Business Management For Tropical Dairy Farmers

Author : John Moran
Publisher : Landlinks Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Dairy farming
ISBN : 9780643095168

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Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers by John Moran Pdf

"Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers" gives smallholder dairy farmers the business management skills they need to remain sustainable. It shows how to budget cash inputs to match cash outflows during different seasons of the year, and how to invest wisely in improving cattle housing and feeding systems.

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643107908

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Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics by John Moran Pdf

Dairy consumption in Asia has more than doubled over the last 25 years, and has led to more than 50% of the world’s total dairy imports now entering Asian markets. Consequently, Asian countries are seeking to improve their self-sufficiency in dairy produce by developing their local milk industries. Asian livestock importers are looking for increasing numbers of high grade dairy stock from established dairy industries in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Unfortunately, a major problem encountered throughout Asia has been the poor performance of these exotic high grade dairy heifers when exported from their country of origin to a new, more stressful environment. This has been due to a failure to prepare for their introduction. Exotic dairy cows, particularly those from farms with high levels of herd performance, have high management requirements. If subjected to local and traditional small holder dairy farm practices, they are unlikely to produce acceptable yields of milk or may not even get back into calf. Poor management practices can lead to low growth rates, delayed breeding, stock diseases and even deaths among imported stock both before and after first calving. Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics addresses the entire range of management practices found on tropical small holder dairy farms, highlighting those which are likely to adversely impact on heifer and cow performance, hence farm profitability. It is a companion volume to three other manuals written by John Moran: Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia, Tropical Dairy Farming and Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers.

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643091238

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Tropical Dairy Farming by John Moran Pdf

This manual is designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock.

Author : John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643107922

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Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia by John Moran Pdf

Rearing young stock for replacement heifers is probably one of the least well understood and practised aspects of herd and feeding management on dairy farms throughout the world, particularly on small holder dairy farms in the tropics. This book addresses all the major concerns of the small holder dairy farmer in Asia. It shows how to attain optimal growth in young stock, so that as cows, they can calve at an appropriate early age at the lowest cost and promptly substitute for any cows culled from the milking herd. This provides continuing returns on the investments of feed, labour and other farm resources. Low reproductive rates and high calf mortality are the major causes of reproductive wastage. This has a direct bearing on culling and replacement strategies and on genetic improvement. In many tropical countries, calf mortality can be as high as 50%. In some areas this can be due to climatic stress on temperate or crossbred stock. While climatic stress compounds the other hazards of calf life, high calf mortality is usually due to diseases and poor feeding management. Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia encourages the small holder dairy farmer to maintain their investment in replacement heifers and gives them the tools necessary to achieve realistic targets for mortalities, live weight gain, mating age, and age and live weight at first calving. It is a companion volume to three previous manuals written by John Moran: Tropical Dairy Farming, Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers and Managing High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics.

Author : John Moran,Philip Chamberlain
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486306480

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Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming by John Moran,Philip Chamberlain Pdf

Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming provides insight into the logistics, infrastructure and management required for the development of small and large dairy farms in tropical developing countries. Farmers will learn how to improve the welfare, milk quality and productivity of their dairy herds. This book complements author John Moran’s five previous books on the principles of tropical dairy farming. The manual covers a wide range of topics related to ensuring the sustainability of dairy production systems in tropical developing countries, such as South and East Asia, Africa and Central America. It also provides guidelines for the best management practices of large-scale, more intensive dairy systems. While smallholder farms are the major suppliers of milk in the tropics, many larger farms are becoming established throughout the tropics to satisfy the increasing demands for fresh milk. Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming will be a valuable resource for farmers and stockpeople who want to improve the productive performance of their dairy herds, farm advisers who can assist farmers to achieve this aim, educators who develop training programs for farmers or who train dairy advisers in the basics of dairy production technology, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production, such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists. National and international agencies will learn new insights into the required long-term logistics for regional dairy development, while potential investors will acquire knowledge into intensive tropical dairy farming.

Author : John Moran,Philip Chamberlain
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : NATURE
ISBN : 9781486306473

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Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming by John Moran,Philip Chamberlain Pdf

Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming provides insight into the logistics, infrastructure and management required for the development of small and large dairy farms in tropical developing countries. Farmers will learn how to improve the welfare, milk quality and productivity of their dairy herds. This book complements author John Moran’s five previous books on the principles of tropical dairy farming. The manual covers a wide range of topics related to ensuring the sustainability of dairy production systems in tropical developing countries, such as South and East Asia, Africa and Central America. It also provides guidelines for the best management practices of large-scale, more intensive dairy systems. While smallholder farms are the major suppliers of milk in the tropics, many larger farms are becoming established throughout the tropics to satisfy the increasing demands for fresh milk. Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming will be a valuable resource for farmers and stockpeople who want to improve the productive performance of their dairy herds, farm advisers who can assist farmers to achieve this aim, educators who develop training programs for farmers or who train dairy advisers in the basics of dairy production technology, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production, such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists. National and international agencies will learn new insights into the required long-term logistics for regional dairy development, while potential investors will acquire knowledge into intensive tropical dairy farming.

