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Discuss the management of dairy cattle to ensure high milk production.

Discuss the management of dairy cattle to ensure high milk production.

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Kavungya
i) Selection
- Select good animals on the basis of high yield
- Select healthy animals
- Select animals with good body conformation
- Should be of high fertility level
- To have good temperament it docile cattle
- Poor animals should be coulled
- Selecting and culling should be a continous exercise

ii) Breeding management
- Use superior bulls or semen from superior bulls
- Breed heifers when fully mature i.e right age and size
- Breed cows 60-90 days after calving to maintain a calving internal of 1 year.

iii) Feeding management.
- Feed on a balanced diet, water, minerals, vitamins
- Give adequate fee
- Feed should be clean and free from contamination.

iv) Housing
- Provide proper housing i.e well drained, clean, well ventilated, well lit
- Avoid overcrowding it provide enough space.

v) Disease and parasite control
- Keep animals healthy by routine vaccination
- Control external parasites by spraying using appropriate drugs e.g acaricides
- Control internal parasites by routines drenching using appropriate drugs
- Treat sick animals
- Isolate and put new animals under quarantine
- Avoid physical injuries to animals by avoiding sharp objects or holes and using plain wires, not barbed
- Improve sanitation i.e hygiene or cleanliness in the farm

vi) General management practices.
- Milk at regular intervals
- Use proper milking techniques
- Observe heat signs and signs of disease closely
- Handle animals properly
- Keep proper and good records and use them to evaluate the herd.
Kavungya answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 06:33

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