Who says Kerala animal husbandry is anti-animal welfarist!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

[Moderator's Note:

I was going to reject this post as being only of local interest. But please read

it as it is an example of what is going on in every region of the world - the

introduction of high-tech dairy farming. Despite the rosy description below of

modern progress, what is actually described is an abomination, a hell for

animals.

The only way I know to oppose this disaster is to spread veganism.

John.]

 

 

*Dairy farming to go hi-tech *

 

T. Nandakumar

 

*Project to be funded by National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding

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Project launched to promote fodder cultivation

 

Farms to be equipped with latest technologies

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Thiruvananthapuram: Dairy farms usually evoke images of cowsheds filled

with dung and hay, and farmers perched on stools to milk the animals. Now,

replace that picture with one of squeaky clean parlours, programmable

feeders, automatic milking machines and cleaning robots.

 

The dairy farming sector in Kerala is set to receive a massive dose of

technology. The State government has launched an ambitious project to

establish a chain of hi-tech dairy farms under the Kerala Livestock

development Board.

 

While work on the first hi-tech dairy farm at Kulathupuzha in Kollam is

progressing, the second one at Kolahalamedu in Idukki district is expected

to take off in less than three months. The project is funded by the National

Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB).

 

Minister for Dairy Development C. Divakaran told *The Hindu* that the

project was aimed at enhancing milk production and producing a new

generation of quality livestock. 'Simultaneously, we have also launched a

project to promote fodder cultivation and improve the production of cattle

feed.'

 

The Minister said three more hi-tech dairy farms would come up at Ayoor in

Kollam district, Mattupetty in Idukki and Valiathura in Thiruvananthapuram.

 

The farms will be equipped with the latest technologies in feeding, milking,

shed management and recording practices. They will have 500 high-yielding

cows of the Jersey, Holstein Friesian and Indian breeds as well as hybrids.

 

Each cow will be have a transponder equipped with a micro-chip carrying

information about the animal such as pedigree, milk yield and feeding

pattern. Feeding will be through programmable feeders. When the animal

enters the feeding parlour, the radio signals from the transponder will

activate the feeding mechanism and the quantity of feed recommended for the

animal as per its age and growth, and milk production will be automatically

delivered to the parlour and monitored.

 

The cows will be milked using automatic machines in separate parlours and

milk collection from each animal will be recorded in the computer. The data

will enable the milk to be traced back to source. Mr. Divakaran said the

government was considering marketing the milk produced at the hi-tech farms

as a separate brand.

 

Automatic scrapers and water jets will keep the cow sheds clean. The animals

will be checked with heat detectors and artificially inseminated in time.

The data on health care and reproductive performance will be regularly

updated for better management.

 

While female calves produced in the farm will be distributed to dairy

farmers, the bull calves will be used for production of breeding bulls.

 

The proposed model hi-tech bull mother dairy farm at Kolahalamedu will also

have research programmes on embryo transfer technology and progeny testing

for production of bull semen for the domestic and export markets.

 

KLDB managing director Ani S. Das said global tenders had been invited for

the supply of the latest state-of-the-art equipment for the project. He said

the KLDB would offer technical support for dairy farmers to set up satellite

farms.

[Guest guest]

The only way there are going to have " squeaky clean parlours " is by having

cemented floors on which the cows will spend their brief " productive "

lives. They will ba artificially inseminated to ensure that their milk

yields are kept as high as possible which means that they will either be

lactating or pregnant all the time. When their milk yields begin to drop,

they will go to the great farm in the sky after a hideous last journey and

a terrible slaughter process.

 

The male calves will not be used for stud except for a miniscule

fraction. The rest will be slaughterd, their skins ripped off and stuffed

with hay to fool their mothers into thinking their calves are still with

them to keep them yielding milk.

 

Please go vegan - it is good for your health; it is good for the

environment; and it is certainly good for the animals.

 

S. Chinny Krishna

 

 

> [Moderator's Note:

> I was going to reject this post as being only of local interest. But

> please read it as it is an example of what is going on in every region of

> the world - the introduction of high-tech dairy farming. Despite the rosy

> description below of modern progress, what is actually described is an

> abomination, a hell for animals.

> The only way I know to oppose this disaster is to spread veganism.

> John.]

>

>

> *Dairy farming to go hi-tech *

>

> T. Nandakumar

>

> *Project to be funded by National Project for Cattle and Buffalo

> Breeding

> *

>

> ------------------------------

> *

>

> Project launched to promote fodder cultivation

>

> Farms to be equipped with latest technologies

> *

> ------------------------------

>

> Thiruvananthapuram: Dairy farms usually evoke images of cowsheds filled

> with dung and hay, and farmers perched on stools to milk the animals. Now,

> replace that picture with one of squeaky clean parlours, programmable

> feeders, automatic milking machines and cleaning robots.

>

> The dairy farming sector in Kerala is set to receive a massive dose of

> technology. The State government has launched an ambitious project to

> establish a chain of hi-tech dairy farms under the Kerala Livestock

> development Board.

>

> While work on the first hi-tech dairy farm at Kulathupuzha in Kollam is

> progressing, the second one at Kolahalamedu in Idukki district is expected

> to take off in less than three months. The project is funded by the

> National

> Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB).

>

> Minister for Dairy Development C. Divakaran told *The Hindu* that the

> project was aimed at enhancing milk production and producing a new

> generation of quality livestock. 'Simultaneously, we have also launched a

> project to promote fodder cultivation and improve the production of cattle

> feed.'

>

> The Minister said three more hi-tech dairy farms would come up at Ayoor in

> Kollam district, Mattupetty in Idukki and Valiathura in

> Thiruvananthapuram.

>

> The farms will be equipped with the latest technologies in feeding,

> milking,

> shed management and recording practices. They will have 500 high-yielding

> cows of the Jersey, Holstein Friesian and Indian breeds as well as

> hybrids.

>

> Each cow will be have a transponder equipped with a micro-chip carrying

> information about the animal such as pedigree, milk yield and feeding

> pattern. Feeding will be through programmable feeders. When the animal

> enters the feeding parlour, the radio signals from the transponder will

> activate the feeding mechanism and the quantity of feed recommended for

> the

> animal as per its age and growth, and milk production will be

> automatically

> delivered to the parlour and monitored.

>

> The cows will be milked using automatic machines in separate parlours and

> milk collection from each animal will be recorded in the computer. The

> data

> will enable the milk to be traced back to source. Mr. Divakaran said the

> government was considering marketing the milk produced at the hi-tech

> farms

> as a separate brand.

>

> Automatic scrapers and water jets will keep the cow sheds clean. The

> animals

> will be checked with heat detectors and artificially inseminated in time.

> The data on health care and reproductive performance will be regularly

> updated for better management.

>

> While female calves produced in the farm will be distributed to dairy

> farmers, the bull calves will be used for production of breeding bulls.

>

> The proposed model hi-tech bull mother dairy farm at Kolahalamedu will

> also

> have research programmes on embryo transfer technology and progeny testing

> for production of bull semen for the domestic and export markets.

>

> KLDB managing director Ani S. Das said global tenders had been invited for

> the supply of the latest state-of-the-art equipment for the project. He

> said

> the KLDB would offer technical support for dairy farmers to set up

> satellite

> farms.

>