AAVIN – TIRUNELVELI

• Our union is derived from Madurai District Co-operative Milk Producers Union.
• Milk is procured from the Village level societies twice a day. The milk cost payment is made on the basis of quality test which consists of Fat and Solids not fat content. At present Rs. 224/- is paid for 1 Kg. of total solids for cow milk.

HOW WE ARE WORKING:

Society:

A minimum of 25 or more individuals competent to contract under section 11 of the Indian Contract Act of 1872, owning milch animals, can form a Primary Dairy Cooperative Society, with one or more villages as its area of operation.

Procurement:

The union milk Procurement wing consists of both procurement and Animal Health Coverage. The procurement activity of the union is collecting milk from 480 societies. Through 23 milk collection- routes in both Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi district.

Dairy:

Processing Facility:

• The milk received at the chilling centres are brought to the Dairy and along with the milk received at the Dairy, milk is processed for keeping the quality.
• Types of milk such as standardised milk, High fat, High Protein milk, are being prepared to the requirements of the consumers.
  The surplus fat is converted into butter and into ghee. The whole milk surplus is dispatched to Metro Dairies and Feeder Balancing Dairies viz Madurai, Erode andTrivandrum.
• The High Fat and High Protein milk are packed in 250 ml and 500 m.1 sachets. In the Dairy milk Beda, Ghee, Ice-cream, Flavoured milk, Rose Milk, Butter milk etc are being manufactured and marketed.
• The processing capacity of Main Dairy, Kovilpatti CC, Valliyur CC, Sankarankoil CC and Sathankulam CC are 1,00,000; 10,000 ; 20,000 ; 50,000, 10,000 LPD respectively.
• Types of milk such as standardized milk, High fat, High Protein milk, are being prepared to the requirements of the consumers.

The functions of a dairy cooperative society can be listed as follows:

• Collection of milk twice a day from farmers.
• Make regular payment to suppliers.
• Dispatch the milk collected to Milk union.

And provide these to members:

• Balanced cattle feed.
• Fodder seeds of improved variety.
• Services for animal health care.
• Services for breeding of milch animals.
• Patronage based portion of the surplus
• Contribute to village development.

Parlours at the Location :

OUR KEYSTONES:

Chilling Center:

Milk is chilled by ice to a temperature of 4 0 C or below. It is an intermediate processing before heat treatment of milk. Milk chilling provides ease and ample time for transshipment to processing plant. Chilling of milk minimizes the souring and spoilage.

Bulk Milk Cooler

In dairy farming a bulk milk cooling tank is a large storage tank for cooling and holding milk at a cold temperature until it can be picked up by a milk hauler. The bulk milk cooling tank is an important piece of dairy farm equipment.

AI Center

Artificial insemination (AI) is the process of collecting sperm cells from a male animal and manually depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female. Increased efficiency of bull usage: During natural breeding, a male will deposit much more semen than is theoretically needed to produce a pregnancy.

DAIRY FACTS

Fun dairy facts about dairy farming and our beloved dairy cow:

• Did you know there are roughly 350 “squirts” in a gallon of milk?
• Cows can walk upstairs but not down because a cow’s knees are unable to bend the way that is needed to walk downstairs.
• A cow spends about 6 hours eating and 8 hours chewing its cud every day.
• Dairy cows can produce 125 pounds of saliva in a single day.
• Cows have 32 teeth, all of them on the bottom with a dental pad on top.
• Cows drink about 35 gallons of water a day – about the same amount as a bathtub full of water.
• Before milking machines were invented in 1894, farmers could only milk about 6 cows per hour.
• It takes less than 5 minutes to milk a cow using a milking machine.
• Cows are milked 2 or 3 times per day.
• A cow chews her cud (regurgitated, partially digested food) for up to 8 hours each day. That’s almost 30,000 chews daily!
  Dairy cows give more than 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s 400 glasses of milk!
• Cows are referred to as the foster mothers of the human race because they produce most of the milk that people drink.

KNOW OUR MILK PRODUCTS

• Amazing Complexion
• Strong Teeth
• Healthy Bones
• Muscle Growth
• Weight Loss
• Reduce Stress
• Alleviate PMS Symptoms
• Energy Booster

Curd and Butter Milk

• Good for digestion
• Stronger immunity
• Beautiful and healthy skin.
• Reduces high blood pressure
• Good for the bones
• It is loaded with several essential nutrients like calcium, vitamin B-2, vitamin B-12, potassium, and magnesium

Flavoured Milk

• Consume more milk, which provides nine essential vitamins and minerals their diets may be lacking and Drink fewer sodas and soft drinks
• Meet their calcium needs without consuming more total fat and calories
• Have a body mass index (BMI) lower than or comparable to the BMIs of non-milk drinkers

Ghee

• It Has a High Smoke Point.
• It’s Packed with Fat-Soluble Vitamins.
• It’s Free of Lactose and Casein.
• It Contains Conjugated Linoleic Acid.
• It’s Loaded with Butyrate.
• It Has a Strong, Buttery Flavor.
• It Strengthens Your Bones.
• It Promotes Healthy Weight Loss.