HOUSING:

• Avoid water-logging, marshy and heavy rainfall areas
• Construct shed on dry, properly raised ground
• The cattle shed should be well ventilated
• Provide proper shade and cool drinking water in summer
• Provide individual bedding daily
• Maintain sanitary condition around shed
• Control external parasites (ticks, flies etc.)
• Drain urine into collection pits and then to the field through irrigation channels
• A standing space of 1.2 x 1.5 metre for each animal is needed

  SELECTION OF ANIMAL:

• Select healthy, high yielding animal
• Purchase freshly calved animals in their second/third lactation
• Before purchasing ascertain actual milk yield by milking the animal three times con secuctively.
• Vaccinate the newly purchased animal against disease
• Keep the newly purchased animals under observation for a period of about two weeks and then mix with the general herd
• Purchase the second animal after 5-6 months from the purchases of first animal
• As buffaloes are seasonal calvers purchase them during July to February

  FEEDING OF MILCH ANIMALS

• Feed the animals with best feeds and fodders
• Give adequate green fodder in the ration
• Cut the fodder at