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1. Strategies for increased livestock
productivity through improved
fodder production
Dr.Ch.V.Seshaiah
Professor&Head
Livestock Farm Complex
NTR College of Veterinary Science
Gannavaram

9. Importance of Fodder
• Nutritious
• Palatable
• Rich in minerals
• Vitamins
• Economic source of
macro & micronutrients

10. Economical
Concentrate
• CP -18%
• TDN-70%
• Cost /kg protein –111
• Cost /kg TDN – 28.57
Legume fodder
• CP-18%
• TDN-65%
• Cost /kg protein –Rs 55.55
• Cost /kg TDN-15.38
• Net saving/kg DCP and TDN
is Rs 55.5 and 13.19,
respectively

11. Cultivated
fodder
Grassland/pas
ture
Tree based fodder
Syste
m
a) Intensive
fodder
production
2) Food fodder
production
Cultivated
grass lands
a) Silvipasture system
b) Hortipasture system
c) other Integrated systems
Applic
ation
Intensive dairy
production
Grazing based
Animal
production
Waste and degraded
community lands
farmer own degraded
lands
Fodder production systems

24. SUPER NAPIER

26. ZURI GRASS

28. Maize

29. Sorghum

30. Bajra

34. Stylo grass

35. Horse gram

36. Field bean

37. ANJAN GRASS

38. Pennisetum pedicellatum (deenanath grass)

39. Marvel grass (Dichanthium annulatum)

40. Hedge Lucerne

41. Moringa

42. Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala)