Dairy cattle management handbook
The Jamaican Dairy Development Board Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries
59 pp : ill.
[ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ]
Contents:
The Diet 6
Feeds 8
To formulate a Balanced ration 9
Examples of daily requirements of dairy cows 10
How to Calculate a Balanced Diet 12
Examples of daily requirements 13
Digestibility/Intake 14
Average Nutritive Value of Some Local Feed Supplements 15
The Balanced Diet 16
Pasture Management 18
Selection of Species 19
Establishment 20
Management and Use 21
Pasture Management 23
Minerals 24
Dairy Cattle Nutrition 26
Most Common Causes of Calf Mortality 26
Housing 27
Nutrition 28
Weaning 29
Concentrates 30
Forage Conservation Silage 33
To Make Good Silage 34
Types of Silos 35
Nutritive Value 37
To Improve Nutritive Value of Silage During Ensiling 38
How to Calculate Silage Requirements 39
Essential Minerals 40
Availability 41
Mineral Losses 42
Economic Criteria for Dairy Cattle Nutrition 46
General Criteria for Improving Economic Efficiency 47
Remember 48
Tropical Legumes 49
Advantages of Legumes 50
Value of Legumes in Animal Production 51
Farming Systems with Legumes 52
Establishment 53
Management 54
Examples of Tropical Legumes 55
JAMAICA DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
There are currently over one hundred (100) operating dairy farms across Jamaica in the parishes of St Elizabeth, Claren-don, Hanover, Manchester, St Ann, Portland and St Catherine. In an effort to continue the support of our local dairy produc-ers, processors and traders, we have engaged in multiple de-velopment type initiatives geared towards bolstering growth and sustained improvements within the Dairy Sector. Dairy Management involves vital processes that governs the breeding, feeding, grazing system, cattle rearing, disease and parasite control and high milk production in the dairy sec-tor. This handbook was designed to outline the various aspects of Dairy Management. Theses include: Nutrition of Cows, Pas-ture Management, Dairy Cattle Herd Management, Fodder Conservation and Climate Smart Strategies for Dairy Produc-tion.
Informations de publication
- Publié: 2019
- Éditeur: Kingston : Jamaican Dairy Development Board
- Dewey Decimal: 636.214
- Bibliothèque ECHO: 636.214 JAM