Cattle fattening is a very important task in the country. Because our meat demand is high, production is low. Besides, fattening of cattle is associated with employment, dung production, leather production, environmental development. It is a well-known fact that every year during Eid, about 40-50 lakh cows, goats, buffaloes and sheep have to be sacrificed in this country. 80% of this number are cows. Therefore, most of the cattle have to be fattened on the occasion of sacrifice. The work is important in many ways. Cattle fattening is the regular employment of significant people in this country. They help us supply meat all year round. In addition, the import of cattle from neighboring countries has been banned or regulated for the past few years. So there is no alternative to fattening cattle to meet the demand for beef in the country.
The methods of fattening cattle are 1. Cow selection 2. Accommodation 3. Vaccine 4. Deworming 5. Supply of nutritious food. When these five things are done properly, cattle fattening is able to play a very important and commendable role in the production of healthy meat. The steps for fattening cattle are -
Purchase and selection of animals: In case of purchase of animals, if the age of the animal is between 2-3 years, it can be easily fattened. Older cows are not very suitable for fattening. Cows are usually better than bulls. The price and demand for beef is high. When choosing a cow, make sure that the body structure of the animal is a little bigger. There are two things to keep in mind, such as height and height. A large skeletal cow can produce a lot of meat. When buying an animal, make sure that the animal does not have any apparent infectious disease. In this case, we basically want to notice whether there is ‘razor disease’ or not. Because razor disease is extremely risky for animals. Risk is due to the fact that young sick animals have razor disease which increases the risk of death of the animal. So you will see the heat, you will see the razor wound, you will see if the animal is restless, you will see whether the eyes are red and squinting. If you see these symptoms, you will understand that the animal may have razor disease. Then the animal is defecating, there is blood diarrhea, all the problems of animal bones and skeletons can be cured and all these can be cured and fattening can be made profitable. The fattening activity will be done under the supervision of a veterinarian. He will take measures to cure these minor ailments. Check the dung of the animal after purchase. Lots of worm eggs can be found there, and the animal may have poor digestive function due to prolonged malnutrition. When an animal suffers from malnutrition for a long time, it becomes hungry. Farmer brothers have a basic idea of what veterinary doctors usually do.
He gives worm medicine based on stool tests;
If there is a bacterial infection in the stomach, treat it only with antibiotics that work in the stomach or digestive system. This leads to thinner bowel movements;
If you have diarrhea, get rid of it with any good medicine of metronidazole group. If the digestion of food is good, the health of the animal is bound to be good.
Everyone should keep in mind that it takes 4-5 months to fatten cattle. Cows can be fattened by taking steroids suddenly. But the work is immoral, forbidden and risky. There are many instances of cows dying on the farm due to steroid use. This is because steroids abnormally increase the normal metabolism of the animal. As a result, vital organs of the body such as liver, lungs and heart do not function normally. In most cases, steroid-fed cows die more from hypertension. In addition, steroids are harmful enough for the human body. So the fattening process does not require steroids anywhere. If it is done knowing the normal time and rules. However, during fattening, doctors use tolerable amounts of vitamins and minerals. Which is neither harmful to animals nor harmful to humans. This is the cure for common ailments. Animals with infectious diseases cannot be purchased. Secondly, it is recommended to vaccinate the animals against razor, seizures and sore throat after purchase.
Now the question is what will be the housing for cattle fattening. Habitat depends on how many cows you will use for fattening. If the number is between 10-15, there is no need to make structured sheds. Fattening can be started only if we can build a barn-like house in the way we usually keep cows in the barn. However, the point to be considered here is that each cow needs a space 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. All that is needed is four meals a day. There should be one barn for each cow. Can be made with khar, tin, chan or hoglapata. Where fattening has to start with materials that are readily available and within reach. Because cattle fattening is a lucrative business. There are some things to keep in mind when it comes to housing. It is better to have such a barn open. The health of cattle is good. A salo tubewell or dip tubewell needs to be installed near the barn. This is because fattening requires adequate water resources to prepare the cattle with moderate water, granular feed mixture, urea mixed straw. Moreover, if the body of the fattened animal is washed by spraying water for two-three consecutive days, the skin becomes smooth. There should be arrangements for excretion of dung and urine in the accommodation.
There is always an environmental importance to cattle fattening. That is the use of dung. Nowadays the trend of using organic manure in the land has increased. To increase the fertility of the soil, compost manure from dung, earthworm in dung and organic manure from there are very valuable in these new farms. Thus there is a close relationship between soil fatigue and green revolution with cattle fattening. Cattle, poultry intensively support the green revolution.
There is a crisis of raw grass in both cattle fattening and production. To address this crisis we could use urea molasses straw as an alternative to grass. However, the amount can not be more than 3-4 kg per day. Urea poisoning may occur in cows if they consume more than 3-4 kg of urea mixture. This is because a cow can use an average of 50-60 grams of urea daily for physical work with mixed materials. Feeding more urea causes poisoning in animals. Cut 10 kg dry straw into pieces. Put 5 liters of water in a bucket; In this 5 liters of water add 2.5 kg (two and a half kg) of Chitagur. When Chitagur is mixed, add 250 gm (one poya) of urea. Now mix the water solution mixed with urea and chitagur with 10 kg of straw well. Diameter, urea molasses was made. Now feed this straw to each cow in the amount of 3 to 4 kg per day. A cow cannot be fed more than 3 to 4 kg UMS in a day. Now what else to put on the food list is that cows should be fed 5-6 kg of green grass per day. As a granular food, mix 2-3 kg of husk of different types of pulses with 2-3 kg of rice husk and wheat husk. Granular food mixed at this rate should be fed to each cow every day. Cattle fattening should be fed to each cow. In cattle fattening, feeding 250 gms of mustard husk to each cow daily makes the cow's skin smooth and naturally increases fat. In addition, rice starch, rice washing water, the rest of the vegetables, fruit husks to feed the cattle, the growth of the animal will be very fast.
By adhering to these rules, a good income can be earned through fattening of cattle and the country can contribute to economic development by supplying meat, dung and leather.
