scholarly journals Net benefits of smallholder dairy cattle farms in Senegal can be significantly increased through the use of better dairy cattle breeds and improved management practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 8197-8217 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Marshall ◽  
G.R. Salmon ◽  
S. Tebug ◽  
J. Juga ◽  
M. MacLeod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cattle Breeds ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
Smallholder Dairy ◽  
Cattle Farms

Management practices and use of anthelmintics on dairy cattle farms in The Netherlands: results of a questionnaire survey

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred H.M Borgsteede ◽  
Jan Sol ◽  
André van Uum ◽  
Nanda de Haan ◽  
Ria Huyben ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cattle Farms

scholarly journals A survey of management practices and major diseases of dairy cattle in smallholdings in selected towns of Jimma zone, south-western Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (15) ◽  
pp. 1838
Author(s):  
Belay Duguma
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Cattle Production ◽  
Lumpy Skin Disease ◽  
Jimma Zone ◽  
Smallholder Dairy ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Context Smallholder dairy farming is becoming an important source of food, income and employment for many urban dwellers in Ethiopia. However, suboptimal productivity is a major constraint due to diseases and poor management practices. Aims The present work aimed at assessing management practices, dairy cattle diseases, and methods used by farmers to identify diseases on smallholdings in selected towns of Jimma zone, south-western Ethiopia. Methods Data for the study were obtained by surveying 52 dairy-keeping farmers by using a semi-structured questionnaire and personal observations. Key results The mean herd size of indigenous and crossbred cattle was 5 ± 0.04 and 2 ± 0.4 respectively. Natural pasture was the main source of feed with supplementation, mainly with agro-industrial by-products, concentrate mixes, non-conventional feeds and crop residues. In total, 75% of the respondents practiced a free-grazing system. Most (64%) of the respondents used natural service for breeding. In all, 64% and 35% of the respondents washed their hands and the teats respectively, before milking. In the order of decreasing percentage of respondents, the most frequently reported dairy cattle health problems were tick infestation, mastitis, lumpy skin disease, blackleg, heart water, facioliasis, trypanosomiasis, foot-and-mouth disease, pasteurellosis, brucellosis and anthrax. Repeated breeding, retained fetal membranes, abortion, stillbirths and dystocia were the common reproductive health problems, in a decreasing order of the reported percentage. Lumpy skin disease was reported as a major cause of calf and lactating-cow deaths. A total of 89% of the respondents used veterinary medicines to treat their sick animals. About 24% of the respondents stated culling of their animals due to old age, lack of space, infertility, feed shortage, need for cash and low production, in a decreasing order of importance. Conclusions The results showed farmers are well knowledgeable in cattle production practices and are actually mitigating effects of most disease challenges in their farms, which may have resulted in low milk productivity. Implications The farmers in the current study had some knowledge of milk production activities that may be recommended for similar settings, especially on how to manage dairy cattle production under smallholder farms, obviously including the occurrence of diseases, which they are managing appropriately with available technologies including vaccines and treatment. These could be used as baseline data by dairy stakeholders and policy makers during the formulation and implementation of policies for sustainable growth and development of smallholder dairy for similar settings.

scholarly journals Survey of perceptions and attitudes of an international group of veterinarians regarding antibiotic use and resistance on dairy cattle farms

2021 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 105253
Author(s):  
Sebastian G. Llanos-Soto ◽  
Neil Vezeau ◽  
Michelle Wemette ◽  
Ece Bulut ◽  
Amelia Greiner Safi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
International Group ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Cattle Farms

Influence on the implementation of biosecurity measures in dairy cattle farms: Communication between veterinarians and dairy farmers

2021 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 105329
Author(s):  
Sebastián Moya ◽  
Kin Wing (Ray) Chan ◽  
Stephen Hinchliffe ◽  
Henry Buller ◽  
Josep Espluga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Cattle Farms

A comparison of seroprevalence and risk factors for Theileria parva and T. mutans in smallholder dairy cattle in the Tanga and Iringa regions of Tanzania

2007 ◽  
Vol 174 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel S. Swai ◽  
Esrony D. Karimuribo ◽  
Dominic M. Kambarage ◽  
Winford E. Moshy ◽  
Adam N. Mbise
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Theileria Parva ◽  
Smallholder Dairy

Dairy Cattle Breeds

BioScience ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
C. W. Wilcox ◽  
Raymond B. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Cattle Breeds
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