Tropical dairy farming : feeding management for small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics /

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 p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moran, John, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, VIC, Australia : Land Links, ©2005.
Temas:
Dairy farming > Southeast Asia > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dairy farms > Southeast Asia > Management.
Dairy cattle > Feeding and feeds > Southeast Asia.
Feeds > Southeast Asia > Management.
Farms, Small > Southeast Asia > Management.
Dairy farming > Tropics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dairy farms > Tropics > Management.
Dairy cattle > Feeding and feeds > Tropics.
Feeds > Tropics > Management.
Farms, Small > Tropics > Management.
Dairy farming > Tropics.
Feeds > Southeast Asia.
Élevage laitier > Régions tropicales.
Fermes laitières > Asie du Sud-Est > Gestion.
Aliments pour animaux > Asie du Sud-Est.
Bovins laitiers > Alimentation > Asie du Sud-Est.
Petites exploitations agricoles > Asie du Sud-Est > Gestion.
Élevage laitier > Asie du Sud-Est > Guides, manuels, etc.
Aliments pour animaux > Asie du Sud-Est > Gestion.
Élevage laitier > Régions tropicales > Guides, manuels, etc.
Fermes laitières > Régions tropicales > Gestion.
Bovins laitiers > Alimentation > Régions tropicales.
Aliments pour animaux > Régions tropicales > Gestion.
Petites exploitations agricoles > Régions tropicales > Gestion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Feeds.
Dairy cattle > Feeding and feeds.
Dairy farming.
Dairy farms > Management.
Farms, Small > Management.
Southeast Asia.
Tropics.
Handbooks and manuals.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Tropical dairy systems
  • Small holder dairying
  • What is in feeds?
  • How the rumen works
  • Nutrient requirements of dairy cows
  • How feed requirements change during lactation
  • Growing quality forages
  • Making quality silage
  • Supplements for milking cows
  • Milk responses to supplements
  • Formulating a diet
  • Problems with unbalanced diets
  • Diet and milk production
  • Nutrition and fertility
  • Nutrition and young stock
  • Economics of feeding dairy cows
  • Body condition scoring
  • Overcoming environmental constraints to cow performance
  • Future developments in feeding management in the humid topics.

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