Aim: The smallholder dairy industry in Eastern Africa continues to be characterized by
seasonality driven milk fluctuations and reproductive performance of dairy cows. In this …

Agriculture stands as the main sector of Uganda's economy with dairy sector contributing
more than 50% of the total output of the country's GDP from agriculture and over 80% of the …

The present study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting dairy income and labor
utilization, compare the performance of crossbred and indigenous cows, and identify the …

Smallholder dairy producers account for around half of all African livestock ventures;
nevertheless, they face challenges in producing more milk due to an insufficient framework …

Milk quality has been markedly linked to milk handling practices. In this paper we report on
existing milk handling practices in Mbarara district, western Uganda assessed through a …

Reproductive failure remains one of the main reasons for culling in dairy herds worldwide.
Prolonged inter-calving periods occasioned by failure or delay in conceiving reduces the …

The aim of this study was to examine breeding objectives and the impact of production
systems and breed types on dairy cattle performance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A total of …

Peri-urban agriculture is constrained by inadequate space and insufficient inputs. The
objective of this paper was to estimate volumes of peri-urban agriculture waste materials …

About half of Africa's animal production comes from smallholder dairy farmers, who employ
various strategies to maximize milk output. Some time-consuming and expensive heuristics …

A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the level of awareness of selected dairy
farmers to herd health program (HHP) and compliance in the Program Ladang Angkat …