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It may, however, be difficult to make specific calculations for each and every animal. Thus, a ready reckoner or
some thumb rules are easier to use in large herd.
Example III
Compute a ration for a Jersey cross-bred cow weighing 400 kg, producing 20 litres of milk with 4 per cent fat.
Nutrient requirements
Daily feeding allowance:
Dry matter DCP TDN
Maintenance 17.5 kg 0.250 kg 3.10 kg
Milk production - 1.000 kg 7.10 kg
Total 17.5 kg 1.250 kg 10.20 kg
Source Quantity DM DCP TDN
(kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
i. Green oats/
green maize/or
hybrid sorghum
silage 42/25 8.5 0.340 4.67
ii. Green berseem/
clovers 33 5.0 0.450 3.00
iii.Concentrate feed* 4.4 4.0 0.520 2.80
Total 17.5 1.310 10.47
*DCP-16%, TDN-75%
Maintenance and production need of animals
About 30 kg green fodder such as berseem, lucerne, maize, jowar or bajra will meet maintenance need of a 400
kg cow or buffalo. For heavier animals, say about 500 kg cow, 40 kg green fodder will be enough. It is desirable to mix
some wheat straw (about one-tenth of green fodder) with green berseem or lucerne because these fodders are high in
protein and their dry matter content is low. The requirement for milk production or that of growing calves is met by feeding
green fodder as well as a balanced concentrate mixture. Some of the examples are given below :
Example I: Practical type of ration for a Jersey crossbred cow weighing 300 kg, producing 5-6 litres of milk with 5% fat.
Nutrient requirements
Daily feeding allowance:
Dry matter (Kg) DCP(Kg) TDN (Kg)
Maint. + Prod. Maint. + Prod.
8-9(2.5-3% of body wt.) 0.168+0.372 2.65 + 2.25
= 0.540 = 4.90
i. Provide ad lib. Wheat straw or hay or paddy straw.
ii. Green fodder and concentrate feeding may be adjusted as below :
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