Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics

Foreword

About the author

Other books and technical manuals by the author

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement of The Crawford Fund

Chemical warning

Contents

Introduction

pp. 1-10

Pre-departure planning and management of stock on arrival

pp. 11-20

Soil and forage management on the new home farm

pp. 21-36

Young stock management

pp. 37-50

The principles of dairy nutrition

pp. 51-62

Feeding management of the milking herd

pp. 63-74

Disease prevention and control

pp. 75-94

Reproductive management

pp. 95-108

Genetics

pp. 109-114

Managing stock surplus to the milking herd

pp. 115-122

Stock welfare

pp. 123-130

Environmental management

pp. 131-142

Housing systems

pp. 143-160

Milk harvesting and hygiene

pp. 161-174

Adding value to milk

pp. 175-180

The business of small holder dairy farming

pp. 181-192

Conducting farmer workshops on improved herd management

pp. 193-198

Assessing current farm management practices

pp. 199-206

Tips and traps in managing high grade dairy stock

pp. 207-245

Appendices

pp. 246-257

Glossary

pp. 258-260

References and further reading

pp. 261-264

Index

pp. 265