Commercial Dairy Farming
Course Code: CDF/1002/16
Dairy farming has been part of agriculture for thousands of years. There are over 264 million dairy cows’ world-wide, producing nearly 600 million tonnes of milk every year. India has the greatest number of dairy cows in the world with over 40 million cows.
Increasing milk production is critical to meet domestic demand; however, it is constrained by insufficient animal feed and fodder, lack of adequate veterinary support and breeding services, less land due to urban sprawl, and poor farm management.
It is important to remember Commercial Dairy Farming is a business. Therefore, application of modern scientific knowledge along with traditional animal husbandry holds the key to a viable "Commercial Dairy Farming" business venture.
IFORA in collaboration with highly skilled members of dairy farm trainers, veterinarians and professors bring you the following training programs:
| Subject Code: | Course Structure and Content |
| CDF.100.16 | Introduction to Dairy Farming |
| CDF.101.16 | Dairy Cow Breeds |
| CDF.102.16 | Dairy Products |
| CDF.103.16 | Lactation Cycle |
| CDF.104.16 | Pests’ Control |
| CDF.105.16 | Prevention against Diseases of Dairy Cattles |
| CDF.106.16 | Feeding Dairy Cattles |
| CDF.107.16 | Managing Dairy Cattles |
| CDF.108.16 | Breeding Dairy Cattles |
| CDF.109.16 | Managing Dairy Facilities |
| CDF.110.16 | Dairy Business Planning |
The entire training program will comprise of both theoretical and practical farm on-site training.