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2023-10-05Author
Alam, Md ShahinMullakkalparambil Velayudhan, SilpaDey, Debpriyo KumarAdilieme, ChiamakaPradeep, Pradeep KumarBhatta, RaghavendraKönig, SvenSchlecht, EvaSubject
590 Animals; zoology 630 Agriculture 710 Landscaping and area planning IndienRindTiergesundheitMilchproduktionFuttermittelSchwermetallLogit-ModellMegastadtMetadata
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Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, India
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Complex urbanisation dynamics, on the one hand, create a high demand for animal products, and on the other hand put enormous pressure on arable land with negative consequences for animal feed production. To explore the impact of accelerated urbanisation on dairy cattle health in urban farming systems, 151 farmers from different parts of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area in India were individually interviewed on aspects addressing cattle management and cattle health. In addition, 97 samples of forages from the shores of 10 different lakes, and vegetable leftovers used in cattle feeding were collected for nutritional analysis. Along with the use of cultivated forages, crop residues, and concentrate feed, 47% and 77% of the farmers occasionally or frequently used lake fodder and food leftovers, respectively. Nutritionally, lake fodder corresponded to high-quality pasture vegetation, but 43% of the samples contained toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and lead above official critical threshold levels. Therefore, lake fodder may affect cows’ health if consumed regularly; however, heavy metal concentrations varied between lakes (P < 0.05), but not between fodder types (P > 0.05). Although 60% of the interviewed farmers believed that their cows were in good health, logit model applications revealed that insufficient drinking water supply and the use of lake fodder negatively impacted cattle health (P < 0.05). While it remains unknown if regular feeding of lake fodder results in heavy metal accumulation in animal products, farmers and farm advisors must address this and other urbanization-related challenges to protect cattle health.
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In: Tropical Animal Health and Production Volume 55 / Issue 5 (2023-10-05) eissn:1573-7438Sponsorship
Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALGerman Research Foundation (DFG)
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title={Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, India},
journal={Tropical Animal Health and Production},
year={2023}
}
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