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Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 6:16pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
feed well, like how much do you think the feed will cost for three month? before the seller can sale at the suggested rate. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 6:20pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
felixzo1:yes, it is two years old. buying feed for this cow in Lagos will cost about N6000 for wheat offal and eke (1 bag each) like how much of this do you think the cow will consume in one months? Also is it advisable to use this kind of animal for foundation stock? |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 6:30pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
Professionals in the house, at what age do heifers usually get pregnant? what breed of Nigerian cow is best for diary stock? 1 Like |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Liadi2(m): 10:58pm On Apr 13, 2016 |
felixzo1:pls I will be glad if we can both partner together by bringing it down to ibadan pls chat for business purposes 08102229757 |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by DrTeeee(m): 2:54am On Apr 14, 2016 |
Pls add me 07030806819. Thanks |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 1:02am On Apr 15, 2016 |
Maple: Hi Maple, I live in Kaduna, where did you get the AI provider? Would it be possible to meet when ever am in Abj? I do have some WF Heifers. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 1:21am On Apr 15, 2016 |
GOM2016: 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. 2 Likes |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by felixzo1(m): 5:38am On Apr 15, 2016 |
Profgordons:firstly about the AI go to NAPRi Zaria to their ruminant section, you will be able to get a competent person to synchronize your cows and insiminate them. the price is N15000 for both services but since it is a government facility you could get it cheaper 2 Likes |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by felixzo1(m): 6:10am On Apr 15, 2016 |
GOM2016:on the average the first estrus cycle in our local breeds is observe between 39 to 45 months.( above 3 years) one of the limiting factors affecting cattle production is the late maturity of our local breeds. developed foreign breeds have their first calf by 24 to 30 months . estrus is observed around 15 months.feeding is a serious factor for early maturity especially in foreign cows(Bos Taurus) than local breeds ( Bos indicus) . one of the unique things about our local cows is despite the nomadic life style for herdsmen, they have high fertility and can withstand long trekking ,drought and food shortages. on local breeds for dairy , gudali has a genetic potential for higher milk yields than white fulani. under experimental condition s gudali has out performed white fulani by 2 litres daily, gudali produces 5 litres when well fed,with grasses, water and concentrates (2kg)while white fulani gave 3 litres under same feeding conditions |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 12:38pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
felixzo1: Many Thanks Bro, I've been there before. I think I'll have to meet someone else the next time I visit.. Their staffs' attitude was somewhat unpleasant and no one seemed to know much about anything. Also is any Nigerian Vet Coy selling sexed semen? Am interested in knowing how Maple got his and what the success rates were for the heifers or cows per service. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by felixzo1(m): 2:06pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Profgordons:I will give you a contact of someone in NVRI Vom, he is very resourceful, he has done insemination for Intergrated Dairies Vom in the past and has done sexed insemination for Nagari farms. 1 Like |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 3:05pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
felixzo1: That will be great, thanks. I sent an email to your gmail earlier, it should be easy for you to identify. Thank you. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by felixzo1(m): 3:13pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Profgordons:please sent another email, I get a lot of emails, yours will be hiding somewhere, I will forward his number and name to you, you can ask him any question regarding AI |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 3:13pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
felixzo1: @Felix, I think the sample size for the comparison you used was really small and thereby not reliable for a conclusion. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, there's been a lot of research on the two breeds already and for dairy purpose, you just have to put your money on the White Fulani. I can share this FAO document extract with you: Estimates of cumulative mortality rate of White Fulani cattle at one year of age, both on-farm and on-station, are presented in table 4. The White Fulani is less tolerant to trypanosomiasis than the N'Dama (Roberts and Gray, 1973b; Hill and Esuruoso, 1976) but is more tolerant than the Gudali and other zebu types (Faulkner and Brown, 1953; Faulkner and Epstein, 1957). Ross et al. (1959) have suggested the existence of a genetic basis for the resistance of White Fulani cattle to intestinal helminths as well. The White Fulani cattle have also been reported to be more resistant to dermatophilosis than the Muturu and N'Dama breeds (Amakiri, 1974; Nwufoh and Amakiri, 1981). Studies of anatomical and physiological features related to heat tolerance mechanisms (table 5) show that the White Fulani is more heat tolerant than the N'Dama and the Gudali in Nigeria (e.g. Amakiri and Mordi, 1975). This is reflected in their low respiration rate and heat tolerance index. The White Fulani also exhibited less panting and salivation under heat stress (Buvanendran et al., 1992). The White Fulani have a.tendency to sweat much more profusely than the Gudali, N'Dama, the Muturu and Holstein Friesians when exposed to similar high ambient temperatures (e.g. Amakiri and Mordi, 1975; Amakiri and Onwuka, 1980). Indeed, the White Fulani has been reported to be the least stressed breed in the hot climates of Nigeria (Igono and Aliu, 1982). 