How to Start a Profitable Dairy Farming Business

How to Start a Profitable Dairy Farming Business In Kerala

Dairy farm profitability is mainly depends on

1.Selection of quality dairy Animal Good genetic potency for milk production Aclimatation to the local environment 

2. Reliable labor

3.Regular deworming of adult and young animal

4. Regular vaccination for FMD and others if necessary

5. Medicated bath once in a month-which remove all the external parasite because theseparasite transmit many economical importance disease like Anaplasmosis,Theileriosis and babesiosis.

6. Effective breeding management to achieve one calf in fifteen month.

7. Cost effective and at the same time balanced feeding.

In this session I am interested to discuss about the feeding and breeding

Most of the organized dairy farms are in loss due to failure in achievement of one calf in 15 month .When an entrepreneur starts the dairy farm he used to purchase high yielding animal and he enjoys with the first lactation and profit but they are not taking care of there animal for breeding for next calving which is essential for next production results in prolonged dry period(Inter calving interval).

Due to prolonged dry period (maintaining the animal without production between two lactation) whatever the dairy farmer earned in previous lactation he was forced to loss during the dry period. So for successful farming Optimum dry period is 60 days to 90 days.

To achieve one calf in 15 month, animal should come to heat with in 60 days postpartum and it should be conceived within 90 days.

The optimum lactation period for dairy animal is 300 days even the animal able to produce beyond that period, milking after 300 days is not cost effective when you compare the feed cost  with production (low production beyond 300 days).

For assumption if the animal is calved in day 0 and it came to heat within 60 days and conceived on 90 th day and it will give next birth in 370 to 375 days(gestation period 280-285 days) from the previous calving.As per recommendation we have to milk for 300 days and remaining 70-75 days is dry period which also with in recommended period.In this assumption one calve in 12 month achieved even any lapse in that we can take another 3 month if it beyond that definitely the farm will be in loss.

To achieve this 

1. The animal should be in positive energy balance for normal sexual hormonal impulses and for follicular wave

2. All the micronutrients for ovulation and fertilization shold be in optimum.