Without record keeping successful dairy
farming is not possible. Different types of records which should be
kept at dairy farm are:
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Record
of Animal Strength with their age, Sex,
Date of Birth, Date of purchase etc.
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Breeding Record
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Production Record
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Calf Record
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Feeding Record
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Health Record
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Mortality Record
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Sale Record
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Expenditures and Profit Record
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Manpower Record
For
successful record keeping, there should be some software or
registers for different records. Table for different types of
registers are given below:
Reproduction and Production History Register:
Cow No. |
Service |
Calving |
Lactation |
Service
Period |
Calving
Interval |
Date |
Method |
Date |
Calf
Sex |
Weight
of Dam at Calving |
Length |
Production |
Date
Dried |
Days
Dry |
Peak
Yield |
Date of
Peak Yield |
Days |
Days |
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Breeding Register:

Calving Register:
Animal
No. |
Date of Calving |
Method of Insemination |
Calf No. |
Calf Sex |
Birth Weight |
Remarks |
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Calf Register:
Calf number
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Date of Birth
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Date of Numbering |
Sire/Dam
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Sex of Calf |
Birth Weight |
Disposal
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Remarks
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How
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Date
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Growth Record of Young Stock:

Daily Feeding
Register:
Month:
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Date |
No. of
Animals |
Silage/Green Fodder (Kg) |
Concentrate (Kg) |
Any
other Feed Ingredient |
Received |
Issued
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Balance |
Received |
Issued |
Balance |
Received |
Issued |
Balance |
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Daily
Milk Record Register:
Date:
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Animal No.
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First Milking
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Second Milking
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Third Milking
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Total |
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Health Register:
Date
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Animal No.
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History |
Symptoms
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Diagnosis |
Treatment
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Result
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Name of Veterinarian
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Cost of Treatment
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Remarks |
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Mortality Register
S. No |
Date |
Animal No. |
Sex |
Age |
Postmortem Report Findings |
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