Feed preparation for dairy cows
- 8 years ago
- 10,430
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Dairy farming faces feed problem in terms of quality and quantity among smallholder dairy farmers in Malawi. IFS-SMADAP project worked with farmers to identify and prepare relatively nutritive feeds from locally available feed resources, which include crop residues.
Provision of drinking water for Dairy cows
- 8 years ago
- 10,596
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Baseline survey found out that smallholder dairy farmers do not provide adequate water to their dairy animals, which has a negative impact on milk yield. Reasons varied from fear of poisoning, lack of drinking water facilities to lack of knowledge.
Dairy hygiene management and housing systems
- 8 years ago
- 10,220
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Housing hygiene is one of main challenges smallholder dairy farming face in Malawi. This is noted through milk rejection rate at milk collection centres. IFS-SMADAP project in Malawi worked with selected smallholder dairy farmers in Milk Bulking Groups (MBG) in Blantyre Milk Shed Area.