Thursday, May 15, 2025

Dairy

Preventing navel infections in newborn calves

A navel cord is a highway into a calf’s bloodstream. Proper management of the navel right after birth can ensure a calf gets off...

Harvesting, using and preserving napier grass for dairy farming

Harvesting The first cutting is expected 3 – 4 months after planting (when at one meter high). At first harvesting it is recommended that the cutting...

Nyeri farmers to earn Sh.280 million from Brookside

Nyeri Dairy farmers’ earnings from Brookside increased by 10 per cent to Sh280 million last year as more farmers in the region turned to...

Getting ‘Concentrates’ right in dairy feeding

They are characterized by; high nutrient density, high DM, less bulky, longer lifespan, low crude fibre. Concentrate can broadly be divided into two categories;...

All about breeding dairy cows properly

Breeding method It is recommended that A.I. services are used for breeding dairy animals, but good and health bulls can be used where no A.I....

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