Monsoon Care Tips for Murrah Buffaloes

The monsoon season can be challenging for farmers and buffaloes. During this time humidity, infections and disease risk increase and for a high yielding breed such as Murrah buffalo, proper management is even more important. If you provide your buffalo with the proper feed, cleanliness and timely vaccinations, your buffalo remains healthy, and so does your milk output. In this blog, we are going to discuss about the monsoon care tips for Murrah buffalo so that you can keep your buffalo healthy and safe throughout the rainy season.

How to Feed a Buffalo in Monsoon?

One of the most crucial management aspects of buffalo in the rainy season is feeding. In a monsoon time, fodder quickly gets wet and spoils in day or two. If the buffaloes feed with spoiled or fungus feed, it may have bad result such as stomach ailment, loose motions or lack of appetite. Therefore, it is important to check the fodder before use each time.

• Never feed old wet or foul-smelling green fodder.
• Keep good balance of dry fodder (straw) and green fodder, as it is only in case of green fodder loose motions can occur.
• Mineral mixture and salt daily, this will help to maintain a strong buffalo's digestion during the wet weather.
• Always ensure clean and fresh drinking water is provided; rain water collected in exposed areas should not be fed directly.
• When storing all grains and dry feed, keep them somewhere dry because fungus can easily grow in damp areas.

What Diseases Buffaloes Kept during Monsoon?

Some diseases are increasing during the rainy season, so it is beneficial for you to be alert during these days.

• Ensure vaccinations to prevent your buffalo from foot and mouth related disease.
• Pay attention to cleanliness and avoid the chance of Mastitis.
• Check for skin infections and parasites regularly.
• If any of the symptoms, such as dullness or fever are observed, consult your veterinarian.

How Should the Buffalo Shed Be Kept Clean?

Buffaloes can become ill more due to wet conditions, polluted water and the presence of insects in water. So, it is important to check on farm animals daily. The murrah buffalo does not need to be ignored if it is eating less than normal, consist fever, look weak and act different than normal behaviour. 

• Make good drainage system in the shed to avoid waterlogging during rain.
• Do not allow buffaloes to lie in wet ground, keep bedding dry at all times.
• Disinfect shed occasionally.
• Proper ventilation and lighting in shed are used to prevent the moisture.

Final Thoughts

It is the responsibility of all farmers to take care of Murrah buffaloes during the monsoon season. To keep your buffalo milking and healthy, balanced diet, timely vaccinations and a clean shed are very important. These are some helpful monsoon buffalo care tips to avoid getting your Murrah buffaloes the common monsoon diseases. Dairy Mitra always strives to share correct and reliable information to the farmers that enables simple and profitable dairy farming.

FAQs

1. Does green fodder for buffaloes creates risks during monsoon?

Yes, but don't feed excessively wet or off-feed forage.

2. How many times can a buffalo be bathed during rainy season?

Only when necessary, over bathing creates too much moisture in their skin.

3. Which is the biggest issue in monsoon season?

Waterlogging and dampness in the shed are the biggest issues, as they increase the risk of infection.

4. Can buffalo be sent out to graze in the monsoon?

Don't use in wet conditions, may graze in light rain but with care.

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