ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CATTLE HERD PROJECT IN CATTLE FARMS AND MILK PRODUCTION IN SULAIBIYA OF KIEWIT

The aim of the study was to survey the milking technology and to analyse the associations between milking parlour type, herd size, and milk production parameters on dairy cattle farms. The milking technology was surveyed by using a questionnaire in 417 Hungarian dairy herds with 177,514 cows in 2017, and it was compared with their official farm milk production data. The surveyed farms were categorized according to their size (1-50, 51-300, 301-600, and >600 cows) and to their milking parlour types (herringbone, parallel, carousel, and others). The relationships were analysed by multivariate linear models, one-way ANOVA, and Fisher’s exact test. Pairwise comparisons were performed by Tukey’s post hoc tests. The prevailing type of milking parlour was herringbone (71.0 %), but on larger farms the occurrence of parallel and carousel parlours increased (p<0.001). The number of milking stalls per farm increased with herd size (p<0.001). Farms with herringbone parlour had significantly smaller number of milking stalls than that of parallel (p=0.022) and carousel (p<0.001) parlours, and the cows were mostly milked two times, while in carousel milking parlours mostly three times a day. As the herd size increased, so did daily milk yield (p<0.001) and daily milk production per cow (p<0.001). Herd size was associated with somatic cell count (p<0.001). The type of milking parlour showed significant association with daily milk yield (p=0.039) and dairy units with herringbone milking system had the lowest milk quality. Our findings show that herd size has greater impact on milk production parameters than milking technologies.

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Analysis of some cattle farms focused on milk production

Acta agriculturae Serbica ◽

10.5937/aaser1540127p ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (40) ◽

pp. 127-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tatjana Pandurevic ◽

Milica Mojevic ◽

Ivan Rankic ◽

Bojana Ristanovic

Keyword(s):

Milk Production ◽

Cattle Farms

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The Effect of Vaccination with Live Attenuated Neethling Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine on Milk Production and Mortality—An Analysis of 77 Dairy Farms in Israel

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines8020324 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 324 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michal Morgenstern ◽

Eyal Klement

Keyword(s):

Adverse Effects ◽

Milk Production ◽

Skin Disease ◽

Linear Models ◽

Viral Disease ◽

Lumpy Skin Disease ◽

Post Vaccination ◽

Efficient Measure ◽

Daily Milk Production ◽

Cattle Farms

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important, arthropod borne viral disease of cattle. Vaccination by the live attenuated homologous Neethling vaccine was shown as the most efficient measure for controlling LSD. However, adverse effects due to vaccination were never quantified in a controlled field study. The aim of this study was to quantify the milk production loss and mortality due to vaccination against LSD. Daily milk production, as well as culling and mortality, were retrieved for 21,844 cows accommodated in 77 dairy cattle farms in Israel. Adjusted milk production was calculated for each day during the 30 days post vaccination. This was compared to the preceding month by fitting mixed effects linear models. Culling and mortality rates were compared between the 60 days periods prior and post vaccination, by survival analysis. The results of the models indicate no significant change in milk production during the 30 days post vaccination period. No difference was observed between the pre- and post-vaccination periods in routine culling, as well as in immediate culling and in-farm mortality. We conclude that adverse effects due to Neethling vaccination are negligible.

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Development of competitiveness and its determinants in Slovak dairy farms

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/76/2013-agricecon ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 60 (No. 2) ◽

pp. 82-88

Author(s):

