Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, under ICAR sponsored farmer FIRST Project organised a
camp on trace minerals feeding in dairy animals in village Hamidi. Trace minerals include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.
The project is working under the guidance and supervision of Dr. P. S. Brar, Director of Extension Education and Nodal Officer of Farmer FIRST Project. Dr. Parminder Singh, Principal Investigator of the project revealed the importance of the trace minerals for the dairy animals.
Hamidi village is envisioned to be “Mastitis-free village”, owing to which Dr. Parminder Singh delivered a lecture regarding the role of trace minerals in strengthening the udder health and boosting the immunity of dairy animals to reduce the chances of mastitis. He made the farmers aware about the good animal husbandry practices like cleanliness of the farmer, animals and the surroundings along with trace mineral feeding, to ensure good health of the animal, which will not only save the a
nimals from disease like mastitis but will also avoid the unnecessary use of the drugs and expenditure in treating the animal. He also highlighted the importance of good udder health in ensuring clean milk production and overall productivity of the dairy animal. He interacted with the farmers and answered all their queries regarding the incorporation of trace minerals in the livestock feeding.
Trace mineral packets were distributed among the beneficiary farmers and the overall response of the farmers was very satisfactory.
The visit was organized by Dr. Gurpreet Kour Tulla SRF under the project.
