What is Mastitis?
Inflammation of udder & teat (mammary gland) with discolouration & presence of clots or flakes in the milk.

The treatment measure for Mastitis
Animal Isolation, Intra mammary udder infusion for 3 consequitive days, Maintaining the animal in  hygienic condition.

Foot and Mouth Disease ( FMD )
Severe fever, dull in appearance, taking off feed, sudden drop in milk yield, blisters and vesicles development in mouth, tongue, foot, udder and teats

Treatment for FMD
Animal Isolation, washing mouth with  Potassium Permanganate solution,  Applying the mixture of boric acid and glycerine in the mouth.
Calf should not be allowed to cow’s milk
To be boiled before human consumption.
Vaccination every 6 months once

Important viral disease of Dairy cow.        
Foot and Mouth Disease
Rinderpest
Cow pox

Important viral disease of poultry
Ranikhet
Marek’s disease
Infectious bursal disease
Infectious Bronchitis
Avian Influenza disease

Ectoparasite
Presence of  ectopararites like tick, lice, fleas, flies feeding over the body.

Prevention control measure for Ectoparasite
Hygenic management of animals and its shed
Spray with Butox @ 5 ml /lit of water

Improved breeds of Desi bird

1. For meat purpose
   Giriraja
   Vanaraja
   Nandanam

2. For Egg laying
   Krishnapriya
   Grampriya
   Krishna J
   CARI Gold
   

Giriraja
Improved variety of Desi bird in term of body weight  & egg production (three times)

Best turkey variety suited for Tamil Nadu
Broad breasted Bronze and White, Beltsvillie small white   

Exotic breeds for Piggery
Large White Yarkshire, Medium white Yarkshire, Hampshire and  Landrace.

Best breed for Goat rearing
Tellicherry  &  Jamunapari.

Keeping period for milk in room temperature after let down
5-7 hours.

Clean milk production
Washing and cleaning with  KMnO4  solution
Hand wash before milking
Hygenic maintenance of animal & its Shed

Balanced feed
The feed which provides all the essential nutrients in such proportion on 24 hour basis  ( Energy, Protien, Vitamins and Minerals)

Balanced Ration for Dairy cow  (400 Kg)
For eg.  Green  Roughages     Dry Roughages    Concentrate
20-25 Kg.                       5 Kgs.                4-5 Kg.

What is concentrate feed?
A concentrate is a feed or feed mixture which supplies primary nutrients ( protein, carbohydrate and fat ) at higher level and 18%   crude fiber with low moisture.

Essential input for improving the milk  yield.
Supplementation of     Mineral Mixture 30 gm /day

What is probiotic ?
Live microbial feed supplement which beneficially affects the host animal by         improving its intestinal microbias balance & that the host animal responds with            a better performance

What is broiler?
Broiler is a meat type of young chicken of  six weeks of  age, of  either sex,  that has a flexible breast bone cartilage, soft, pliable skin and tender meat with average body weight of  2 to 2.2 kg.

What are the environmental conditions for rearing broilers?
Temperature                - 22-30o C    or   75-85o F
Relative humidity                   - 50 – 60%
Ammonia                               - Less than 25 PPM
Litter moisture                        - 10 – 20 %

What is Bloat?
Overdistension of the ruman with gases which may be either frothy or free gas.
Treatment:  150 to 200g Sodium bicarbonate dissolved in 1 litre water given orally to the animal.

What is Gout?
Gout is a accumulation of uric acid in the blood as a result of disturbance in the protein metabolism and inadequate excretion of the salt.