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Is This The Highest Milk yielding Cow in the World (100Litre/day)
A Cow which doesn’t even have a name but it just having a ear tag number “4307” produces about 100 liters of Milk per day. The cow has been maintained…
What you should understand before investing in dairy farming
Investing in dairy farming needs to be done in a cautious manner in order to optimise efficiency of available farm resources, or, simply put, to help you do more with…
Dairy farmers in Kenya want the government to reduce the high cost of animal feeds
Dairy farmers want the government to reduce the high cost of milk production, saying the price of animal feeds should be addressed beyond just zero-rating it in the budget. The…
Measures to undertake in avoiding milk reduction this cold season
Decrease in milk production is usually the trend during the cold season. Usually, when environmental temperatures move out of the thermo-neutral zone or comfort zone, dairy cattle begin to experience…
Dairy farmers in Kenya to benefit from milk cooler set to be rolled out by the government
PHOTO BY: Dairy farmers will benefit from a government plan to provide 1,000 cooling machines as part of efforts to enhance sale of quality milk. Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet…
Researchers have developed a simple test to detect mastitis, a disease that costs farmers huge losses.
Researchers in the US have developed a simple test to detect mastitis, a disease that costs farmers huge losses. The test detects subclinical mastitis by screening a sample of a…
Where cows watch television and listen to radio to produce more milk in Nakuru
Beautiful bungalows and maisonettes line up Section 58, an upper income estate in Nakuru. Most of the homes have neat lawns and flower beds, making the environment classy, the reason…
Technology Farm in Nakuru-Njoro, where dairy cows live on the fast lane
Many travellers on the Nakuru-Njoro Road marvel at the black and white cows because they are spotlessly clean and have huge udders sagging with milk. This is Technology Farm, where…
Know the best dairy cow breed that suits your county
It is always a dream come true for any farmer to have a cow breed that gives high returns. Such a cow must be of a particular quality breed, suited…
Common practices that pull down most dairy farms in Kenya
On a chilly Saturday morning last week, members of Kitiri Dairy Cooperative Society gathered at the Engineer Catholic Church in Nyandarua. The farmers had met at the church to learn…