College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Gujarat Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar, Gujarat-385 506, India.
*Part of M.V. Sc. Research work of first author.
A survey was undertaken to find out the dairy animal managemental practices followed by the member farmers of dairy co-operative society in randomly selected five talukas of Banaskantha district in north Gujarat. In each taluka two villages and in each village ten respondents were selected. It was observed that all the respondents milked their animals twice in a day by using wet hand knuckling method (99%) of milking. Majority of the milk produced generally goes to dairy cooperative society except the amount, which routinely used for family needs. All the respondents adopted practices to vaccinate their animals against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS). There is facility of integrated mobile veterinary services, which provide vaccination of animals and other veterinary needs.
