Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming

Author: John Moran
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486306489
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
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.

Tropical Dairy Farming

Author: John Moran
Publisher: Landlinks Press
ISBN: 064309976X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Tropical Dairy Farming is a manual 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. It shows how to provide dairy cows with cost-effective feeds that match small holder farming systems and discusses the major obstacles to improving feeding management in the humid tropics. The author shows the benefits and drawbacks of various feed components and the calculation of balanced diets based mainly on forages combined with some supplementary feeding. Diseases and problems associated with unbalanced diets are also covered, as well as important information on growing and conserving quality forages as silage. The book draws on examples from a variety of countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, East Timor and the Philippines.

The Lean Dairy Farm

Author: Jana Hocken
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0730368424
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
Make your farm better, smarter, and more productive The Lean method is revolutionising farming globally with its proven approach for reducing waste, improving productivity and sustaining profits.In The Lean Dairy Farm, dairy farmer and Lean consultant Jana Hocken explains why this approach is essential to every dairy farm and how to apply these tools, practices and principles to your dairy operation. The Lean Dairy Farm helps reduce the common problems and stressors faced by farmers every day: long work hours, high staff turnovers, repeat problems, breakdowns, wastage, safety and high costs. Using her own family’s dairy farm as a case study, Jana provides insight into how the Lean approach applies to farming, introduces practical tools to help you improve efficiency and reduce waste, and shows you how to create a farm culture that supports Lean thinking. Even if Lean is entirely new to you, this book offers a simple blueprint for applying its principles and practices to improve your farm. Quickly make use of basic Lean concepts on your farm Identify and eliminate waste in farm processes Organise your farm effectively to improve productivity Standardise your processes to do everything right the first time Develop an engaged, high performing team If you want a more efficient, profitable and robust dairy farm, The Lean Dairy Farm is for you.

Hooray for Dairy Farming!

Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606157841
Category : Cows
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Exciting look at how milk is produced, processed, and distributed. Learn everything from from raising cattle to manufacturing milk. Hooray For Farming.

A Veterinary Book for Dairy Farmers

Author: Roger William Blowey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780852364994
Category : Dairy cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The principles behind such common problems as mastitis, infertility and lameness are explained in detail and linked to effective control programmes. The same approach is taken towards a full range of potential cattle disorders, broadly grouped according to age and development of the animal from the young calf to the adult. Already the standard text for a wide range of college course throughout the world, the considerable increase in detail makes this full colour and updated third edition an essential tool in the daily fight to keep intensely managed stock in first-class condition and to optimise productivity. For the farmer, it is an invaluable tool in dealing with the sick animal.

The Small-Scale Dairy

Author: Gianaclis Caldwell
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603585001
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Caldwell offers readers a balanced perspective on the current regulatory environment in which raw-milk lovers find themselves. Keepers of cows, goats, or sheep will benefit from information on designing a well-functioning small dairy, choosing equipment, and understanding myriad processes, including details about the business of making milk; managing the farm to create superior milk; understanding the microbiology of milk; and risk-reduction plans to have in place prior to selling raw milk.

Milk Money

Author: Kirk Kardashian
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611680271
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
The failing economics of the traditional small dairy farm, the rise of the factory mega-farm with its resultant pollution and disease, and the uncertain future of milk

Dairy Farming

Author: Adam J. Klaus
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502490773
Category : Organic dairy farming
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Resource added for the Farm Production-Dairy Science program 100905.

Out and about at the Dairy Farm

Author: Andy Murphy
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404801660
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
This lively trip to the dairy farm introduces calves, heifers, and milkers.

What Happens at a Dairy Farm?

Author: Kathleen Pohl
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 0836868862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
Describes what dairy cows are like and the kind of work that is done at a dairy farm to get milk ready to be sent away to be bottled.