Diet plan for pregnant jersey cow

Pregnant Jersey cow needs steady body-building feed now, and the last ninety days need extra energy, protein, and minerals. Give good green fodder, dry roughage, and a balanced concentrate mix. As a general practice, a lactating cow eats about twenty to fifty kilogram green fodder, four to eight kilogram dry roughage, and two to eight kilogram concentrate daily, but a pregnant cow in mid to late pregnancy usually needs a bit less than a milking cow and more in the last trimester. Keep mineral mixture in the ration, and clean water always available. Do not let her get too fat or too thin. In the last three weeks before calving, keep the shed clean, dry, and calm, and plan for colostrum after birth. If you want the exact ration by body weight and pregnancy stage, use the feed calculator on Pashushala or book a Pashu Vet for a proper ration check. A correct diet now protects milk yield and avoids weak calf, milk fever, and calving trouble later.

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