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Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643107908
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dairy consumption in Asia has more than doubled over the last 25 years, and has led to more than 50% of the world’s total dairy imports now entering Asian markets. Consequently, Asian countries are seeking to improve their self-sufficiency in dairy produce by developing their local milk industries. Asian livestock importers are looking for increasing numbers of high grade dairy stock from established dairy industries in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Unfortunately, a major problem encountered throughout Asia has been the poor performance of these exotic high grade dairy heifers when exported from their country of origin to a new, more stressful environment. This has been due to a failure to prepare for their introduction. Exotic dairy cows, particularly those from farms with high levels of herd performance, have high management requirements. If subjected to local and traditional small holder dairy farm practices, they are unlikely to produce acceptable yields of milk or may not even get back into calf. Poor management practices can lead to low growth rates, delayed breeding, stock diseases and even deaths among imported stock both before and after first calving. Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics addresses the entire range of management practices found on tropical small holder dairy farms, highlighting those which are likely to adversely impact on heifer and cow performance, hence farm profitability. It is a companion volume to three other manuals written by John Moran: Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia, Tropical Dairy Farming and Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers.

Tropical Dairy Farming

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643091238
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Tropical Dairy Farming written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2005 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock.

Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643107924
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Book Synopsis Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia by : John Moran

Download or read book Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rearing young stock for replacement heifers is probably one of the least well understood and practised aspects of herd and feeding management on dairy farms throughout the world, particularly on small holder dairy farms in the tropics. This book addresses all the major concerns of the small holder dairy farmer in Asia. It shows how to attain optimal growth in young stock, so that as cows, they can calve at an appropriate early age at the lowest cost and promptly substitute for any cows culled from the milking herd. This provides continuing returns on the investments of feed, labour and other farm resources. Low reproductive rates and high calf mortality are the major causes of reproductive wastage. This has a direct bearing on culling and replacement strategies and on genetic improvement. In many tropical countries, calf mortality can be as high as 50%. In some areas this can be due to climatic stress on temperate or crossbred stock. While climatic stress compounds the other hazards of calf life, high calf mortality is usually due to diseases and poor feeding management. Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia encourages the small holder dairy farmer to maintain their investment in replacement heifers and gives them the tools necessary to achieve realistic targets for mortalities, live weight gain, mating age, and age and live weight at first calving. It is a companion volume to three previous manuals written by John Moran: Tropical Dairy Farming, Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers and Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics.

Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643107401
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dairy consumption in Asia has more than doubled over the last 25 years, and has led to more than 50% of the world's total dairy imports now entering Asian markets. Consequently, Asian countries are seeking to improve their self-sufficiency in dairy produce by developing their local milk industries. Asian livestock importers are looking for increasing numbers of high grade dairy stock from established dairy industries in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Unfortunately, a major problem encountered throughout Asia has been the poor performance of these exotic high grade dairy heifers when exported from their country of origin to a new, more stressful environment. This has been due to a failure to prepare for their introduction. Exotic dairy cows, particularly those from farms with high levels of herd performance, have high management requirements. If subjected to local and traditional small holder dairy farm practices, they are unlikely to produce acceptable yields of milk or may not even get back into calf. Poor management practices can lead to low growth rates, delayed breeding, stock diseases and even deaths among imported stock both before and after first calving. Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics addresses the entire range of management practices found on tropical small holder dairy farms, highlighting those which are likely to adversely impact on heifer and cow performance, hence farm profitability. It is a companion volume to two previous manuals written by John Moran: Tropical Dairy Farming and Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers.

Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486306489
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Book Synopsis Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming by : John Moran

Download or read book Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming provides insight into the logistics, infrastructure and management required for the development of small and large dairy farms in tropical developing countries. Farmers will learn how to improve the welfare, milk quality and productivity of their dairy herds. This book complements author John Moran’s five previous books on the principles of tropical dairy farming. The manual covers a wide range of topics related to ensuring the sustainability of dairy production systems in tropical developing countries, such as South and East Asia, Africa and Central America. It also provides guidelines for the best management practices of large-scale, more intensive dairy systems. While smallholder farms are the major suppliers of milk in the tropics, many larger farms are becoming established throughout the tropics to satisfy the increasing demands for fresh milk. Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming will be a valuable resource for farmers and stockpeople who want to improve the productive performance of their dairy herds, farm advisers who can assist farmers to achieve this aim, educators who develop training programs for farmers or who train dairy advisers in the basics of dairy production technology, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production, such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists. National and international agencies will learn new insights into the required long-term logistics for regional dairy development, while potential investors will acquire knowledge into intensive tropical dairy farming.

Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers

Author : John Moran
Publisher : Landlinks Press
ISBN 13 : 0643098712
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers written by John Moran and published by Landlinks Press. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most countries in South-East Asia have established smallholder dairy farming industries through social welfare and rural development programs to provide a regular cash flow for poorly resourced farmers. These farms are now being treated as accepted rural industries and require a more business-minded approach based on changes to farm profitability. Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers gives smallholder dairy farmers the business management skills they will need to remain sustainable. Drawing on detailed financial analyses of smallholders in countries such as Pakistan, Thailand and Malaysia, it shows how to budget cash inputs to match cash outflows during different seasons of the year, and how to invest wisely in improving cattle housing and feeding systems. If farmers make greater use of formats and structures for farm costs and returns, it will increase their awareness of the relative importance of all their financial inputs in terms of cost of production per kilogram of milk produced on the farm. It will also allow them to make more meaningful and timely decisions by correctly costing planned changes to their routine farming practices. The book will also be of use to support organisations to more clearly define the key drivers of profit on smallholder farms, and to government departments and national dairy organisations to routinely evaluate and update their industry policies.

Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643107428
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Book Synopsis Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia by : John Moran

Download or read book Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia written by John Moran and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rearing young stock for replacement heifers is probably one of the least well understood and practiced aspects of herd and feeding management on dairy farms throughout the world, particularly on smallholder dairy farms in the tropics. This book addresses all the major concerns of the small holder dairy farmer in Asia. It shows how to attain optimal growth in young stock, so that as cows, they can calve at an appropriate early age at the lowest cost and promptly substitute for any cows culled from the milking herd. This provides continuing returns on the investments of feed, labor and other farm resources. Low reproductive rates and high calf mortality are the major causes of reproductive wastage. This has a direct bearing on culling and replacement strategies and on genetic improvement. In many tropical countries, calf mortality can be as high as 50%. In some areas this can be due to climatic stress on temperate or crossbred stock. While climatic stress compounds the other hazards of calf life, high calf mortality is usually due to diseases and poor feeding management. Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asiaencourages the smallholder dairy farmer to maintain their investment in replacement heifers and gives them the tools necessary to achieve realistic targets for mortalities, live weight gain, mating age and age and live weight at first calving. - Shows how to reduce mortality rates of milk fed and weaned heifer replacements in the tropics. - Covers disease prevention and treatment to ensure a longer lifespan of the milking herd. - Companion volume to three previous manuals written by John Moran: Tropical Dairy Farming, Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmersand Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics.

Management Practices Associated with High-producing U.S. Dairy Herds

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Management Practices Associated with High-producing U.S. Dairy Herds written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Smallholder Dairying in the Tropics

Author : Lindsay Falvey
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 : 9780734014320
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (143 download)

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Book Synopsis Smallholder Dairying in the Tropics by : Lindsay Falvey

Download or read book Smallholder Dairying in the Tropics written by Lindsay Falvey and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Feeding Dairy Cows in the Tropics

Author : Andrew Speedy
Publisher : Daya Books
ISBN 13 : 9788170352105
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)

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Book Synopsis Feeding Dairy Cows in the Tropics by : Andrew Speedy

