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| Title : |
Interim report on buffalo milk production monitoring in Sishuwa village panchayat, Kaski district, Nepal |
| Material Type: |
printed text |
| Authors: |
Yazman J.A., Author ; Neupane E.P., Author ; Arayal T.P., Author ; Khanal B.R, Author |
| Publisher: |
Khumaltar : FSRDD |
| Publication Date: |
1989 |
| Pagination: |
253-277 p. |
| Keywords: |
Farming Systems; Agriculture |
| Abstract: |
Monthly yield of milk and percent fat and solids-not-fat (SNF) was recorded from buffalo in 23 farmer's herds in Sishuwa Village Panchayat, Kaski District. Average milk per day was 2.7, 3.4, and 5.2 kg for lO local,13 Murrah-crossbreds, and 15 Murrah buffalo respectively. Fat percent for the same groups averaged 6.2, 6.0, and 6.0 while SNF percent was 8.4, 8.5 and 8.8, respectively. Applying the milk pricing formula of the Dairy Development Corporation, milk from local and Murrah buffalo was estimated to be worth Rs 7.2 compared to Rs 7.1 for Murrah crossbreds. The higher milk production of the Murrah, however, resulted in an estimated gross income per day from sale of milk of Rs 37.6 compared to Rs 20.3 for local buffalo and Rs 23.6 for Murrah-crossbreds. Twelve "imported" Murrahs (from India or some other part of Nepal) were compared to three Murrahs distributed by the LAHRC. Imports" are estimated to have produced an average 1211 kg over 238 days compared to 1434 kg over 276 days for Murrahs from LAHRC. Fat percent was higher in the milk of the imports, 7.3% vs. 6.0%, but SNF was the same at 8.8%. While milk from the imports was estimated to be worth Rs 7.3 compared to Rs. 7.0 for the LAHRC-produced buffalo, daily gross income from milk was similar at Rs 37.6 and Rs 37.5 respectively. Problems encountered in monthly milk monitoring include milking schedule of the farmer and sale of monitored buffalo as the dry period approaches. The data indicate that Murrah buffalo produce superior levels of milk compared to local buffalo however more intensive study of production costs is suggested as the higher estimated bodyweight of the Murrah compared to the local (492 kg vs. 372 kg) may result in higher feed costs for maintenance. Intensive study of the management systems of farmers with high buffalo milk production is needed to identify practices which could be used by other farmers. Further monitoring is necessary to generate enough records to separate genetic from management effects, to identify superior buffalo to act as "bull mothers", and to be able to evaluate important reproductive efficiency parameters including calving interval and days dry. The authors are respectively, Livestock Research Advisor, HMG/N/USAID Agricultural Research and Production Project <ARPP>; ARPP Livestock Research Outreach Assistant, LAHRC; Livestock Development Officer, LAHRC; Junior Technical Assistant, DLS Sishuwa Village Panchayat Subcentre Sishuwa, Kaski, and Field Assistant, LAHRC. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=669 |
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Interim report on buffalo milk production monitoring in Sishuwa village panchayat, Kaski district, Nepal [printed text] / Yazman J.A., Author ; Neupane E.P., Author ; Arayal T.P., Author ; Khanal B.R, Author . - Khumaltar : FSRDD, 1989 . - 253-277 p. | Keywords: |
Farming Systems; Agriculture |
| Abstract: |
Monthly yield of milk and percent fat and solids-not-fat (SNF) was recorded from buffalo in 23 farmer's herds in Sishuwa Village Panchayat, Kaski District. Average milk per day was 2.7, 3.4, and 5.2 kg for lO local,13 Murrah-crossbreds, and 15 Murrah buffalo respectively. Fat percent for the same groups averaged 6.2, 6.0, and 6.0 while SNF percent was 8.4, 8.5 and 8.8, respectively. Applying the milk pricing formula of the Dairy Development Corporation, milk from local and Murrah buffalo was estimated to be worth Rs 7.2 compared to Rs 7.1 for Murrah crossbreds. The higher milk production of the Murrah, however, resulted in an estimated gross income per day from sale of milk of Rs 37.6 compared to Rs 20.3 for local buffalo and Rs 23.6 for Murrah-crossbreds. Twelve "imported" Murrahs (from India or some other part of Nepal) were compared to three Murrahs distributed by the LAHRC. Imports" are estimated to have produced an average 1211 kg over 238 days compared to 1434 kg over 276 days for Murrahs from LAHRC. Fat percent was higher in the milk of the imports, 7.3% vs. 6.0%, but SNF was the same at 8.8%. While milk from the imports was estimated to be worth Rs 7.3 compared to Rs. 7.0 for the LAHRC-produced buffalo, daily gross income from milk was similar at Rs 37.6 and Rs 37.5 respectively. Problems encountered in monthly milk monitoring include milking schedule of the farmer and sale of monitored buffalo as the dry period approaches. The data indicate that Murrah buffalo produce superior levels of milk compared to local buffalo however more intensive study of production costs is suggested as the higher estimated bodyweight of the Murrah compared to the local (492 kg vs. 372 kg) may result in higher feed costs for maintenance. Intensive study of the management systems of farmers with high buffalo milk production is needed to identify practices which could be used by other farmers. Further monitoring is necessary to generate enough records to separate genetic from management effects, to identify superior buffalo to act as "bull mothers", and to be able to evaluate important reproductive efficiency parameters including calving interval and days dry. The authors are respectively, Livestock Research Advisor, HMG/N/USAID Agricultural Research and Production Project <ARPP>; ARPP Livestock Research Outreach Assistant, LAHRC; Livestock Development Officer, LAHRC; Junior Technical Assistant, DLS Sishuwa Village Panchayat Subcentre Sishuwa, Kaski, and Field Assistant, LAHRC. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=669 |
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