8.3.2 Female reproduction The reproductive performance of White Fulani females is presented in table 8. Age at first calving as low as 25.4 months (e.g. Knudsen and Sohael, 1970; Roberts and Gray, 1973a) and calving interval as short as 360 days (e.g. Knudsen and Sohael, 1970; Pullan, 1979) have been reported on station. In contrast, extreme figures of 73 months and 810 days, respectively, have been reported by Pullan (1979, 1980), among others, under traditional management. Supplementation has been shown to reduce age at first calving from 73 months to about 40 months in village herds (Pullan, 1979; Synge, 1980; Otchere, 1986a). Calving rate, which has been defined as a percentage of the number of calves dropped to the number of cows mated in a year, ranged from 53% to 90% under statiori conditions. In coiztrast, calving rate which was inuch lower in village herds ranged from 38o/o in unsupplemented t:ûditioinal systems to 72% in supplemented village systems (e.g. Synge, 1980; Otchere, 1986a). 8.4 Milk production The range in milk yield and lactation length of the Gudali (table 7) indicates substantial variation in these traits. These figures point to the opportunity for genetic improvement of milk traits through stringent selection. It is apparent from the limited data that the dairy qualities of Adamawa Gudali are inferior to those of Sokoto Gudali and that, in general, the Gudali is a relatively poor milker compared to the White Fulani and the other important zebu breeds in the region. Information was generally lacking on the milk composition of the Gudali. The only available figures for milk butterfat for the Sokoto Gudali was in the range of 5.4 to 6.5o/o (Faulkner and Epstein, 1957; Payne, 1970; Epstein, 1971; Ngere, 1985a). |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 3:32pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
[quote author=felixzo1 post=44728638] please sent another email, I get a lot of emails, yours will be hiding somewhere, I will forward his number and name to you, you can ask him any question regarding AI[/quote |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 5:21pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
@Felix and Profgordon thank you for this wonderful information, your student is learning fast 0 |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 5:27pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Profgordons:ok Sir, As long as I Have people like you as my coach, I think things wont go wrong. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 5:38pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
Good evening my teachers in the house, is it possible to enhance maturity in heifers, as in bringing it forward? |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 4:32pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
GOM2016: Lol, sounds like an impossible thing but it is a yes and no answer. You can improve on the maturity time of your heifer with proper food and management. Actually, the reason why the foreign breed are what they are is because of proper food and good herd management over none less than 50 to 100years. There is no other means to make a 1year old heifer become 2yrs than to wait. And am beginning to suspect you want to start making quick profit. You better throw your money on gambling instead. Dairy farming requires patience and planning, with best practice, you may not make your first profit until after 4 to 5years. Any body who tells you otherwise is lying. Besides, don't make a mistake of getting herds first, it is structure first then build your herd. I'll bet all my Dollars if you succeed any other way. 5 Likes |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 6:31pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
@profgordons, my teacher am only considering my payback period ooo . on the issue of structure, what are the necessity to put in place before the herds. thank you. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Profgordons(m): 4:53pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
GOM2016: Sincerely, that's a difficult question to answer. The variables involved in Dairy structures are much. Here is a link, read every page: http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/t1265e/t1270e04.htm Cheers. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 6:32pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
Thank you boss, Ihave gone through the material, I will appreciate if I get a picture of existing farm. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by fiddzy(m): 11:23am On May 13, 2016 |
Good day sir mr maple scrooling through your thread i came across your picture on hydroponic fodder lab pls sir i have some questions. My questions are these 1.how much is the cost of each tray because where i stay here the fabricator told me 800 and i feel he is trying to rip me off 2.do you also use red sorghum varieties because from what i learned white sorghum variety is used . Pls anyone in the house can also share ideas thanks. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by bugativeron: 4:41pm On May 13, 2016 |
I have got 8pcs of rams & goats to sell in Ibadan |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by akinodeo: 10:53am On May 19, 2016 |
Hi, I av been thinking about going into cattle rearing in abuja. Is there anyone here who is into that close by that I can liase with or at least learn from? Pls contact me thanks |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by akinodeo: 12:47pm On May 19, 2016 |
Maple: |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Nobody: 8:11pm On May 19, 2016 |
fiddzy: 1. Fabricator price would depend on your location. N800/tray is a reasonable price within FCT. 2. Yes, you can use red sorghum too. Though its not widely established, however some believe that poultry & pigs utilize more energy from white sorghum than red sorghum, even though their starch contents are somewhat similar. As for cattle, this is of no concern. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Nobody: 8:24pm On May 19, 2016 |
@akinodeo, shoot me a pm via tjumar3@gmail.com |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Nobody: 8:38pm On May 19, 2016 |
Maple: Hello Mr Maple, I have questions too and would like to send you an email, if you dont mine. Thank you |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by Nobody: 8:41pm On May 19, 2016 |
bugativeron: Where are u in Ibadan and at what price are you selling? pls attach pix I know someone in Ibadan who is looking to buy a ram. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by GOM2016: 7:38am On May 20, 2016 |
Oga maple, weldone sir. I will also contact you. |
Re: Cattle Fattening/goat Farming/dairy farm For Small Holder Farmer, pix by fiddzy(m): 5:40pm On May 20, 2016 |
Thank u sir Maple: |
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