Ration Balancing-Eng

The local resource person (LRP) revisits the milk producer according to his/her requirement and

keeps a record of the various observations related to the quality and quantity of milk, including

the cost of milk production before and after implementation of the Ration Balancing Programme

and increase in the net daily income per animal.

For this purpose, implementing agencies provide the necessary facilities such as a personal

digital assistant/netbook loaded with NDDB’s Ration Balancing Programme software, a weighing

balance, measuring tape and ear tags with applicators, to the LRP.

The LRP functions in a dedicated manner to implement the Ration Balancing Programme in a

village and provides services to the farmers.

Implementing agencies for Ration Balancing Programme

Various agencies such as dairy cooperatives, service providing organisations and NGOs can

implement the Ration Balancing Programme.

Benefits of Ration Balancing Programme

• Uses locally available feed resources to balance the ration of animals at least cost

• Increases milk production with more fat and solids-not-fat

• Helps increase the net daily income

• Improves reproduction efficiency

• Helps reduce inter-calving period, thereby increasing the productive life of animals

• Improves the general health of animals

• Improves the growth rate in calves leading to early maturity

A technical officer explaining the concept

of RBP to LRPs

A milk producer feeding balanced ration

to her cow

For more information, please contact: Dr M R Garg •