I echo the sentiments of Mr. Raju - Punjab Dairy Farming has gone into a different orbit.
Just completed 14 months of dairy farming operation and what an experience it has been (I am grateful to folks in the forum for sharing their experiences)
I have little over 100 Cows and 60 calves in the farm and presently I am growing 500KG of green maize through hydroponic everyday. Ofcourse I need to get more greens from outside so may be I will be increasing the capacity of the fodder machine and eventually will only have greens from the farm.
I have also tried getting the silage from Hyderabad and the results have been quite disappointing so strongly suggest to avoid (The moisture content was very high and there were worms in the silage)
One thing for sure - Feed change is a disaster and it should be minimalistic and to be done gradually.
I am using TMR and it has giving positive results in the last couple of months. Medicine cost is huge particularly for HF; in Maharashtra Jersey cows are superb better heat resistance easy conception and rough and tough.
I am presently using ABS semen (Pioneer etc.) and hoping for a better breed in future and self reliant ( Timely conception is a must for a successful dairy farming and a lot lot lot of emphasis needs to be given to this, I am struggling to get this right - havn’t used the hormones so far and appropriate post partum care is essential)
Delalval milking parlor is doing just fine no issues so far their service is great and the software is magical it gives lots of insights (Delaval is of course expensive I will be keen to know from others experience about the milking machine and parlor)
I am looking for some guidance on vermi composting/composting and where to sell the compost at reasonable prices.
keep sharing.