The livestock has played a vital role in development and progress of mankind. Today dairy bovine rearing has become a secondary income source for many households. The milk production of India has been estimated at 74 million tonnes during 1997-98 being the highest in the world. In view of the great need felt for a book of this kind in the several colleges, the various aspects of the subject have been co-ordinate with the requirements of the farm and the scope limited to those phases that are related to them. Under these favorable environmental conditions, this book will help not only the...