Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part C (2025)

Author(s): Pranay Bharti, KV Sahare, Biswajit Roy, Rameshwar P Ahirwar and Ketki Dhumketi

Abstract: The present study was performed to study the effect of supplementing mineral mixture on the Productive and Reproductive Performance of non-descript Cows in tribal district Mandla of Madhya Pradesh, India. Total 24 cows in advanced gestation period were chosen and allocated in to two different groups of 12 cows each. One group (C) was kept control without supplementing with mineral mixture which was farmer practice in the location of study while other treatment group (T) was supplemented daily till 90 days of lactation with 50 gm mineral mixture per cow. The owners were asked to record the milk yield and the data collected were averaged for fortnightly interval. The parameter of milk production like peak yield, average daily milk yield and days to peak yield and reproductive parameter like service period, days to first post-partum heat and number of A.I. per conception were recorded and compared among both control and treatment groups. From the study it was found that peak yield, average daily milk yield and days to peak yield were significantly (p<0.05) higher in group which were supplemented with mineral mixture. Besides, the reproductive performance was found significantly (p<0.05) better in mineral mixture supplemented group. The present study concluded that mineral mixture supplementation had a substantial effect on the dairy animals in terms of their productive as well as reproductive performance.