Increacing number of smallholders in rural and pre-urban areas of Eastern Africa are managing their livestock under zero grazing as a component of an intergrated farming system. improved management practice for zero grazing ,along with livstock breeds that produce high milk yields , have been introduced in many areas to help smallholders increase their incomes.Thousand sof farmers now own high-yielding cows, which range from exotic breeds like Friesian, Guernset, Jersey and Ayrshire to various grades of their crosses with local Zebu cattle. Similarly, keeping dairy goats (Saanen,Alpine,Toggenburg) or their crosses for increased milk production and income is growing rapidly in many eastern African communities.
Publication year
2005
Authors
Kitalyi, A.; Miano D M; Mwebaze S; Wambugu C
Language
English
Keywords
crop production, farmers, fodder crops, forage crops, milk production, smallholders, zero grazing
