A study was carried out on 92 smallholder farms in Kwale district in Coast Province of Kenya to estimate the milk yield. The effect of concentrate feed supplementation on milk yield was also evaluated. Data were collected during a one-year observational longitudinal study. Analysis was done for 371 observations following 63 calving events. The mean annual milk offtake was estimated at 2021 kg/cow. Forty-nine (77.8%) of the lactating cows were supplemented with concentrate feeds at varying rates of 0.5-3.0 kg/cow per day. Supplementary feeding of lactating cows led to a significantly higher mean daily milk yield compared to non-supplemented cows throughout the year (p<0.05). The mean annual milk offtake from supplemented cows (2195 kg/cow) w...
Smallholder dairy farmers in the Kenya highlands generally intensify their farming systems by integr...
Mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems with small herds of improved dairy cattle breeds produce the bulk...
There was a lack of detailed information of factors affecting the performance of dairy cattle kept i...
There is limited field-based research and recommendations on the effects of nutritional, management,...
Abstract: Kenyan dairy industry is a smallholder activity in terms of both milk production and volum...
This paper describes the origins and subsequent development of a collaborative programme of research...
The objectives of this study in the Nakuru District of the Kenyan Highlands, the major milk sources ...
We worked with selected dairy farmers in Western Kenya counties (Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega) on feedin...
Aim: Cows on smallholder dairy farms (SDF) in developing countries such as Kenya typically produce v...
Presents a study undertaken to measure the partial milk yields of cows, the composition of milk and ...
Abstract: Livestock production contributes significantly to the development of the Kenyan economy. I...
There is limited field-based research and recommendations on the effect of cattle feeding management...
Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products projected for the next 25 years represent exci...
In Kenya use of exotic dairy goats in breeding programmes for smallholder production systems has bec...
Milk production from smallholder farms has gained inpo.us through various governmental policies. T...
Smallholder dairy farmers in the Kenya highlands generally intensify their farming systems by integr...
Mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems with small herds of improved dairy cattle breeds produce the bulk...
There was a lack of detailed information of factors affecting the performance of dairy cattle kept i...
There is limited field-based research and recommendations on the effects of nutritional, management,...
Abstract: Kenyan dairy industry is a smallholder activity in terms of both milk production and volum...
This paper describes the origins and subsequent development of a collaborative programme of research...
The objectives of this study in the Nakuru District of the Kenyan Highlands, the major milk sources ...
We worked with selected dairy farmers in Western Kenya counties (Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega) on feedin...
Aim: Cows on smallholder dairy farms (SDF) in developing countries such as Kenya typically produce v...
Presents a study undertaken to measure the partial milk yields of cows, the composition of milk and ...
Abstract: Livestock production contributes significantly to the development of the Kenyan economy. I...
There is limited field-based research and recommendations on the effect of cattle feeding management...
Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products projected for the next 25 years represent exci...
In Kenya use of exotic dairy goats in breeding programmes for smallholder production systems has bec...
Milk production from smallholder farms has gained inpo.us through various governmental policies. T...
Smallholder dairy farmers in the Kenya highlands generally intensify their farming systems by integr...
Mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems with small herds of improved dairy cattle breeds produce the bulk...
There was a lack of detailed information of factors affecting the performance of dairy cattle kept i...