GERALD710:
Lol!! In Githunguri,Central Kenya there are 30 litre cows!!!
1-2 litre....Are those cows being reared in the middle of the Sahara
On the other hand,The Sotik KCC factory refuses to take in farmer's milk in the Wet season due to it being excess.
While in 2010,some farmers were pouring milk due to a severe glut that hit the country.
In Kenya,the highlands have pure preeds as the climate is similar to Europe.Cool and wet.There are Fresian,Gurnseys Jerseys and Ashyires all over the place.
In the rest of the country,cross breeds dominate.In Coastal Kenya,which has a similar climate to Nigeria(but free of TseTse flies) the Jersey Crossbreed is the main breed.It produces less milk than the pure breeds(10 litres as opposed to the 30litres of the purebreeds in the highlands) but it has a high butterfat content(5%+) and is used to make full cream milk as well as Double Cream.It is the easiest to make products like butter from.
In Maasailand a breed known as Sahiwal is common.It produces around 7 litres daily but can live in Semi-desert like conditions,tick tolerant and does not mind high temperatures.There is even a Sahiwal Fresian breed that produces more than 10 litres. Gerald can you help with cross breed?
I think Nigerians should visit nations like S.A and Kenya where dairy farming has been a successful venture.

Profgordons:


There is no fixed age actually, most times body weight is used as this is a variable function of age and management practices of which feeding plays a key role. Also some breeds are slower to develop. Generally speaking, this would be greater than 2.5years in any known pure breed in Nigeria. As for the breed of choice, the white fulani wins it. It matures earlier, good fertility, highly drought and disease resistant. It's udder conformity is not bad as well. I hope this helps. My advice is for you to learn as much as possible before investing. Commercial Dairy is not like raising commercial chickens.

felixzo1:
my question is ,are you sure it is only two years old, if yes, it can add weight if fed well and treated. what is the price tag