M. Michaličková ◽

Z. Krupová ◽

P. Polák ◽

L. Hetényi ◽

E. Krupa

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Milk Production ◽

Milk Yield ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Dairy Farm ◽

Effective Utilization ◽

Unit Costs ◽

Feed Costs ◽

The Individual ◽

Cattle Farms

The competitiveness and its determinants for Slovak dairy cattle farms during the years 2007 to 2011 was analysed. The economic database of the Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra was used as the basis. The profit in milk production with including the direct subsidies was assumed as the main parameter of the dairy farm competitiveness. The influence of the individual cost items and milk yield on the competitiveness was quantified using the multivariable linear regression model. Our results indicate that the farms were competitive in milk production only in 2007 and 2008. The highest profit (0.026 € per 1 kg of milk) was reached in 2007. It was mainly determined by the level of the milk price (+9%) and unit costs (–10%) in the evaluated period. The negative regression to the competitiveness was observed for the feed costs, labour costs, repairs and services, depreciations, other direct costs and overheads. On the other hand, the statistically positive impact of the milk yield was found. Generally, the effective utilization of the production potential of animals should be recommended as the main factor of the unit costs reduction as well as for the improvement of the dairy cattle farms profit.  

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Short communication: Impact of the intensity of milk production on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions in Portuguese cattle farms

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5424/sjar/2015134-8176 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. e06SC05 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

José Pereira ◽

Henrique Trindade

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

Milk Production ◽

Ghg Emissions ◽

Manure Management ◽

Gaseous Emissions ◽

Cattle Farm ◽

Enteric Fermentation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Cattle Farms

The aim of this study was evaluate the relationship between the intensity of milk production for a wide range of Portuguese commercial cattle farms and NH3 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from manure management and enteric fermentation. A survey was carried out at 1471 commercial dairy cattle farms (Holstein-Friesian) and the NH3, N2O and CH4 emissions at each stage of manure management were estimated as well as CH4 losses from enteric fermentation. Gaseous emissions were estimated by a mass flow approach and following the recommendations of IPCC guidelines. The manure management and enteric fermentation in a typical Portuguese cattle farm contributes with 7.5±0.15 g N/L milk produced as NH3 and 1.2±0.22 kg CO2 equivalent per litre of milk as GHG. Increasing milk production will significantly reduce NH3 and GHG emissions per litre of milk produced. It can be concluded that a win-win strategy for reducing NH3 and GHG emissions from dairy cattle farms will be the increase of milk production on these farms. This goal can be achieved by implementing animal breeding programs and improving feed efficiency in order to increase productivity.

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Enhancement potentials for labour efficiency in small and large scale cattle farms

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/1/3588 ◽

2001 ◽

pp. 70-75

Author(s):

Tibor Nagy

Keyword(s):

Milk Production ◽

Large Scale ◽

Dairy Farms ◽

Raw Milk ◽

Small Scale ◽

Work Organisation ◽

Examination Methods ◽

Cattle Farms ◽

Small Scale Dairy

The author examined the possibilities of increasing the labour efficiency at 6 large-scale farms and at 109 small-scale farms in Hajdú-Bihar county. He stated that the level of labour efficiency was higher for large scale farms than for small-scale farms. However, there is potential for work organisation of milking, feeding and other jobs on the large-scale farms, too. The reason for the low labour efficiency on small-scale dairy farms is the small number of livestock, obsolete machinery, and lack of expertise. The author points out that the quality of raw milk is also an important issue. Using examination methods of work organisation, he determined the critical points of raw milk production.

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Correlations of Animal Welfare Scores with First Lactation Milk Yield of Dual Purpose Cows

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v7i10.1607-1610.2653 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 1607

Author(s):

Cigdem Durmaz ◽

Savas Atasever

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Milk Production ◽

Milk Yield ◽

Milk Production Trait ◽

Dual Purpose ◽

Brown Swiss ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Indoor Conditions ◽

Cattle Farms

The objective of this study was to determine the relationships between animal welfare scores (AWS) and milk production in dairy cattle. AWS traits on locomotion ability (LA), social interaction (SI), flooring (F), indoor conditions (IC) and stockmanship effect (SE) were scored by a 100 points scale in a total of 51 farms in Samsun region of Turkey. First lactation milk yield (FLMY) records of Brown Swiss and Simmental cows were used as milk production trait. All components were assessed by t-test to determine the effects of the welfare traits on FLMY. The overall mean of AWS was calculated to be 74.05±1.69, and therefore the farms were founded within a “suitable” class. It was estimated moderate correlations among the parameters except for AWS and SI, however, no statistically significant difference was estimated between AWS and FLMY of the cows. SE was revealed the most important factor on AWS of the farms. Finally, routine scoring cattle farms to decide their suitability for animal needs is advised to herd owners for managing rentable populations in the farms.

