Anionic Mishran Supplementation in Pleuriparous Animals

Abstract

Milk fever, also known as periparturient paresis affects high yielding pleuriparous milch cattle and buffaloes, usually within one or two days after calving, resulting in considerable reduction in milk production. In the present study, effect of Anionic Mishran supplementation to advance pregnant pleuriparous cattle/buffalo on incidence of milk fever in district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh was assessed. A total of 100 advance pregnant pleuriparous animal were selected. Fifty animals were supplemented Anionic Mishran @ 100g/day while 50 animals were kept as control. Information was collected through personnel interview technique about the previous lactation yield of the selected animals, awareness of farmer about Anionic Mishran. After calving, information was also collected about parturition related complications and milk yield. Results indicated that parturition related complications are fairly common in milch animals in the area and none of the farmers was aware about Anionic Mishran and its utility. Upon supplementation no issue of palatability was faced either in cattle or buffaloes. Only two incidences of retained placenta and one milk fever was observed in supplemented group while the number was 5 and 4, respectively in control group. It may be concluded that Anionic Mishran supplementation reduce the incidence of milk fever in high yielding pleuriparous animals and more demonstration of the technology may be conducted for it's up scaling and optimal utilization by the farming community.