Expert Advisory Details

Livestock Advisory from IMD, Shimla

Tips to care of animals in June month:

• To protect animals from high temp stress splash water on their body 2-3 times a day.
• Milk the animals during cooler place.
• Monitor the animals for FMD and advised Protect calves against parasites, get them dewormed with piperazine liquid @ 4 ml/kg body weight, first at 10 days of age, then 15 days and then monthly upto three months of age and then quarterly upto one year of age.
• Vaccination: Ecto-parasite attack is expected in this weather for control spray Butox @ 2ml per litre in cowshed
• Give mixture of hay & green fodder
• Ensure cleanliness in cows having advanced pregnancy to avoid mastitis.
• Monitor the animals for FMD and advised
• Do not tie the animals in direct sunlight in the day time.
• Do not over crowd the cowsheds.
• Use phenol in cow shed to avoid mosquito and insects.
• To avoid loss of essential body salts in animals ensure that a salt mixture in appropriate quantity is mixed with the feed and water and given to animals.
• Depending upon the season, the content of the animal feed should be changed.