Data on water sources, mode of offer, watering frequency, amount of water offered, body weights and milk yield were collected from 21 randomly selected smallholder farms in Kiambu by means of farm visits and questionnaires fortnightly. Most farms (67%) had water on-farm but 76% of them needed lab...
Muli, A.N.
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Kaitho, R.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District]
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Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District
Nineteen dairy cows were used over a 7-month period to evaluate the effect of allocating different levels of concentrate during early lactation. The animals were fed on grass hay basal diet and supplemented with either 2 Kg (LLC), 4 Kg (MLC) or 8 Kg (HLC) per day. Milk yields were measured daily,...
Biwott, K.J.
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Kaitho, R.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effects of levels of concentrate supplementation on milk production and body weights of lactating dairy cows]
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Effects of levels of concentrate supplementation on milk production and body weights of lactating dairy cows
A field trial with smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya was carried out to study the feasibility of reallocating concentrates as a means of increasing the profitability of milk production. Researchers designed the trial with extension officers, dairy co-operative and feed company staff to ...
Romney, D.L.
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Kaitho, R.
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Biwott, J.
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Wambugu, M.
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Chege, L.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Wanjohi, P.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Technology development and field testing: access to credit to allow smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya to reallocate concentrates during lactation]
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Technology development and field testing: access to credit to allow smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya to reallocate concentrates during lactation
A survey was conducted to determine the sources and delivery of technical information to smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District. Sixty-three farmers in three wealth groups (rich, medium, poor) of 21 farmers each from three different locations, were selected at random from maps drawn by comm...
Wambugu, M.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Gachuiri, C.
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Kaitho, R.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Delivery of technical information to smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District]
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Delivery of technical information to smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District
A survey was conducted to evaluate the use of Milk Urea Nitrogen as an indicator of nutrition status of lactating animals. Twenty-seven animals in a randomly selected sample of 21 farms in Kiambu District were monitored for nutritional status for 12 weeks. Fortnightly records were taken on feed o...
Wambugu, M.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Gachuiri, C.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kaitho, R.
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[Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district]
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Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district