Tharsini Puvaneswararajah

In order to maximize the production and quality of the dairy farming processes, the inclusion of technology has brought in diverse avenues of options. Some of the examples have been explained below. Dairy Cows are assigned strict healthy balanced diet to improve their rate of production. This knowledge is given to farmers through certain mobile applications. Example: The national dairy development board (NDDB) in India has launched a mobile app, “Pashu Poshan” to teach the farmers regarding the balanced diet for cows. Cows feed on roughages and concentrates, out of which few species grow on soil. Not all soils are fertile and plants species are not high yielding at all times. There are systems to grow cattle feeds without soil in a couple of days. Example:  The discovery of this automation technique by hydroponics, Kenya. The knowledge dissemination in the dairy farming business and data collection of Cattles and also encouraging entrepreneurship sorting out...

1. Labour force support 2. Cow recording systems 3. Identification and differentiation of cows 4. Health condition of cows 5. High production and milk yield 6. Nutritional requirements 7. Feeding habits

Dairy farming is a sector under agriculture that ensures continuous production and supply of milk that is processed for finally finishing it as a dairy product. Most of the dairy farms consist of high producing dairy cows while few commercial dairy farms do involve the contribution from goats, camels, buffaloes and sheep. The series of mechanical and chemical action taken to convert the  simple from of milk to the compound form of dairy products like cheese, curd, butter, yoghurt, etc. are done either on the farm or at a dairy plant.