- Problem: Meeting the dry matter requirements is very important in balanced feeding of Livestock. In the District there is a shortage of around 30-40 % dry fodder annually. Lot of dry fodder (around 50 %) is wasted daily due to poor palatability and digestibility resulting in poor health & economic loss to dairy farmers.
- Source of Technology: KVA &FSU, Bidar.
- Characteristics of Technology: Use of minerals (Brolayatone 1 ml / kg), enzymes (Enzymex powder. 4-5 g/ Kg) and critical nutrient Nitrogen (10 g urea/kg) in the form of sprays to poor quality dry roughages will help in improving the digestibility and palatability of poor quality dry roughages.
- Achievements:
- Area Coverage: 100 farmers in the district are practicing this technology (12 villages).
- Yield Advantages: Feeding enriched dry fodders helps in meeting the nutrient requirement of dairy animals at lesser cost (reduces feeding cost by 15%).
- Economic benefits: Feeding enriched dry fodder has increased the milk production by 10% and reduced the feeding cost by 15%.
