Commercial Dairy Farming
This course will help you to gain the required knowledge necessary to start a successful commercial dairy farm.
Lecture 1.1 - Basic Housing Aspects
Lecture 1.2 - Principles of Housing 1
Lecture 1.11 - Housing Model for 100 cows
Lecture 1.3 - Site Selection
Lecture 1.4 - Final Layout
Lecture 1.5 - Principles of Housing 2
Lecture 1.6 - Type of Housing
Lecture 1.7 - Ideal Housing for Indian Conditions
Lecture 1.8 - Housing Parameters
Lecture 1.9 - Shed Layout
Lecture 1.10 - Structure Clip
Housing of cows pdf
Housing Of Cows Quiz
Lecture 2.0.1 - Important Phrases 1
Lecture 2.0.2 - Important Phrases 2
Lecture 2.1 - Overview
Lecture 2.2.1 - Indigenous Breeds
Lecture 2.2.2 - Indigenous Draught breeds
Lecture 2.2.3 - Exotic & Cross Breeds
Lecture 2.3 - Genetic Traits for selection
Lecture 2.4.1 - Assessment 1 - Body
Lecture 2.4.2 - Assessment 2 - Feet & Legs
Lecture 2.4.3 - Assessment 3 - Mammary System
Lecture 2.5 - Body Condition Score
Lecture 2.6 - Tests
Lecture 2.2.4 - Breeds Clip
Lecture 2.4.4 - Inspecting Teeth
Cow Purchase pdf
Cow Purchasing Quiz
Lecture 3.1 - Overview
Lecture 3.2 - Vaccination 1
Lecture 3.3 - Vaccination Schedule
Lecture 3.4 - Deworming Schedule
Lecture 3.5 - Basic points to be considered while procurement, storage, vaccinating and deworming of cows
Lecture 3.6 - Other general preventive care
Lecture 3.7 - Zoonotic Diseases, its spread & prevention
Prevention, Vaccination and Deworming pdf
Preventive Health Care In Dairy Cows Quiz
Lecture 4.1.1 - Monitoring Cow - Body Movement
Lecture 4.1.2 - Monitoring Cow - Other Body parts
Lecture 4.1.3 - Monitoring Cow - Appetite & Rumination
Lecture 4.1.4 - Monitoring Cow - Milk
Lecture 4.1.5 - Monitoring Cow - Temperature
Lecture 4.2.1 - Hoof Lesions
Lecture 4.2.2 - Basic points to improve hoof health
Lecture 4.2.3 - Foot Bath 1
Lecture 4.2.4 - Foot Bath 2
Lecture 4.2.5 - Foot Bath Frequency
Lecture 4.2.6 - Maintenance foot bath solutions
Lecture 4.3.1 - Hoof Trimming 1
Lecture 4.3.2 - Hoof Trimming 2
Lecture 4.4.1 - Tick Control - Spraying & Flaming
Lecture 4.4.2 - Impact of ticks on cows
Lecture 4.4.3 - Tick Control - Pour On
Lecture 4.5 - Biosecurity
Differentiating cows on different factors pdf
Sick Cow And Healthy Cow Quiz
Lecture 5.1 - Importance of fodder
Lecture 5.2 - Sources of fodder
Lecture 5.3.1 - Types of fodder : Legumes
Lecture 5.3.2 - Types of fodder - Cereal
Lecture 5.3.3 - Type of fodder - Grass fodder
Lecture 5.3.4 - Types of fodder - Tree fodder
Lecture 5.4.1 - Effect of inconsistency in food quality and supply
Lecture 5.4.3 - Major quality norms of green fodder : Harvesting
Lecture 5.4.4 - Anti-nutritional factors in different fodders
Lecture 5.5.1 - Silage : Why Silage?
