Management practices of dairy animals in Tarai region of Uttarakhand

The existing dairy farm housing, milking, feeding and calf management practices in Tarai region of Uttarakhand along with performance traits were studied. Total 30 households 596 livestock considered for this work. Agriculture is the mainstay locale animal husbandry as subsidiary occupation. Dairy animals mainly comprise 76% crossbreds 21% Murrah buffaloes. Farms 43% concrete, 30% bricks on edge 10% kuchha flooring recorded. Only 37% herds had 24 hour access to drinking water, farmers fed commercial concentrate preparations, Stripping was practiced by 70% at end 93% herdsman bred their cows within 12-18 estrus 3-5 months service period, 60% dairymen consulted a veterinarian services. Least squares mean (LSM) standard error Age first calving (AFC), Calving Interval (CI), Dry Period (DP), Number per conception (NS/C), Milk yield day (MY/D) Lactation length (LL) 427.31±5.80 days, 706.74±6.23 378.76±1.48 95.17±2.06 1.32±0.03, 8.98±0.11 litre/day/animal, 315.14±1.65 respectively cattle 708.06±6.05 948.62±10.09 384.82±2.65 139.08±6.07 1.31±0.03, 9.54±0.15 litre/day/animal 311.80±2.7 Effect location MY/D, LL CI; parity CI DP; AFC DP significant cattle. In buffaloes, significantly affected location; parity; NS/C AFC. results revealed requisite focus stress management, care sick improve performance.