Sainik School,Bijapur 'School Dairy & Farm'

School Dairy
The Sainik School, Bijapur has a well maintained, cared and ambitious dairy built and developed over a period of time. Today, it has more than 100 livestock population –she buffaloes, cows, bulls and goats. The milk yield is supplied to the Cadets’ Mess and staff. We get fresh and hygienic milk free from any preservatives.
The farm animals are accommodated in a spacious and well ventilated building near the horse stable. Two massive open halls provide shelter to these cows. In addition there is one more shed for the goats. A veterinary doctor takes care of the health and wellbeing of the animals during pregnancy and delivery. Routine medical inspection of health of each animal is done periodically.

Dairy building (1)

Dairy building (1)
The School Dairy building is near the PWD guest house

Dairy building (3)

Dairy building (3)
Two rows of space

Dairy building (4)

Dairy building (4)
washable floors

Dairy building (7)

Dairy building (7)
Fresh and dry fodder cutting machine

Dairy building (8)

Dairy building (8)
Some cows that have delivered last week with the calf

Dairy building (9)

Dairy building (9)
A healthy she buffalo

Dairy building (11)

Dairy building (11)
Some healthy cows

Dairy building (14)

Dairy building (14)
Only Calves,mothers' have gone for grazing

Dairy building (15)

Dairy building (15)
The goat shed

Dairy building (16)

Dairy building (16)
The Dairy is a pacca building well ventilated

Dairy building (17)

Dairy building (17)
Spacious and hygenic

Dairy building (19)

Dairy building (19)
Men at work

Green Fodder

Green Fodder
Fresh green feed is cultivated round the year

Green Fodder (1)

Green Fodder (1)
Green fodder and the farm fresh feed in summer

Green Fodder (2)

Green Fodder (2)
Farm fresh grass-secret of successful dairy in the school

Green Fodder (4)

Green Fodder (4)
Abundat Supply

Green Fodder (6)

Green Fodder (6)
Ever green and fresh from nature

The farm fresh green fodder being cut

The farm fresh green fodder being cut

The bulls for Natural Insemination

The bulls for Natural Insemination

Dairy cattle grazing (1)

Dairy cattle grazing (1)
Cattle at the farm grazing

Dairy cattle grazing (17)

Dairy cattle grazing (17)
Cattle in search of green grass in the School farm

The bulls fight

The bulls fight

The quality fodder from reputed company

The quality fodder from reputed company

Shree Bhuyar

Shree Bhuyar
Incharge of the Dairy Activities

Shree Naikwadi

Shree Naikwadi
Shree Naikwadi assists in dairy and farm activities

Stock of cattle fodder

Stock of cattle fodder

Adilshahi wells (4)

Adilshahi wells (4)
Three Adilshahi period open wells- plentiful source of water round the year

Sainik School, Bijapur ‘School Dairy & Farm’

There is a devoted bore well to supply fresh water for cleaning the floor, bathing of the animals and drinking. The urine and water used for cleaning the floor goes to the farm for raising the crops in the adjoining area. The large amount of dung is used for preparing wormy compost. The employees in the dairy farm have acquired and mastered the wormy Culture techniques. The School has a vast area of 65 acres of farming land where jowar, wheat and vegetable is grown. Two crops are raised every year.
There is a stock of dry grass for the cattle to supplement fresh and green fodder grown in the farm.
During the vacation time the milk is supplied to Karnataka Milk Federation Procuring Centre at Bijapur City.

Dairy cattle grazing (22)

Dairy cattle grazing (22)
One out of three bulls

Dairy cattle grazing (32)

Dairy cattle grazing (32)
The two bullocks used for ploughing

Dairy cattle grazing (33)

Dairy cattle grazing (33)
Farm under maize crop

Dairy cattle grazing (34)

Dairy cattle grazing (34)
Maize ready for reaping

Row of Cattles inside the Govu shala

Row of Cattles inside the Govu shala

The she buffalo feeding the new born calf

The she buffalo feeding the new born calf

Dairy -wormy compost 0

Dairy -wormy compost 0
Fresh cow dung for wormy compost

The Earth worms

The Earth worms
Earth worms

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (2)

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (2)
Rows of wormy compost pits

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (3)

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (3)
Fresh cow dung turned in to fertile compost manure

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (5)

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (5)
Multiple rows of compost trenches filled with fresh dung and earth worms

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (8)

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (8)
The compost is sieved and stored

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (9)

Dairy -wormy compost 0 (9)
Dry wormy compost is ready for use

The wormy compost ready for transportation

The wormy compost ready for transportation

Sainik School, Bijapur ‘School Dairy & Farm’

The large amount of manure generated from the cattle dung is the secret of the green campus. The commercial production of the wormy compost is marketed to sustain the additional expenditure on farm labour wages, fodder procurement, power bills payment and expansion of dairy and farming activities.
The School dairy is self sustained and self supporting activity. The tilling, manuring, seeding, watering, pest control, reaping activities go on uninterrupted round the year. There are many flower gardens and tree plantations spread all over the campus. These are nurtured and cared with the support of the School Dairy.
One of the many reasons, as why we are able to provide quality food in the mess at reasonable rates is that the milk supplied to the mess from the dairy is reasonably priced.

Dairy-two dry grass stack

Dairy-two dry grass stack
Here are two hay stacks in piles

Dairy-two dry grass stack (1)

Dairy-two dry grass stack (1)
Dry grass as fodder

Dairy-two dry grass stacks (3)

Dairy-two dry grass stacks (3)
Huge amount of dry grass is stored in stacks

Dairy-two dry grass stacks (5)

Dairy-two dry grass stacks (5)
It is massive and huge amount

Mango Grove 0

Mango Grove 0
We have about 90 mango plants in the orchard

Mango Grove (1)

Mango Grove (1)
These are very young yielding trees

Mango Grove (2)

Mango Grove (2)
The trees are located behind Vijayanagar House

Mango Grove (4)

Mango Grove (4)
These trees are part of the ' School Dairy & Farm'

Mango Grove (5)

Mango Grove (5)
All Visitors and guests to the School are taken around the Dairy and Farming areas.It is a pleasure to the eye and the soul
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