Lecture 5.5.2 - Silage : Methods of Silage making
Lecture 5.5.3 - Silage : Important stages in silage making
Lecture 5.5.4 - Silage - Important stages in silage making - 2
Lecture 5.6 - Haylage
Lecture 5.7.1 - Hay Making 1
Lecture 5.7.2 - Hay Making - Basic methods of making hay
Lecture 5.7.3 - Hay making - Problems
Lecture 5.8 - Improve quality of agro-residues used as fodder
Fodder pdf
Fodder Quiz
Lecture 6.1 - Impact of water
Lecture 6.2 - Water Intake
Lecture 6.3.1 - Water Quality
Lecture 6.3.2 - Water Quality 2
Lecture 6.4.1 - Basic nutrition elements
Lecture 6.4.2 - Nutrition Elements - 1
Lecture 6.4.3 - Nutrition Elements 2 - Fiber
Lecture 6.4.4 - Nutrition Elements 2 - Carbohydrates
Lecture 6.4.5 - Nutrition Elements 3 - Energy
Lecture 6.4.6 - Nutrition Elements 4 - Fats
Lecture 6.4.7 - Nutrition Elements 5 - Protein & Water
Lecture 6.4.8 - Nutrition Elements 6 - Minerals & Vitamins
Lecture 6.5 - Feed Segregation groups
Lecture 6.6 - Nutrient Requirement at different stages
Lecture 6.7 - Ration Design
Lecture 6.8.1 - Major Quality Norms in concentrate feed - DM%
Lecture 6.8.2 - Anti-nutritional factors for dairy cows
Lecture 6.9.1 - Basic points to be considered while feeding dairy cows
Lecture 6.9.2 - Feed Mill and TMR video
Lecture 6.10 - Metabolic disorders in dairy cows
Lecture 6.11.1 - Nutrition check list - Body Condition Score
Lecture 6.11.2 - Nutrition check list - Dung Score
Lecture 6.11.3 - Nutrition check list - Locomotion Score
Lecture 6.11.4 - Nutrition check list - Milk Urea Nitrogen
Lecture 6.11.5 - Nutrition Check list - Rumination and activity monitoring system
Feed pdf
Feeding Quiz
Lecture 7.1 - Basic points to be considered in breeding of dairy cows
Lecture 7.2 - Identify cows in heat based on symptoms
Lecture 7.3.1 - Advantages of artificial inseminations
Lecture 7.3.2 - Disadvantages of artificial inseminations
Lecture 7.3.3 - Steps and Care to be taken in A.I.
Lecture 7.3.4 - Steps in A.I.
Lecture 7.3.5 - Care to be taken in AI
Lecture 7.3.6 - Semen storage
Lecture 7.4 - Pregnancy diagnosis
Lecture 7.5 - Calving interval
Lecture 7.6.1 - Transition management
Lecture 7.6.2 - Drying off period
Lecture 7.6.3 - Drying Off Precautions
Lecture 7.6.4- Pre- calving management
Lecture 7.6.5 - Important activities in closeup period
Lecture 7.6.6 - Cares to be taken in calving and fresh period of cows
Lecture 7.7 - Automation
Breeding pdf
Breeding Quiz
Lecture 8.1 - Care to be taken immediately after birth, Importance of first colostrum
Lecture 8.2 - Feeding schedule of calves till weaning period, milk fed calves
Lecture 8.3.1 - Calf Starter and Water Important for Rumen Development
Lecture 8.3.2 - Calf Starter formulation for understanding
Lecture 8.3.3 - Calf Starter and Water Importance for Rumen Development 2
Lecture 8.3.4 - Feeding schedule for dairy calves
Lecture 8.4.1 - Calf score
Lecture 8.4.2 - Weaning Calves
Lecture 8.5 - Housing of Calves
Lecture 8.6 - Vaccination and deworming schedule of new born calves
Lecture 8.7 - Age group wise parameters
Calf Raising Pdf
Calf Rearing Quiz
Lecture 9.1 - Overview
Lecture 9.2 - Importance of consistent timely and proper milking practices
Lecture 9.3- Methods of Milking
Lecture 9.4- Importance of Milking sequence
Lecture 9.4.1- Milking video
Lecture 9.5- Prevention and Control of Mastitis. Importance of hygiene on Farm
Lecture 9.6- Importance of CIP(Cleaning in Process)
Lecture 9.7- Milk Quality Standards and its Management
Lecture 9.8- Parameters of Clean Milk Production
Milking PDF
Milking Quiz
Lecture 10.1 - Overview
Lecture 10.2 - Milking Machines
Lecture 10.2.1 - Milking Machine Manufacturers
Lecture 10.3 - TMR Mixer Wagon
Lecture 10.4 - Bulk Milk Cooler
Lecture 10.5 - Tractor And Other Parts
Lecture 10.6 Grooming Brush, Water Tanks & Water Pump
Lecture 10.7 - Fans, Foggers & Sprinklers
Lecture 10.8 RFID Tags, AI Kits, Trimming Set, Weighing Scale & Water Treatment Plant
Lecture 10.9 - Miscellaneous Equipments
Equipments - PDF
Equipment Quiz
Lecture 11.1 - Overview
Lecture 11.2 - Assumptions
Lecture 11.3 - Herd Calculations & Space Required
Lecture 11.4 - Capital Expenditure
Lecture 11.5 - Operational Cost
Lecture 11.6 - ROI Calculations
Lecture 11.7 - Importance Of Milk Product Combinations
Lecture 11.8 - Importance Of Timely Selling & Value Addition Through Composting
Lecture 11.9 - Managing Summer Heat Stress
Commercial Calculations Of A Model Farm - PDF
Commercial Calculations Of A Model Farm Quiz
Lecture 12.1 - Why Dairy Farm Fails
Lecture 12.2 - Reasons Part 1
Lecture 12.3 - Reasons Part 2
Lecture 12.4 - Reasons Part 3
Lecture 12.5 - Chalta Hain Attitude
Lecture 12.6 - Message From The Instructor
Basic Reasons For Failure - PDF
Milk MBRT Test Video