Colostrum management of dairy calves in Fenchuganj, Bangladesh

Abstract

Colostrums management is the single most important factor in determining calf health and survival.In to know about the colostrums management condition of calf in dairy farm of villages, we undertook a survey about calf colostrums at Fenchuganj of sylhet.From the study, we were able to know that most of the farmers of villages were knowledgeable about colostrums feeding but not appropriately. The farmers are owners of their farms and they rear local breed averagely. About 59% farmers education level were between class 6 to 10.They supply colostrums to calf within half hours of birth by dam but they don’t record what amount of colostrums is taken from dam. Overall ,they know about colostrums feeding but don’t get any source to know about the modern matters related to colostrums supplying to calf.