scholarly journals A New Strategy for Utilizing Rice Forage Production Using a No-Tillage System to Enhance the Self-Sufficient Feed Ratio of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Japan

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 4975-4989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Windi Zahra ◽  
Takeshi Yasue ◽  
Naomi Asagi ◽  
Yuji Miyaguchi ◽  
Bagus Purwanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farming ◽  
The Self ◽  
Feed Ratio ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Small Scale Dairy Farming Practice in a Selective Area of Bangladesh

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Hossain . ◽  
M.M. Hossain . ◽  
M.M. Rashid . ◽  
M. Asaduzzaman . ◽  
M.M. Rahman .
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Farming Practice ◽  
Selective Area ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals The Effect of Small-Scale Dairy Farming in Enhancing Sustainable Food Security for Farmers and their Households in Murang’a East Sub-County, Murang’a County.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-211
Author(s):  
John Miano Mwangi; Dr Charles N. Mogote
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

The study sought to investigate the effect of small-scale dairy farming in enhancing sustainable food security for farmers and their households in Murang’a East Sub-County, Murang’a County. The paper applied descriptive research design and quantitative research technique for the methodology. Besides, the investigation used a sample size computed from a populace size of small-scale dairy farmers in Gaturi, Township and Mbiri Wards (lower Kiharu Constituency), Murang’a East Sub-County, approximated to be 45,000 Km2. The sample size comprised of 385 respondents selected through stratified sampling aiming at the equal representation of the three wards. Out of the selected 385 individuals, only 297 respondents were effective participants in the study. The rest did not give feedback or were nonresponsive. The data analysis used descriptive statistics through the Microsoft Excel data analysis tools to develop distribution tables, frequencies, percentages, charts, and measures of central tendency. Data collection instruments included questionnaires, interviews and observation. The study also conducted a pre-test and analysis to ensure validity, accuracy, and reliability of instruments applied. Data collection process involved getting permits and necessary approvals. The study concluded that the study concludes that small-scale dairy farming has an effect in multiple ways on food security within the county. The effect is the provision of milk to the farmers for consumption as food. The study recommends that county government should invest in research activities that would enhance dairy farming practices. Such research activities may include those on the market, diseases, animal feeds, and value addition to dairy produce.

SMALL-SCALE DAIRY FARMING IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL MEXICO: TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON POVERTY

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ESPINOZA-ORTEGA ◽  
E. ESPINOSA-AYALA ◽  
J. BASTIDA-LÓPEZ ◽  
T. CASTAÑEDA-MARTÍNEZ ◽  
C. M. ARRIAGA-JORDÁN
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

Small-scale dairy farming has been suggested as a rural development option for Mexican campesino communities. However, there is a lack of information on how dairy farming systems operate. The objective of this paper is to analyse the social, productive and economic characteristics of small-scale dairy production systems in the central highlands in the northwest of the State of Mexico. These three characteristics were analysed on 69 farms using factor and cluster analysis. Five factors accounted for 68% of cumulative variance. Cluster analysis yielded three well-defined groups. A Kruskal–Wallis test was performed on the arable land area and the number of animals, and analysis of variance for milk yield. Economic analysis was undertaken using activity budgets. Results showed the relationships between scale and management methods and their effects on the income for the family. Families in only one of the three groups receive incomes from dairying that were above all Mexican poverty indices. This outcome is explained by the intensification in the management of their herds, which is reflected in higher milk yields, higher incomes and better access to government support schemes. Enhancement of milk production in the area studied needs differential policies which take in to account differences between the groups identified.

Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in cattle and water buffalos under small-scale dairy farming in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces, Egypt

2013 ◽  
Vol 198 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hany M. Ibrahim ◽  
Paul F. Adjou Moumouni ◽  
Khaled Mohammed-Geba ◽  
Sherin K. Sheir ◽  
Ihab S.Y. Hashem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Babesia Bovis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Babesia Bigemina ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals PRODUÇÃO DE GRÃOS E FORRAGEM EM FUNÇÃO DA DISPONIBILIDADE LUMINOSA EM SISTEMA DE INTEGRAÇÃO LAVOURA-PECUÁRIA-FLORESTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO DE PAULA SIMÃO ◽  
MIGUEL MARQUES GONTIJO NETO ◽  
SILVIO NOLASCO OLIVEIRA NETO ◽  
JOÃO CARLOS CARDOSO GALVÃO ◽  
EMERSON BORGHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Photosynthetically Active Radiation ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Eucalyptus Urophylla ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Forage Maize ◽  
Active Radiation ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Urochloa Brizantha ◽  
Different Levels

RESUMO - Neste trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar a produtividade da forragem e grãos de milho e do capim braquiária em consórcio, submetidos a diferentes níveis de sombreamentos proporcionados pelos renques de eucaliptos, em sistema de Integração Lavoura-Pecuária-Floresta, na região de Sete Lagoas-MG. O experimento foi conduzido na área experimental da Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, em Sete Lagoas-MG, em área de cultivo de eucalipto (Eucalyptus urophylla, clone AEC 1528) implantado em 29 de outubro de 2013, em espaçamento 15x2 m entre plantas. Em 24 de novembro de 2015, foi realizada a semeadura simultânea em sistema plantio direto do milho (AG 8088 VT PRO) consorciado com capim braquiária (Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu) em espaçamentos de 0,70 m entre linhas, a uma distância de 1 metro entre a primeira linha de semeadura do milho/braquiária e os renques de eucalipto. As produtividades de grãos e forragem de milho e de milho mais capim entre os renques de eucalipto foram semelhantes às produtividades em pleno sol a partir de 3,8 m de distância entre as linhas de milho e os renques de eucalipto. A produtividade de grãos e de forragens foi diretamente influenciada pela redução da distância entre as linhas de semeadura e os renques de eucalipto com três anos de implantação em espaçamento de 15x2. O componente arbóreo no sistema de Integração Lavoura-Pecuária- Floresta altera o ambiente no sub-bosque, reduzindo a incidência de radiação fotossinteticamente ativa entre os renques, diminuindo diretamente as produtividades de forragem e grãos de milho em cultivo consorciado com U. brizantha.Palavras-chave: Zea mays, U. brizantha, eucalipto, cultivo consorciado.GRAIN AND FORAGE PRODUCTION IN THE FUNCTION OF LUMINOUS AVAILABILITY IN INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK-FORESTRY SYSTEMSABSTRACT - The objective of this work was to evaluate the productivity of grass and maize forage, and maize grains submitted to different levels of shade provided by the eucalypt trees, in Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest system, in the region of Sete Lagoas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The experiment was carried out in the experimental area of Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, in Sete Lagoas, MG, in an area of eucalypt (Eucalyptus urophylla, clone AEC 1528) implanted on October 29, 2013, spaced 15x2 m between plants. On November 24, 2015, no-tillage system (AG 8088 VT PRO) was intercropped with Brachiaria grass (Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu) at 0.70 m between rows, at  distance of 1 meter between the first sowing line of maize/Brachiaria and eucalypt rows. The yields of maize forage, maize grains and Brachiaria among the eucalypt rows were similar to the productivities in full sun from 3.8 m distance between maize and eucalypt lines. Grain yield and maize fodder yields were directly influenced by the reduction of the distance between the sowing lines and the eucalypt rows with three years of implantation at 15x2 spacing. The arboreal component in Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest system alters the environment in the sub-forest, reducing the incidence of photosynthetically active radiation among the ranks, directly reducing forage and maize grains yields in intercropping system with U. brizantha.Keywords: Zea mays, U. brizantha, eucalypt, intercropping system.

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