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Ade3131:
Wow... Such an educative thread. I read from page 1 to 16 and I must confess it's worth the time. I feel breeders should have advanced to the stage of identifying heifers with potential of given birth to 2 set of calf bcuz their multiplication rate is extremely low.

Twinning is more common in dairy cows. I have seen few cases in indigenous beef cattle. And there is freemartinism in twin calves of different sex. Although its more beneficial to beef production. To make beef cattle farming profitable in this part of the world, farms need to focus more on the 'little milk' the beef cows have to offer. The sales of milk and it's products would cater for the farm's running cost while the yearly calf sales would be the profit...IMO

aaaazq:



Twinning is more common in dairy cows. I have seen few cases in indigenous beef cattle. And there is freemartinism in twin calves of different sex. Although its more beneficial to beef production. To make beef cattle farming profitable in this part of the world, farms need to focus more on the 'little milk' the beef cows have to offer. The sales of milk and it's products would cater for the farm's running cost while the yearly calf sales would be the profit...IMO

seen a few twin birth too but the issue of sterility in twin of different sex is a great concern (freemartin)I feel dairy farming will be more profitable on a micro scale (5 cows or less) especially in you live where the milk can be easily marketed ( Abuja and environs,kd and environs,Kano etc)I noticed most of the nunu (fermented milk) sold in Abuja is made from powdered milk. And usually not creamy, yoghurt is even worse.if someone can capture a small part part of this market, money can be made

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[quote author=felixzo1 post=89103666] seen a few twin birth too but the issue of sterility in twin of different sex is a great concern (freemartin)I feel dairy farming will be more profitable on a micro scale (5 cows or less) especially in you live where the milk can be easily marketed ( Abuja and environs,kd and environs,Kano etc)I noticed most of the nunu (fermented milk) sold in Abuja is made from powdered milk. And usually not creamy, yoghurt is even worse.if someone can capture a small part part of this market, money can be made.



Dairy farming is still at infancy in Nigeria. African countries like Kenya have gone far in annexing the potential of this industry. The reality is, the high producing breeds like Holstein, jersey and Guernsey are expensive though if properly managed, the investment would be worth it. Holstein is the highest producing breed with an average of 40 litres of milk per cow per day on a 305 days lactation period, although the milk production may be lower in the tropical region like sub Sahara Africa where u get 18-30litres. The milk solid of this breed is however lower to that of new jersey.
Also, the awareness of the health benefits of raw and pasteurized milk need to be emphasized. You are absolutely correct. You can't compare a yoghurt made with fresh milk to the one made with powdered milk. The creamy taste with no sweetener. Fresh milk is also the best for Greek yoghurt.
Also, a farmer can get a pure bull of any of those breeds for gradual improvement of the milk production of his herd . This can be done to improve the beef quantity and quality by get getting a fast growing beef bull/quote]

a week old friesian heifer calf

suggest a name

taking milk of 10% of her bodyweight per day

aaaazq:
taking milk of 10% of her bodyweight per day

thanks for the good work.how much is a a litre of unpasteurised fresh milk sold in your location

Pls update thread

The pictures are from July 2019 when we bought the 4 of them for for beef rearing. Can anyone identify their names

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Please share how did you feed them? What did you feed them and more so are the intensive rear or semi intensive rear please share more information with us boss

debeey87:
The pictures are from July 2019 when we bought the 4 of them for for beef rearing. Can anyone identify their names

gudali

felixzo1:
thanks for the good work.how much is a a litre of unpasteurised fresh milk sold in your location

#600/litre.

debeey87:
The pictures are from July 2019 when we bought the 4 of them for for beef rearing. Can anyone identify their names

one pure bokolo
others are cross -bijei

aaaazq:


#600/litre.

please I meant farm gate price not retail price

felixzo1:
please I meant farm gate price not retail price

Mr Felix thanks

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These seeds are rare, thats why im deciding to share. We need to do cattle biz the right way.

Make the best use of your land by planting Brachiaria on it .. after that it will be there for over 10 years if properly maintained.

How do you sell the seed sir?

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That is a magnificent looking Goat are you selling ne

We've sold some and some will be ready for sales in few weeks

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We've sold some and some will be ready for sales in few weeks

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