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- Title
Anionic mineral mixture prevents milk fever and improves farmer income: evidence from a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Cariappa, A. G. Adeeth; Chandel, B. S.; Sankhala, Gopal; Mani, Veena; Sendhil R.; Dixit, Anil Kumar; Meena, B. S.
- Abstract
The incidence of milk fever, a calcium deficiency disorder in dairy animals, can be prevented by supplementing their feed with anionic mineral mixture (AMM). Using data from 200 dairy farms in Haryana, a state in India, and a randomized controlled design, we find that supplementing animal feed with AMM reduces the incidence of milk fever from 21% to 2%, improves milk yield by 14%, and farmer profit by 35%. The milk yield in India, and therefore the risk of milk fever, is growing; AMM can be an affordable way to prevent milk fever and improve returns.
- Subjects
HARYANA (India); INDIA; MILK yield; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; FEVER; DAIRY farms; MILK; DAIRY farming
- Publication
Agricultural Economics Research Review, 2022, Vol 35, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0971-3441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0974-0279.2022.00002.7