Hyderabad|India|Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL) has launched a new generation of products in animal nutrition for higher productivity and fat content in milk in dairy cattle. The products launched were - Goudhara Shakti (Rumen protected bypass fat, fortified with live yeast and herbal galcagogues), Goudhara (Rumen protected bypass fat) and Gousac (Live yeast powder). Coinciding with the launch was a technical seminar held in Green Park Hotel, Hyderabad , which was attended by a large number of senior officials from milk unions, dairy federations, as well as dairy farmers and veterinary doctors from the southern states.

These products, developed through technological inputs from the National Dairy Development Board and proven through rigorous field trials at leading veterinary colleges, offer an opportunity to the dairy farmers to optimize their feeding of animals, improve fat and energy intake, improve digestion and thereby increase milk production as well as fat percentage in milk.

The launch of these nutraceutrical products is also consistent with NDDB’s National Dairy Plan, which seeks to enhance milk production from 100 Million MT to 180 million MT in next 15 years, largely through improved nutrition and improved genetics. IIL will work closely with dairy cooperatives and organized dairies to help farmers benefit from these new technologies through latest management tools such as ration balancing. Considering that nearly 60% of the cost of managing dairy animals goes into feed for animals, this approach is expected to contribute substantially towards improving profitability of dairy farmers, who are mostly small and landless farmers with low purchasing power.

Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, is a biotech major in India and ranks 7th among all biotechnology companies in India and 5th among all bio-pharmaceutical companies in India . IIL is also the No. 1 animal vaccine manufacturer and among the top three animal health companies in India . IIL’s “Raksha” brand of FMD vaccine is the largest selling brand in the animal health market in India .

Reachout's News Bureau
 January' 2009