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Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands

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Title Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands
 
Creator Alemayehu, Y.A.
Wurzinger, Maria
Tegegne, Azage
Zollitsch, W.
 
Subject MILK PRODUCTION
REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
 
Description In order to characterise the dairy production systems as well as the productive and reproductive performance of dairy cows in the study area, a total of 256 and 54 dairy farms were used for survey and monitoring data collection, respectively. Based on breed, land size, feed and market accessibility, two major dairy production systems were identified: a rather specialized, urban, and a peri-urban dairy production system. Urban farmers owned larger herds but farmed less land, and sold a greater proportion of liquid milk than peri-urban farmers, who processed more milk. Purchased feed played a more important role for the feed supply of urban than peri-urban farms. Significant breed effects were found for productive and reproductive performance traits. It is concluded that improved breeding and health management, genetic improvement of local breeds and supplementation of poor quality feed resources are the key factors for enhancing productivity of dairy cows and thereby increasing family income from milk production.
 
Date 2009-12-31T13:36:36Z
2009-12-31T13:36:36Z
2009-10-15
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Alemayehu, Y.A.; Wurzinger, M.; Tegegne, A.; Zollitsch, W. 2009. Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 41(7): 1143-1150.
0049-4747
1573-7438
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/331
 
Language en
 
Source Tropical Animal Health and Production