to 0.5
Litre0.5-1.0 Litre
1.0-1.5 Litre
1.5-2.0 Litre
Above 2.0 Litre
Sarairanjan 3.3 11.0 31.0 36.5 18.3
Tajpur 13.5 39.5 27.0 14.5 5.5
Pusa 21.7 53.3 21.7 2.5 0.8
Muraul 10.0 31.5 21.5 17.0 20.0
Sakra 13.3 60.8 21.7 3.3 0.8
All 9.8 31.1 26.3 20.8 12.1
Distribution of farmers by milk yield increase
Result of feeding trialsChange in farmers concentrate cost and income - Block wise
Sarairanjan Tajpur Pusa Muraul Sakra All
12.8
-2.7
-18.0
9.9
-6.0-0.8
47.0 46.1
40.0
49.0
42.344.9
Change in cost of concentrate (Rs.) Gross profit (Rs.)
Estimates of milk production after adoption of ILRI-CSISA promoted Balanced Concentrate Feed Type of animals No. (million)
Milk production (tonnes/day
)
Production increase
(tonnes/day)
Crossbreed Cattle 0.63 3877 634
Indigenous Cattle 2.14 6153 1072
Buffalo 1.94 7685 972
All 4.72 17715 2677
* assumed 1 litre increase in crossbreed yield, 0.5 litre for Indigenous and buffalo.** overall milk production will increases by 15 percent.
High adoption of ILRI-CSISA promoted balance concentrate feed on subsidized basis.
Higher degree of encouragement for ILRI-CSISA promoted balance feed among beneficiary farmers but less adoption.
Possible Causes: Higher cost than market feed. No timely availability of balanced concentrate feed
promoted by ILRI-CSISA in required quantity. Business development – No any farmer is taking interest
to prepare CSISA promoted balance concentrate feed at large scale for business (Except 5-6 farmers).
No facility of loan for purchase of ILRI-CSISA promoted balance concentrate feed.
Problems in scaling-out
Collaborate with leading Institutions in Bihar for scaling-out of feeding technology to a larger group of farmers
480 dairy farmers to be part of trials in (Vaishali, Arwal, Ara and Begusarai) districts of Bihar under ILRI-CSISA promoted balance concentrate feed through SHGs
96 trainings on feeding and demonstrations of technologies
400 dairy farmers under mineral mixture feeding trials
400 dairy farmers under efficient utilization of maize stover with nutritive enrichment in (Samastipur, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur and Begusarai) districts (major maize producing areas) of Bihar
Training of interested farmers to act as LRPs
Future Plans for 2014-15