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Astudy on some milk production systems of Egyptian buffalo in Giza governorate
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Arabic :
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دراسة على بعض نظم انتاج اللبن للجاموس المصرى في محافظة الجيزة
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| Abstract |
This study was carried out in four selected suburbs areas (Saft EI-Iaban , EI-Berak EI- Khayam , Arab - EI Koneissa and Nazlet EI-Batran) located at Giza city. A questionnaire was designed to cover the inputs and outputs for animal and crop production. Ninety five milk producers (holding 684 lactating buffaloes) were visited to characterize the urban dairy production system surrounding Giza. Holdings represented 3 herd sizes and 2 land tenure classes Data were collected from March 2002 to March 2003.
The main results obtained could be summarized as follows:
1-The producers in this study holding only buffalo. 2-Calves were separated from their dams after 10 days from parturition and then sold.
3-Culling of female buffaloes was based on fertility problems or low milk production. 4- The overall mean of family size was 7.4 person / family.
5- Dairy production and cultivation depended exclusively on family labor.
6-The overall mean of land holding size was 33.6 kirat. 7-The livestock holder who holding land cultivates berseem exclusively in winter and sorghum in summer. 8- The buffaloes were inseminated by bulls available nearby .9-Fourty percentage of milk (price LE 2.40/Kg) .was sold directly to consumer and 60 % was sold to middleman (price LE2/Kg). 10- The producer did not keep any amount of milk for household consumption. 11-The overall mean of total milk yield (TMY) was 1699 Kg during 211 days with an average daily milk yield (DMY) of 8. 1 Kg . 12- The feeding cost was the major variable cost (over 90 % of the total variable costs), while milk revenue was the most important output (80%) .13- The values of total gross margin per head (LE) were 700,2087, 919, 584, 952 and 816 for small holders<5 heads and landless (LH I), 6-10 heads and landless (LH2), >10 heads and landless (LH3), < 5 heads and land tenure (LLHI), 610 heads and land tenure (LLH2), > 10 heads and land tenure (LLH3), respectively. I4-The output/input ratio was 1.2, 1.6, 1.3, 1.7, 1.5, and 1.4 in the six categories, respectively. 15-Four scenarios were proposed to enhance the system: (adjustment of the feeding ration, introducing maize silage, upgrading nutritive value of rice straw and introducing treated rice straw with maiz silage) .The first three scenarios indicated lower feeding cost and higher gross margin (GM) with no significant effect at (P<0.05).
However, scenario 4 has significantly higher (P<0.01) than the actual case with GM of LE 2042 for scenario 4 vs. LE 1009 for actual case. The results recommend introducing silage maize with rice straw (treated with urea) into buffaloes rations in the studied area. In general, the study attracts the attention for developing this important system.
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| Publication year |
2005
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| Pages |
122p.
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| Availability location |
مكتبة معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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| Availability number |
928
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| Organization Name |
Animal Production Research Institute (APRI)
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Egypt
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Agricultural By-products Utilization Research Department
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AGROVOC
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Calves.
Culling.
Family size.
Livestock numbers.
Milk production.
Milk yield.
Mothers.
Systems analysis.
Tenure.
Water buffaloes.
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| Publication Type |
PhD Thesis
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