ROUTINE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON DAIRY FARM :

Management
"Management is defined as an art and science of combining ideas and available resources to produce and market a worth while product"
      Thus a manager is an organizer and a converter .He converts resources into products. The livestock farm is full time job, which start early in the morning till to late evening. The farm manager organizes the various activities on the farm as a routine. The daily routine perations include feeding, breeding, health cover, cleaning, milking etc.

Routine management practices and Common operation on dairy farms are as follows: 

1. Cleaning of animals 
2. Feeding of animals
3. Disposal of milk & milk products
4. Dipping
5. Preparation of concentrate mixture
6. Providing water to the animals 
7. Vaccination
8. Detection of heat
9. Clipping of hair
10. Cutting / chaffing of fodder
11. Exercise
12. Grooming
13. Shoeing
14. Daily inspection
15. Cleaning of premises
16. Milking of animals
17. Care of calves
18. Spraying
19. Identification of animal 
20. Dehorning
21. Deworming
22. Repair of equipments 
23. Artificial insemination of animals 
24. Soaking of concentrates 
25. Trimming of hooves
26. Clipping of hairs
27. Weighing of animals