Advocating Total Mixed Ration (TMR) feeding

• TMR is a blend of dry fodder, green fodder, concentrates and feed supplements for meeting dairy animals' nutrient requirements in an efficient manner.
• NDDB is promoting two types of TMR concepts (Dry/Enriched and densified TMR, and Conventional TMR) to cater specific requirements of the region.
• NDDB is providing technical support to dairy cooperatives in setting up of TMR plants.

• Advantage of feeding TMR

  • Avoids selective feeding and reduces feed wastage
  • Improves feed intake, maintains stable rumen pH and improves digestibility
  • Improves milk yield and quality, leading to higher net income
  • Adds convenience, saves labour and reduces transportation costs
  • Provides scope of adding locally available and unconventional feed items
  • Reduces enteric methane emission

• Impact of feeding TMR on productivity and dairy farm profitability

  • 12 % Increase in milk production
  • 11% Improvement in fat content of milk
  • 11% Reduction in enteric methane (CH4) emission
  • 36% Increase in net daily income