J. DEBI1*, M. A. SIDDIQUE2, M. A. S. KHAN3 and S. K. DAS4
1=Joysree debi, District Livelihood Coordinator, LGED, Netrakona, 2Md. Abubacker Siddique, Zone In Charge (Leaf) Abul Khair Group, Cox’s Bazar, 3M. A. Samad Khan, Professor, Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh and 4Subrata Kumar Das, Officer, Agricultural Development, RMS-SA IRRI, Bangladesh. *Corresponding author’s Email: joysree.debi011208@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Dairy Science Department under Animal Husbandry Faculty at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The samples were collected at Muktagacha upazila under Mymensingh district of Bangladesh during February2014 to October 2014 with 12 indigenous lactating cows to evaluate the performance of UMB technology used by the farmers. The cows were divided randomly into two groups having 6 animals in each group. One is control and another is UMB fed group. Cows of control group were supplied with basal feeds and six lactating cows of supplemented group were fed with the basal feeds plus 500g/d/cow UMB. Dry matter intake was measured at 30 days interval and postpartum heat period were also recorded regularly, dry matter intake was significantly (p<0.01) higher than that of control group, live weight changes was measured at 90 days interval. The study findings net weight gain of control and supplemented groups were 1.33±0.80 and 7.00±0.26. Body condition score and daily milk yield were measured at 7 days interval. The average body condition score of control and supplemented groups were 2.39±0.08, 2.59±0.12 respectively. Average daily milk yields during the experiment period were 1.84±0.05 in control and 2.45±0.05 in supplemented group. Calving to first estrus, calving to first service, service per conception, calving to conception and calving to subsequent calving interval of control and supplemented groups were 138.33±5; 86.67±3; 138.33±5, 87.67±3;1.83±0.31, 1.33±0.21; 155.83±4; 93.67±4 and 435.83±4; 367.17±6 respectively. It can be concluded that UMB may be used for improving milk production and fertility of local cows under the village condition of Bangladesh.
Keywords: UMB technology, Basal dose, Participation, Poverty and Alleviation.