Dairy Cattle Peer Review Journals :
Compared with other dairy animals, cattle present many advantages in terms of ease of milking, udder size and the animal’s ability to store milk, and
milk yield. In fact, cattle
milk constitutes the largest share of the total world
milk production. There are far more milking cows in developing than developed countries, but animals in developing countries often have lower
milk yields and shorter lactations. Poor animal performance in small-scale dairy systems in developing countries is the result of such factors as
climate (high ambient temperature, humidity), low-quality feed, low levels of concentrate supplementation, low genetic potential for
milk production of multi-purpose animals (in addition to
milk and meat these cattle also often provide draught power), and high incidence of disease. In developing countries, most
milk is produced by small-scale producers with local or indigenous cattle breeds; however, in peri-urban areas the use of improved or cross-bred cattle is increasing to meet the rising urban demand for
milk and
milk products. Indigenous breeds are well adapted to local conditions (e.g., the thermal environment, available feed and water resources, endemic diseases and parasites), but have low production and usually need to be milked with the calf at foot. Most indigenous breeds in tropical regions are of the zebu type (Bos indicus) with the characteristic hump and dewlap. Some of the most widely distributed dairy breeds of zebu cattle are Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Tharparkar, Kankrej, Gir, Kenana and Butana. Bos taurus indigenous cattle are found in the tropical regions of West Africa and Latin America, and include N’Dama and Criollo breeds.
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