Download or read book Feeding Dairy Cows in the Tropics written by Andrew Speedy and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book review the various milk production system according to agro-climate and technical, economical and sociological conditions, review new knowledge in ruminant digestion nutrition and physiology, match milk production systematic available and potential feed resources, taking into account their nutritional characteristics. The book make recommendations for the development of sustainable milk production systems based on locally available feed resources. Contents Chapter 1: Medium Terms Outlook for Dairying in the Developing Countries by W Krostitz, Chapter 2: The Lactating Cow in the Various Ecosystems: Environmental Effects on Its Productvity by H D Johnson, Chapter 3: Physiological Constraints to Milk Production: Factors which Determine Nutrient Partitioning, Lactation Persistency and Mobilization of Body Reserves by Y Chillard, Chapter 4: Influence of Nutrition on Reproductive Performance of the Milking/Gestating Cow in the Tropics by K H Lotthamer, Chapter 5: The Role and Mechanisms of Genetic Improvement in Production Systems Constrained by Nutritional and Environmental Factors by O Syrstad, Chapter 6: Matching Livestock Systems with Available Resources by T R Preston, Chapter 7: Nutritional Characteristics of Tropical Feed Resources: Natural and Improved Grasslands, Crop Residues and Agro Industrial by Products by M Chenost and R Sansoucy, Chapter 8: Feeding Strategies for Improving Milk Production of Dairy Animals Managed by Small Farmers in the Tropics by R A Leng, Chapter 9: Feeding Riverine Buffaloes for Milk/Dual Purpose Production by A M El Serafy, Chapter 10: Feeding Swamp Buffalo for Milk Production by S Khajarern and J M Khajarern, Chapter 11: Future Prospects for Fodder and Pasture Production by A Aminah and C P Chen, Chapter 12: Forage and Legumes as Proteing Supplements for Pasture Based Systems by F A Moog, Chapter 13: The Development of Dairy Farming in Thailand by S Pichet, Chapter 14: Milk Production Systems Based on Pasture in the Tropics by Roberto Garcia Trujillo, Chapter 15: Dairy Production in the Semi Arid Rangelands of West Africa by Modibo Traore, Chapter 16: Feeding Systems and Problems in he Indo Ganges Plain: Case Study by V C Badve, Chapter 17: Feeding Dairy Cattle in Tropical Region of China by Cheng Naging, Chapter 18: Milk Production Systems in Tropical Latin America by J I Restrepo, E Murgueitio and T R Preston, Chapter 19: Restricted Suckling in Dual Purpose Systems, Chapter 20: Heifer Rearing in the Tropics by J Ugarte, Chapter 21: Feeding Cows for Milk Production in the Arusha/Kilimanjaro Coffee/Banana Belt of Tanzania FAO Project: Assistance to Smallholders in Dairy Development: Case Study by L S Morungu, Chapter 22: Milk Production From Tropical Fodder and Sugarcane Residues Case Study: on Farm Research in Mauritius by A A Boodoo, Chapter 23: Training in the Development of Feed Resources by R W Froemert.

Cow Talk

Author : Rebecca Doyle
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486301622
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Cow Talk written by Rebecca Doyle and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this manual is to improve the welfare of dairy cattle in tropical developing countries, and by doing so, optimise cow and herd performance. It gives the stockmen and farmers directly concerned with the cattle a better understanding of animal behaviour and the ways cattle communicate their comfort or distress. The book discusses normal cattle behaviour and shows how domestication and breeding can affect behaviour to achieve high levels of production of milk, live weight gain and fertility. Animal welfare is important for producers because it can affect the health, production and contentment of cows. Animal welfare practices which adversely affect cow and herd performance on tropical small holder dairy farms are identified. Advice is then given to change the animal's environment or modify a handler's technique to ensure cattle have the degree of comfort needed to achieve more profitable and sustainable systems of livestock farming. Cow Talk will be a beneficial resource for farmers who want to improve animal welfare, farm advisers who can assist farmers to improve their welfare practices, educators who develop training programs for farmers and dairy advisers, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists.

