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6 January 2024
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In India, the diet of ruminant animals is mainly made up of different types of fodder, but most of the cattle farmers in the country do not provide complete nutritious diet to their animals. Due to this, the physical development of animals stops and their immunity decreases. Therefore, animal farmers should pay special attention to the animals, so that the animals remain healthy and their milk production is not affected. A balanced diet is very important for animals. A balanced diet not only helps in increasing the milk production capacity of the animals but also helps in keeping the animals healthy. Read below what is balanced mixed animal feed and what is the method of making it.


Balanced Animal Diet:

Animal farmers usually feed dry fodder, green fodder, porridge, jaggery, cake of oilseed crops etc. to their animals. The carbon, protein, fat, carbohydrate, mineral salts, and vitamins present in them help in giving high quality milk to the animals. Nutritious diet of animals should be prepared with the right technique with balanced amount of nutrients, so that the animals remain healthy and milk production is also better.


Ingredients for balanced mixed animal feed:

  • Grain: Maize, Barley, Wheat, Millet, Rice
  • Mill cake: Mustard, Peanut, Cottonseed, Linseed
  • Bran: Wheat, gram, lentils, rice bran
  • Mineral Salts: Approx 02 kg, Salt: Approx 01 kg


Method of preparing balanced mixed animal feed:

Mix all the ingredients and keep aside in a bag.
  • Make powder by finely grinding the cake of oilseed crops.
  • Mix corn, wheat, or barley kernels, bran, and hulls of pulses with the cake.
  • Add mineral salts and salt and mix well. Mix all the ingredients and keep aside in a bag.
  • Make powder by finely grinding the cake of oilseed crops.
  • Mix corn, wheat, or barley kernels, bran, and hulls of pulses with the cake.
  • Add mineral salts and salt and mix well.
  • Mix this mixture with dry fodder and give it to animals.
  • Mix this mixture with dry fodder and give it to animals.

  • Properties and benefits of balanced mixture:

    Increase in milk production capacity
    • Safe maintenance of animal health
    • Improves immunity
    • Delicious and good for digestion


    Thus, balanced mixed animal feed is a great option for cattle farmers which helps in maintaining the health of animals and produces high quality milk.


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