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Optimisation of the breeding value model of Simmental bull sires

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry ◽

10.2298/bah0606011p ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (5-6) ◽

pp. 11-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jovanka Panic ◽

V. Vidovic

Keyword(s):

Milk Production ◽

Milk Yield ◽

Breeding Value ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Fat Yield ◽

Value Model ◽

Year 2000 ◽

Cattle Farms

In this research 245 cows were included. They are daughters of ten sires, and they realized 548 lactations in the period from year 2000 to 2003. Data were used from two cattle farms, "Backa" and "Pobeda" that are located on government property "Krivaja". In this research influences of systematic factors like farm, year, season or lactation have been included. Breading values are evaluated for all qualities (milk yield, fat yield, fat percentage and persistency of milk production). Sires are ranked based on average milk yield of his daughters.

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Labour productivity of dairy cattle farming in Central and Southeast Bulgaria

Trakia Journal of Sciences ◽

10.15547/tjs.2020.03.010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 244-249

Author(s):

K. Stankov

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Milk Production ◽

Labour Productivity ◽

Work Unit ◽

High Quality ◽

Black And White ◽

Technological Level ◽

Cattle Farming ◽

The Cost ◽

Cattle Farms

A study was conducted on labour productivity in dairy cattle farms that breed Black-and-White cows. The study encompassed 90 farms, thus including 6471 cows. The farms were divided into four groups: small – 8 farms with an average of 3.6 cows; medium – 32 farms with an average of 22.9 cows; large – 32 farms with an average of 74.2 cows; and huge – 18 farms with 185.3 cows per farms. The results of the study indicated that large and huge farms are distinguished by high labour productivity. The income from production, profit, milk quantities, and the cost of one annual work unit (AWU) and a man-hour were several times higher compared to small and medium farms. Production was organised at a much better technological level, which was a contributing factor towards high-quality and competitive milk production. A recommendation to the small and medium farms would be to grow larger, improve their selection, and develop technologically.

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Technical and economic performance of dairy cattle farming in mountain areas in Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry ◽

10.2298/bah2004487m ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 487-498

Author(s):

Azeddine Mouhous ◽

Farid Djellal ◽

Hocine Guermah ◽

Si Kadi

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Milk Production ◽

Production Costs ◽

Farm Size ◽

Average Income ◽

Mountain Areas ◽

Production Development ◽

Development Policies ◽

Cattle Farms ◽

Production Resources

The aim of this study is to explore the technical and economic aspects of cattle farms in mountain areas and to identify their technical constraints and potentialities. One hundred dairy cattle farmers were surveyed for seven months. The results show that the average farm size is 13 dairy cows and shows considerable variability at the sample level. For one-third of the farms, stabling is almost permanent and feed concentrate used as supplement (on average 7 kg /cow/day). 85% of the factors of production (useful agricultural area and possession of tractor) are owned by 45% of the breeders. Cow productivity averages is around 10.5 kg / day with two milkings / day. In addition, the average self-consumption of milk is 6 kg / day, which represents 2.8% of milk production. Feed expenses represent 90% of production costs. Annual income range from 99 909 AD / livestock unit (LU) nearly 148 421 AD / livestock unit. This variation is a function of the endowment of production resources. Subsidies for milk production represent 58% of the average income of farmers, what shows the low yield of dairy cattle farms. Today, with the drastic reduction in financial resources, dairy production development policies should focus on strategies to improve cow productivity and profitability in those areas.

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