Hyderabad: About ninety per cent of farmers in Padamati Somaram have adopted bio-liquid for cattle feeding. The farmers know about the health hazards in cattle and the hazards this pose to the people who consume the milk of these cattle, but are carrying on with the practice.
Mr. Baddam Anjaiah, a local cattle farmer, said he adopted the practice three years back and got more milk from the cattle. “A buffalo which gave two litres of milk a day started giving four litres after taking the bio-liquid feed. Then I realised that the buffalos are having missed abortions and the milk is of bad quality. I stopped it two years back,” he said.
A majority of the farmers have gone in for bio-liquid as cattle feed. “A bio-liquid supplier from Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh visits villages once every 15 days and supplies the liquid. Earlier, the liquid was available at cheaper rates, but now the price is Rs 1,500 per 100 litres,” he said.
Veterinary expert Dr. V. Varaprasada Reddy said there is no feed that incre-ases the milk productivity. “Mostly, cattle farmers in villages used to give dry or green grass to cattle. Except that, they don’t give the cattle other nutritious food. This led to lesser milk production.”
