Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products projected for the next 25 years represent exciting market opportunities for smallholders in eastern Africa. With the exception of Kenya, traditional cattle production systems based on indigenous breeds dominate milk production in the region, y...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Muriuki, H.G.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Owango, M.O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya]
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Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya
The use of farmer-recall in field data collection typically allows for relatively quick and low-cost information gathering. Such data can often be gathered using a simple cross-sectional survey, in many cases requiring only a single farm visit. In return, however, there may be an increase in meas...
Staal, Steven J.
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Omore, Amos O.
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[Use of farmer recall versus direct measurement in gathering lactation data: Lessons from Kenyan smallholder dairy systems]
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Use of farmer recall versus direct measurement in gathering lactation data: Lessons from Kenyan smallholder dairy systems
In European dairy herds lactation curves are conventionally described by a gamma function such as that of Wood (1969). High yields in early lactation mean that more frequent calving leads to increased annual milk production (AMP) per cow. Thus, the optimum calving interval in the UK is 365 days (...
Tanner, J.C.
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McCarthy, N.A.
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Omore, Amos O.
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[Why shorten calving intervals on smallholder dairy farms in East Africa?]
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Why shorten calving intervals on smallholder dairy farms in East Africa?