ASSESSEMENT OF DAIRY CATTLE MILK PRODUCTION IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4914Keywords:
Performance, Dairy, Cows, Milk, ProductionAbstract
The study was conducted to assess the performance of dairy cows in 16 local government areas of Kano State, Nigeria. A total of 123 dairy cattle farmers were randomly selected and structured questionnaire were used to obtain information on dairy cows. Data collected were analyzed using Microsoft Excel application package. The results showed that 93.50% of cattle kept by the respondent were indigenous breeds while 6.5% were hybrid. The husbandry practices were 66 % semi- intensive, 27 % extensive and 7 % intensive system respectively. Data on milk production showed the average milk yield per day per cow was 3.14±0.35, 2.37±0.33, 3.63±0.45, 9.42± ±0.93, and 21.0±1.42 liters for Bokolo, Bunaji, Bokolo×Bunaji, Friesian (Bun/Bok×Friesian) and Friesian
pure respectively. The study indicated that, the performance ofindigenous breed waslow. There is need for improvement of nutrition of indigenous cattle for better milk production.
