Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya
Livestock of pastoralists provide meat, milk, blood, dung and are useful for transportation purposes. In semi-arid and arid areas with very low precipitation the herder must often walk far distances to feed the livestock. This affects the animals’ production, especially of milk. Previous studies h...
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Livestock of pastoralists provide meat, milk, blood, dung and are useful for transportation purposes. In semi-arid and arid areas with very low precipitation the herder must often walk far distances to feed the livestock. This affects the animals’ production, especially of milk. Previous studies have investigated how to improve milk production in terms of milking strategies in cattle. Letting the calf suckle at milking improves milk yield and is also positive for udder health, but shows different impact on growth rate of the calf compared to no suckling at milking. The present study is part of a bigger study and was carried out in Kajiado district at Shompole Conservancy and Ngurumani Escarpment, Kenya. Cross-bred Zebu cattle were used in the study with the objective to control the milking strategy locally. With help of literature, an evaluation of the effects of the milking strategies on calf growth was made. Maasai people are using restricted suckling system, meaning that the calves were separated from the dam during the day, but during milking they were allowed to suckle before, during and after milking. During milking, the milker must balance the needs of the calf against nutritional needs of humans. Most common was to milk three out of four teats, giving the calf access to suckle one teat. Normally the milkers emptied the milked udder quarters completely. Calf size determined both number of teats for the calf and if the milked udder quarters were emptied by the milker or by the calf.
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| spelling | RepoSLU62262013-10-28T16:28:54Z Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya Traditionell mjölkproduktion hos nötkreatur i halvtorra områden i Kenya Juhlin, Louise mjölkproduktion mjölkningsstrategi zebu maasai milk production milking strategy Livestock of pastoralists provide meat, milk, blood, dung and are useful for transportation purposes. In semi-arid and arid areas with very low precipitation the herder must often walk far distances to feed the livestock. This affects the animals’ production, especially of milk. Previous studies have investigated how to improve milk production in terms of milking strategies in cattle. Letting the calf suckle at milking improves milk yield and is also positive for udder health, but shows different impact on growth rate of the calf compared to no suckling at milking. The present study is part of a bigger study and was carried out in Kajiado district at Shompole Conservancy and Ngurumani Escarpment, Kenya. Cross-bred Zebu cattle were used in the study with the objective to control the milking strategy locally. With help of literature, an evaluation of the effects of the milking strategies on calf growth was made. Maasai people are using restricted suckling system, meaning that the calves were separated from the dam during the day, but during milking they were allowed to suckle before, during and after milking. During milking, the milker must balance the needs of the calf against nutritional needs of humans. Most common was to milk three out of four teats, giving the calf access to suckle one teat. Normally the milkers emptied the milked udder quarters completely. Calf size determined both number of teats for the calf and if the milked udder quarters were emptied by the milker or by the calf. Boskap är pastoralisters inkomstkälla som ger kött, mjölk, blod, dynga och används även som dragdjur. I halvtorra och torra områden där nederbörden är mycket begränsad måste herden ofta vandra långa sträckor för att ge mat åt boskapen. Detta påverkar djurens produktivitet, särskilt mjölkproduktionen. Tidigare studier har visat hur man kan förbättra mjölkproduktionen med fokus på mjölkningsstrategi hos nötkreatur. Att låta kalven dia under mjölkningen förbättrar mjölkavkastningen och är också positivt för juverhälsan, men visar motsägelsefulla resultat på kalvens tillväxt i olika, tidigare studier. Studien ingår i en större studie och utfördes i Shompole Conservancy och Ngurumani-sluttningen i Kajiado-distriktet, Kenya. Zebukorsningar användes i studien med syftet att kontrollera mjölkningsstrategier i dessa områden. Med hjälp av litteratur utvärderades vilka eventuella effekter mjölkningsstrategin har på kalvens tillväxt. Kalvar föddes upp genom ”begränsat diande” (restricted suckling), vilket innebär att kalvarna var separerade från modern fram tills mjölkning då de fick dia före, under och efter mjölkningen. Kvinnorna som traditionellt mjölkar korna måste väga människor näringsmässiga behov mot kalvens. Mest förekommande var att mjölka tre av fyra spenar, vilket gjorde att kalven fick dia en spene. Kalvens storlek avgjorde både antal spenar den skulle få tillgång till och om den skulle tömma sin juverdel och de delar kvinnan mjölkat. SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) 2013 M2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/6226/ |
| spellingShingle | mjölkproduktion mjölkningsstrategi zebu maasai milk production milking strategy Juhlin, Louise Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title | Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title_full | Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title_short | Traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in Kenya |
| title_sort | traditional milk production in cattle in a semi-arid area in kenya |
| topic | mjölkproduktion mjölkningsstrategi zebu maasai milk production milking strategy |