Things You Need To Know Before Starting Dairy Business

Importance of Dairy Farming 

Dairy farming is a class of agriculture (Importance Of Agriculture) for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product.It provide milk, meat,ghee,butter etc which are the most important part of our daily diet.It is an important way for farmers to increase their earnings and access to more nutritious food for their families. While subsistence dairy farming provides not only fresh milk and a source of basic income, value-added products, such as yogurt and cheese, provide a higher source of revenue (Other Agriculture Businesses).

Dairy Products:

• Milk
• Yogurt
• Cheese
• Meat
• Butter 
• Eggs
• Ghee
• Cream 

Requirements For Dairy Farming:

The following structures/components/facilities are required at dairy farm:

• A wheel dip filled with disinfectant at the main gate of farm for bio security
• Shed for milch animals
• Shed for dry animals
• Shed for pregnant animals
• Shed for Replacement heifers
• Shed for Calves
• Shed for Diseased animals
• Postmortem Room
• Milking parlour with a record room
• Storage room for milk
• Silage bunkers
• Stores for concentrates and dry roughages
• Mangers/feeding tables
• Water troughs
• Foot bath
• Manure pits
• Artificial insemination shed attached to a semen processing and storage laboratory
• Veterinary dispensary
• Shed for parking tractor, trolley etc.
• Workshop for repair and keeping of farm implements
• Offices and facility of accommodation for farm manager and staff
• Generator

Dairy Farm Animals (Breeds): 

Selection of good breed is very important for dairy farming because it can effect the production milk production and meat production as well.

(1) Cow Breeds:

• Brown Swiss
• Ashwanth
• Paal maaadu
• Dexter cattle
• Guernsey cattle
• Holstein-Friesian cattle
• Illawarra cattle
• Irish Moiled
• Jersey Cattle
• Red Poll

(2) Buffalo Breeds:

• Murrah:

Most important breed of buffaloes whose home is Rohtak, Hisar and Sind of Haryana, Nabha and Patiala districts of Punjab and southern parts of Delhi state. Otherwise called as Delhi, Kundi and Kali. The colour is usually jet black with white markings on tail and face and extremities sometimes found. Tightly curved horn is an important character of this breed. Most efficient milk and butter fat producers in India. Butter fat content is 7.83%. Average lactation yield is varying from 1500 to 2500 kgs per lactation. Also used for the grading up of inferior local buffaloes. Surti: Also known as Deccani, Gujarati, Talabda, Charator and Nadiadi. The breeding tract of this breed is Kaira and Baroda district of Gujarat. Coat colour varies from rusty brown to silver-grey. The horns are sickle shaped, moderately long and flat. The peculiarity of the breed is two white collars, one round the jaw and the other at the brisket region The milk yield ranges from 1000 to 1300 kgs per lactation. The peculiarity of this breed is very high fat percentage in milk (8-12per cent). Jaffrabadi: The breeding tract of this breed is Gir forests, Kutch and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat. This is the heaviest Indian breed of buffalo. The horns are heavy, inclined to droop at each side of the neck and then turning up at point (drooping horns). The udder is well developed with funnel shaped teats. The average milk yield is 1000 to 1200 kgs per lactation. The bullocks are heavy and used for ploughing and carting. These animals are mostly maintained by traditional breeders called Maldharis, who are nomads.

• Bhadawari:

• Home tract of this breed is Agra and Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh and Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh.
• Medium sized buffalo.
• The body is usually light or copper coloured is a peculiarity of this breed. Eye lids are generally copper or light brown colour.
• Two white lines ‘Chevron’ are present at the lower side of the neck similar to that of Surti buffaloes.
• The average milk yield is 800 to 1000 kgs per lactation.
• The bullocks are good draught animal with high heat tolerance.
• The fat content of milk varies from 6 to 12.5 per cent. This breed is an efficient converter of coarse feed into butterfat and is known for its high butter fat content.

• Nili Ravi:

• originated around the river Ravi.
• This breed is found in Sutlej valley in Ferozpur district of Punjab and in the Sahiwal (Pakistan) of undivided India.
• The peculiarity of the breed is the wall eyes.
• Head is small, elongated, bulging at top and depressed between eyes.
• Horns are very small and tightly coiled.
• Bullocks are good for heavy trotting work.
• The milk yield is 1500-1850 kgs per lactation.

• Mehsani:

• Mehsana is a dairy breed of buffalo found in Mehsana, Sabarkanda and Banaskanta districts in Gujarat and adjoining Maharashtra state.
• The breed is evolved out of crossbreeding between the Surti and the Murrah.
• Body is longer than Murrah but limbs are lighter.
• The horns are less curved than in Murrah and are irregular.
• Bullocks are good for heavy work.
• The milk yield is 1200-1500 kgs per lactation.

Sources of Income:

Columbus & Sons Dairy Farms, LLC is in the dairy farms industry for the purpose of maximizing profits hence we have decided to explore all the available opportunities within the industry to achieve our corporate goals and objectives. In essence we are not going to rely only on the sale of raw milk and other dairy products to generate income for the business.

Below are the sources we intend exploring to generate income for Columbus & Sons Dairy Farms, LLC;

• Milking dairy cattle
• Dairy support services
• Dairy cattle farming
• Farrier services
• Sale and export of cotton wool and other dairy products
• Sale of Cattle and milk
• Sale of processed meat (beef) / can – beef (Processed Diary foods, and can beef et al)
• Shearing services
• Dairy farming related consultancy and advisory services

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