Name two Indian breeds of cow. Mention two type of food requirements of milch animals.

two Indian breeds of cow are red sindhi and sahiwal  ..

two type of food requirements of milch animals are roughage and concentrates.

Roughage includes fibres like green fodder, hay and leguminous plants like berseem, cowpea etc.

Concentrates are high in proteins and other nutrients but is low in fibres like grains of maize, oats, barley, jowar, gram etc.

A balanced feed, which contains all the nutrients in the right proportion, is supplied to the cattle.

In addition nutrients in the form of additives are mixed with the feed containing antibiotics, minerals and hormones. They increase the yield of milk and protect them from diseases.

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