Large Dairy Herd Management

Author : H. H. Van Horn
Publisher : American Dairy Science Association
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Large Dairy Herd Management written by H. H. Van Horn and published by American Dairy Science Association. This book was released on 1992 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics

Author : Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316812073
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics written by Pedro A. Sanchez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited second edition of this classic textbook expands on the first edition to include advances made in the last four decades, bringing the topic completely up to date. The book addresses critical issues such as whether humanity can feed itself, and whether it can do so in environmentally sound and sustainable ways. Written from agronomic, environmental, and ecological standpoints, the textbook employs a multidisciplinary approach, including policymaking and plant genetic improvements, as well as ecosystem services, climate change, biodiversity, sustainability and resilience. New chapters in this second edition focus on organic carbon in soil, soil biology, soils in relation to livestock production and forestry, and agroforestry. The new edition will again be the go-to textbook for courses on tropical soils, and a reference textbook for soil and agricultural scientists and development professionals working in the tropics.

Cow Talk

Author : John Moran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781486301614
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Cow Talk written by John Moran and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this manual is to improve the welfare of dairy cattle in tropical developing countries, and by doing so to optimize cow and herd performance. It gives the stockmen and farmers directly concerned with the cattle a better understanding of animal behavior and the ways cattle communicate their comfort or distress. The book discusses normal cattle behavior and shows how domestication and breeding can affect behavior to achieve high levels of production of milk, live weight gain and fertility. Animal welfare is important for producers because it can affect the health, production and contentment of cows. Animal welfare practices which adversely affect cow and herd performance on tropical small holder dairy farms are identified. Advice is then given to change the animal's environment or modify a handler's technique to ensure cattle have the degree of comfort needed to achieve more profitable and sustainable systems of livestock farming.

Farming Systems in the Tropics

Author : Hans Ruthenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farming Systems in the Tropics written by Hans Ruthenberg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.

Optimizing the Nutritional Management of the Dairy Cow Grazing Improved Tropical Pasture

Author : Paul G. Jennings, Ph.d.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974524242
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Optimizing the Nutritional Management of the Dairy Cow Grazing Improved Tropical Pasture written by Paul G. Jennings, Ph.d. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In respect of milk production from improved tropical pasture, it has been 'settled law' that: 1. Tropical pastures, by virtue of their greater photosynthetic capacity, are capable of twice out-yielding temperate systems in respect of annual tonnage of herbage production; thus establishing a platform for at least matching temperate countries in year round milk yield per hectare; 2. In sustaining unsupplemented individual yields of the order of 4000 litres per cow per year, the empirical evidence clearly supported the possibility of sustained international competitiveness in milk production by developing countries; 3. The key to the sustained transformation of this potential into economic advantage lay in developing a clear understanding of the dynamics at the 'sward-animal interface'. The interposing of the serially-discredited economic theory of 'Comparative Advantage' as the basis for global trading and economic relationships, effectively truncated the progress toward constructing a solid knowledge base as the foundation for sustained competitive advantage in milk production by developing countries; even as respected reviewers were systematically ignoring the supporting evidence generated by research over the past 60 years. Thanks to the innovativeness of Brazilian researchers, we are now at the juncture where the long accepted potential of tropical pastures for competitive milk production can now be transformed into sustained economic value. This work seeks to cohere the several strands of grassland research of the past five to six decades, into a template for optimizing the nutrition of the high-yielding grazing dairy cow on improved tropical pasture to the advantage of the peoples of the Caribbean tropics and beyond

Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines

Author : Robert White
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 148630740X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines written by Robert White and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance. It covers the inherent and dynamic properties of soil health, how to choose which soil properties to monitor, how to monitor soil and vine performance, and how vineyard management practices affect soil health, fruit composition and wine sensory characters. It also covers the basic tenets of sustainable winegrowing and their significance for business resilience in the face of a changing climate. This book will be of practical value to anyone growing grapevines, managing a vineyard or making wine, from the small individual grower to the large wine company employee. It will be of special interest to winegrowers employing organic, natural or biodynamic methods of production, where the primary focus is on the biological health of the soil.