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KMF upgrades Hassan Cattle Feed Plant
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Saturday, 25 March, 2006, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Nandita Vijay, Bangalore
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5 crore to double the capacity of its cattle feed plants at Hassan to 200 metric tonnes. The federation has a total of four cattle feeds plants located at Rajankunte, Gubbi, Dharwad and Hassan which have been awarded with ISO 9002 certification for best maintained quality standards by DNV, Netherlands. While the Rajankunte plant is the oldest facility set up in early 80s, Hassan was set up in late 90s. The plants have a total capacity of 18,000 tonnes per month.
According to HM Rudraiah, joint director, Purchase, KMF, cattle feed supply to farmers has become a commitment to our service in the cooperative sector only because the quality of milk produced by the cattle primarily depends on the quality of feeds given to the animals. The four plants adhere to stringent quality standards and to the requirements of the cattle fed licensing authorities, which only increases the demand for its range of three feeds which contain protein, minerals, energy source and molasses for flavour.
The feeds are Nandini By-Pass Feed with 25 percent protein, Type I Feed with 20 percent protein and Type II feed with 18 percent protein. The proteins are extracted from the D-oiled cakes (DOC) procured from solvent plants in the State. The DOCs are from soya, cotton seed, rapeseed and sunflower. The rice bran DOC is used to increase the volume and protein content in the cattle feed. The energy source is from grains like maize, jowar, ragi and broken rice. The mineral mixture is produced in-house at Gubbi according to international standards and one percent is utilised for cattle feeds. The options for ingredients are assessed and procured though a Least Cost Formula tender system. It is mandatory to add around 10 percent of molasses to the feeds to achieve a uniform taste and improve the palatability among cattle which consumes it instantly. Each of the four cattle plants have dedicated quality control units where the staff undertake a physical examination of the raw materials, produce it as per BIS requirements and further refine it to local needs. There is more scope to increase the supply as the demand is increasing each day. There are farmers in the remote rural areas who still use conventional feeds like grass for cows and buffaloes. It is estimated that the cattle needs to consume 400 grams of feed for one litre milk production, informed Rudraiah.
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