Expert Advisory Details

Some tips related to dairy farming in summer

Silent heat is the major problem in buffaloes during hot months. Observe the heat symptoms in the early hours of morning and late hours in the evening. Mucous discharge from vagina is the only prominent sign while other symptoms are weak in summer. Gal Ghotu, Block quarter (Pat Soja) can cause heavy loss in unvaccinated animals. If it is not already done, get your animals vaccinated immediately against the disease. Save your animals, from ticks, lice and flies. These suck blood, cause irritation and spread diseases. Due precautions should be taken while applying the insecticide on the animal body. Follow the instructions of veterinarian/manufacturer strictly. Keep the animals in shade and provide clean fresh drinking water. Draft animals should not be made to work during peak hours of summer. Due to sun stroke if an animal starts bleeding from nose, do not disturb it much and pour ice cold water over face and head and keep its head lifted. Transfer animal to a cool shady place. Consult Veterinarian at the earliest. In case of high rise of temperature in dairy animals, get their blood tested for protozoan diseases from the Department of Parasitology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana or State/District Laboratories near to your place.