Markfed Cattle-feed & Allied Industries Gidderbaha
Markfed Punjab (Asia's largest cooperative) has always taken steps for the welfare and advancement of farmers. The farmers of Punjab keep the milk cattle as a dairy farm for personal use or as a lucrative business. In order to take good care of the health of these cattle and to produce good milk, it is essential that these cattle be given balanced cattle feed in their daily diet. Taking the initiative of Balanced Cattle Feed, a balanced Cattle Feed Plant was set up by Markfed at Gidderbaha in 1987 (a). The capacity of this plant was to produce 100 tons of cattle feed per day which was increased from 100 MT per day in 2010 to 150 MT per day in view of the huge demand of the farmers.
At Markfed Plant, Gidderbaha, six (6) variants of cattlefeed are being prepared which includes Pallet, Mash, Supreme Mash, P-5000, P-8000 and Calf Starter. Markfed manufactures this product with the opinion of experts from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary University, Ludhiana (Punjab) as per specifications of BIS. The Cattlefeed prepared by Markfed contains a perfectly balanced amount of proteins, fats, vitamins, mineral mixture, calcium and trace elements for animal health. Each Raw material is tested in laboratory for various parameters as per specifications before it is finally accepted for the production of cattlefeed. After production of cattlefeed the quality is assured and checked as per BIS standards before despatch. The objective of quality control of feedstuff is to ensure that a consumer should obtain cattlefeed that are true to their nature and produce desired results. Markfed does not compromise on quality in any way.
The various minerals like Vitamin A. Vitamin D and Vitamin E are found in balanced amount in cattlefeed of Markfed. The combination of these provides sufficient energy to the animal, does not kill the reproduction of the animals and increases the milk production. Markfed feed helps the animal to avoid fungal thrush disease as it contains toxin binder in animal feed. The presence of calcium and phosphorus in the Markfed animal feed helps to keep bones strong and develops teeth