Essays about: "commercial dairy farm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words commercial dairy farm.

  1. 1. Udder health in dairy cows in Tajikistan – prevalence of mastitis and bacteriological findings

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elisabeth Genfors; [2018]
    Keywords : milk; bovine mastitis; Tajikistan; small household farm; commercial dairy farm; bacteriological cultivation;

    Abstract : Agriculture, including dairy production, is one of the most important industries in Tajikistan, occupying more than 50% of the country’s population. Consequently, milk is an important source of income, but it also contains essential nutritional components. READ MORE

  3. 2. Feeding routines and feed quality on small-scale dairy farms in Baringo, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Maja Möller; [2018]
    Keywords : Small-scale dairy farm; smallholder dairy farm; fodder; feed; Dairy meal; Kenya; Baringo; feed quality; feeding routines;

    Abstract : An increasing population together with a growing interest in consumption of animal proteins requires an intensified dairy production in Kenya. The aver-age milk production of 4.4 litres per cow and day is neither efficient enough nor reach the genetic capacity of the exotic dairy cattle used in the small-holder dairy sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Factors affecting reproductive performance and health in dairy cows in Tajikistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Michelle Alexius Lindgren; [2017]
    Keywords : reproduction; dairy production; Tajikistan;

    Abstract : In Central Asia one can locate the smallest landlocked country of the former Soviet Union; Tajikistan. The country is a presidential republic and has been since the independence from Russian Soviet 1991 and is now one of the 15 former Soviet countries with the lowest per capita GDP. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparison of three different colostrum feeding methods on passive transfer of immunity, growth and health in dairy calves

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Caroline Laestander; [2016]
    Keywords : colostrum; oesophageal tube; feeding; bottle; suckling; growth; health; newborn; calves; råmjölk; utfodring; kalvhälsa; tillväxt; jämförelse; sondmatning; flaska; diande kalvar;

    Abstract : Transfer of passive immunity occurs in most animals across the placenta. In calves however, the maternal blood supply is separated from the calf. As a result, no in utero transmission of immunoglobulins occurs and the calves depends solely on ingestion of immunoglobulins from colostrum. READ MORE

  6. 5. Energy and nutrient recovery from dairy manure : Process design and economic performance of a farm based system

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Filip Celander; Johan Haglund; [2014]
    Keywords : Manure; cattle; fertiliser; nutrient recovery; renewable energy; manure separation; struvite; Stallgödsel; gödsel; gödselseparering; växtnäring; förnyelsebar energi; struvit;

    Abstract : This thesis assessed the technical and economic premises for installing systems that process manure in order to recover nutrients and inherent energy. The main purpose of recovering nutrients was to extract phosphorus from the manure, so as to be able to distribute more of the manure on the farm without exceeding the phosphorus regulation. READ MORE