Cattle management practices and milk production on mixed smallholder organic pineapple farms in Central Uganda

S Nalubwama, F Kabi, M Vaarst, G Smolders… - Tropical animal health …, 2016 - Springer
A longitudinal study to assess animal management practices and milk production was
conducted for a period of 12 months on 30 smallholder farms keeping dairy cattle and …

Management and use of dairy cattle feed resources on smallholder certified organic pineapple farms in Central Uganda

M Kiggundu, F Kabi, V Mette, S Nalubwama, C Odhong - 2014 - nru.uncst.go.ug
Formulation of exclusively organic diets that meet maintenance and production
requirements of dairy cattle is a major limitation to production of premium organic products of …

[PDF][PDF] Challenges and prospects of integrating livestock into smallholder organic pineapple production in Uganda

S Nalubwama, M Vaarst, F Kabi… - Livestock Research for …, 2014 - academia.edu
This study was conducted to investigate challenges of integrating livestock into organic
pineapple farming so as to develop strategies to enhance integration of livestock for …

Animal husbandary practices of smallholder organic farmers in Uganda: Challenges and future prospects

S Nalubwama, M Kiggundu, M Vaarst - 2014 - nru.uncst.go.ug
Organic agriculture development in Uganda has been mainly in crop production. Currently
certified organic livestock production is non-existent. However, some of the existing animal …

Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda

S Nalubwama, F Kabi, M Vaarst, M Kiggundu… - Organic Agriculture, 2019 - Springer
A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy
cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were …

[PDF][PDF] Dairy cattle management, health and welfare in smallholder farms: An organic farming perspective

SN Kiggundu, N Halberg… - Journal of Organics …, 2015 - jorganics.wordpress.com
Organic production principles aim at achieving good animal health and welfare of livestock.
The objective of the present study was to investigate animal management, health and …

Smallholder dairy farming in Tanzania: Farming practices, animal health and public health challenges and opportunities

S Alonso, PG Toye, G Msalya, D Grace, F Unger - 2014 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Smallholder dairy farming is seen as a viable and promising activity to support the
livelihoods of cattle keepers in low-income countries. This farming system, characterized by …

Dairy production practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts in Western Kenya

LM Musalia, SMM Wangia, RS Shivairo… - Tropical animal health …, 2007 - Springer
A survey was conducted on 176 smallholder dairy farms in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega
districts of Western Kenya to establish the dairy production practices and constraints in the …

Milk production and calf rearing practices in the smallholder areas in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

M Mapekula, M Chimonyo, C Mapiye… - Tropical animal health and …, 2009 - Springer
Farmer perceptions on milk production and calf rearing practices on communal rangelands
in the smallholder areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa were evaluated on a …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of major diseases and vectors in smallholder cattle production systems in different agro-ecological zones and farming systems in Uganda”

M Ocaido, CP Otim, D Kakaire - Crops, 2009 - lrrd.cipav.org.co
A study of the impact of major diseases and vectors among smallholder cattle farmers was
done in three agro-ecological zones in Uganda. Studies were done in: Soroti district …