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Cattle Fattening

Presented by-

Dilruba HossainJunior teacher

Bangladesh International School and CollegeDhaka

OBJECTIVES

1.To know present condition of availability and demand of meat.

2. To know importance of cattle fattening

3. To know the process of fattening

Importance and statisticsCattles specially cow is the main source of

our protein.To fulfill the demand of protein, the country

such as Bangladesh need to focus on cattle fatteniing for meat.

Daily requirement of meat:120g/day/personAvailability:24g /day/person

Cattle selection and purchase:

Bullocks are suitable for fattening. For this purpose, it is better to purchase a bull calf of 1.5 to 2 years of age.

Housing:House should be built on a land of 1.5m x 2 m dimension for eachcattle.

Treatment of diseases:

Feed supply:

Feed (ration) formulation for fattening:

Feed that are mixed with urea and molasses are helpful for fattening. These items canbe supplied in two ways 1) By mixing with straw and 2) By mixing with concentrate.

Preparation of cattle feed by mixing urea with straw:

1. Firstly, a dol (large type basket) is taken and plastered with mud then dried.

2. 20 liters of water is taken in a bucket3. 1 kg of urea is mixed with that water4. Small amount of straw is kept in the dol and then urea

solution is sprayed over it. Pressing is done while adding straw5. Dol is fulfilled with straw in this way.6. Dol is covered with polythene after filling it and kept it tied.7. After 10-12 days straw will be taken out of the dol and will

be kept outside for sun drying.8. After sun drying straw will be suitable for feeding.9. Generally cattle should be supplied with straw that is mixed

with 3 kg of urea.10. Each day, 300-400 gm of molasses should be mixed with

straw.

Preparation of cattle feed by mixing urea with straw Dol

Fattened Cow