milk production
Tiger animal dairy feed: Feed requirements for proper milk production in cows
by Given Hamanungu Ruminants need a daily supply of all nutrients required for maintenance and production: milk, meat, growth and pregnancy. Profitable milk production is dependent upon healthy, high yielding animals. The ultimate purpose of dairy cows is to produce milk, so their diets must allow them to fulfil[...]
Optimising milk production with NovaMilk 35
by Mulele Nakweti To get the best results on a dairy farm, a farmer must pay extra attention to the nutritional needs of a dairy herd. It is, therefore, important to provide the animals with a balanced feed in order to achieve higher milk production. Dairy cattle are ruminants[...]
Zimbabwe milk production: Steadily beginning to grow again
Dairying in the smallholder sector in Zimbabwe is practiced for profit making, feeding the family and to produce manure to support crop production. Large-scale dairy producers are contributing 97%, while the remainder is coming from small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe used to produce approximately 260 million litres of milk[...]
Seed and fertiliser ensure milk production
by Rabecca Mwila The Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ) has commenced the pasture seed and fertiliser distribution exercise in targeted dairy cooperatives covering four provinces. Making the announcement in an interview recently, Executive Manager Jeremiah Kasalo said 30 dairy cooperatives from Southern, Lusaka, Central and Copperbelt provinces, all under[...]