Author : Rebecca Doyle,John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781486301621

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Cow Talk by Rebecca Doyle,John Moran Pdf

The aim of this manual is to improve the welfare of dairy cattle in tropical developing countries, and by doing so, optimise cow and herd performance. It gives the stockmen and farmers directly concerned with the cattle a better understanding of animal behaviour and the ways cattle communicate their comfort or distress. The book discusses normal cattle behaviour and shows how domestication and breeding can affect behaviour to achieve high levels of production of milk, live weight gain and fertility. Animal welfare is important for producers because it can affect the health, production and contentment of cows. Animal welfare practices which adversely affect cow and herd performance on tropical small holder dairy farms are identified. Advice is then given to change the animal's environment or modify a handler's technique to ensure cattle have the degree of comfort needed to achieve more profitable and sustainable systems of livestock farming. Cow Talk will be a beneficial resource for farmers who want to improve animal welfare, farm advisers who can assist farmers to improve their welfare practices, educators who develop training programs for farmers and dairy advisers, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists.

Author : P. Venkateshwara Rao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Dairy farm management
ISBN : 8176221953

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Dairy Farm Business Management by P. Venkateshwara Rao Pdf

Author : Ken Slater,Gordon Throup
Publisher : Farming Press Limited
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Dairy farming
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000160741

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Dairy Farm Business Management by Ken Slater,Gordon Throup Pdf

Author : Peter de Jong
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118489475

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Sustainable Dairy Production by Peter de Jong Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sustainable dairy production, helping the industry to develop more sustainable dairy products, through new technologies, implementing life cycle analysis, and upgrading and optimization of their current production lines. It aims to stimulate process innovations, taking into account environmental, economic and public relations benefits for companies. Topics covered include: How to set up a sustainable production line How to quantify the carbon foot print of a dairy product by using life cycle analysis Current technologies to improve the carbon foot print What measures can be taken to reduce the global warming potential of the farm Reduction of water use in dairy production Marketing sustainable dairy products Bench marking of dairy products against other food products Potential future technological developments to improve the carbon foot print for the following decades

Author : Peter L Nuthall
Publisher : CABI
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781789240733

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Farm Business Management by Peter L Nuthall Pdf

The underlying economic factors that affect primary production are frequently studied and written about - soil quality, animal health, climate, machinery - but this is the first book to explore the role of the decision psychology of the manager running the farm business, the person responsible for staff, strategic and operational decisions and the success or failure of financial and other objective outcomes. This second edition addresses fundamental questions such as the process of decision making, personal skills, and methods to improve managerial ability. It is an essential reference for farm managers and students in farm economics and management. Key Features: This is the first farm business management book published worldwide focused on human factors and decision making in primary production The second edition introduces two new chapters covering the key decision method, intuition and its enhancement, and the importance of human characteristics in a range of decision topics and areas

Author : Lindsay Falvey,?haran ?hanthalakkhan?
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : 0734014325

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Smallholder Dairying in the Tropics by Lindsay Falvey,?haran ?hanthalakkhan? Pdf

Author : Harold Richard Hare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCAL:$B40107

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Farm Business Management by Harold Richard Hare Pdf

Author : Ken Slater
Publisher : Farming Press Limited
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Dairy cattle
ISBN : WISC:89037827615

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The Principles of Dairy Farming by Ken Slater Pdf

This edition (the 11th), has been completely revised and reset in a larger format. It covers all the dairy farming topics, including industry background, UK regulations, buildings and equipment, the organization of a dairy farm, cropping systems, grassland management, cow nutrition and feeding, herd management in winter and summer, milking equipment, quality husbandry, breeding, dairy herd followers, herd health, dairy management and profitability in milk production. The author lays particular emphasis on the requirements for business management in the context of production controls.

Author : Sarah Blagrove,Tor Hundloe,Hannah Ditton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486305919

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Australia's Role in Feeding the World by Sarah Blagrove,Tor Hundloe,Hannah Ditton Pdf

Earth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed. When faced with providing food for so many people, the idea is often advanced that Australia will become the 'food bowl' of Asia. Australia currently grows enough food to feed about three times its population and agricultural exports are important to our economy; however, Australia's role in feeding the world needs careful consideration. This highly topical book draws together the latest intelligence on the sustainable production and distribution of food and other products from Australian farms. It examines questions that policy-makers, farmers, politicians, agricultural scientists and the general public are asking about the potential productivity of our arable land, the environmental and economic impacts of seeking to increase productivity, and the value of becoming cleaner and greener in our agricultural output. With chapters on the emergence of new markets, consumer trends in China, the biophysical constraints on agricultural expansion, and the various products of Australian agriculture and aquaculture, Australia's Role in Feeding the World provides valuable insight into the future of agriculture in this nation.