Livestock Development training materials: Free training resources aimed to improve dairy cattle fertility

Mike Christian

Livestock Development training materials: Free training resources aimed to improve dairy cattle fertility

Mike Christian

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

Poor cattle fertility is recognised as a problem in low-and middle-income Countries (LMICs). For many smallholder farmers, their cows currently have a very low peak yield 2 months after calving. The levels then reduce rapidly. In some cases, cows only produce milk for 5-8 months after calving or will produce very little milk per day and then spend an unproductive year to eighteen months before calving again.

The normal target would be to produce a live calf every 365 days, and for dairy animals to milk for at least 10 months.

Responding to this challenge, SEBI-Livestock has collaborated with Vetbiz Consulting to develop a new set of open source training videos talking through the importance of fertility in dairy production for small holder farmers in LMIC.

Original language	English
Type	Training resources
Media of output	weblink
Publication status	Published - May 2022
Externally published	Yes

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1 Active

SEBI-Livestock: Supporting Evidence-Based Interventions in Livestock (SEBI-Livestock)
Smyth, K.
1/05/16 → 21/12/25
Project: Research

2 Other contribution

Mastitis Management: A Training Handbook for Extension Workers
Suarez Martinez, J., Christian, M. & Vance, C., Nov 2019, 38 p.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
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Mastitis in smallholder dairy cows: Video series on mastitis in smallholder dairy cows
Suarez Martinez, J., Christian, M. & Vance, C., 2019
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access

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Livestock Development training materials: Free training resources aimed to improve dairy cattle fertility

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SEBI-Livestock: Supporting Evidence-Based Interventions in Livestock (SEBI-Livestock)

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Mastitis Management: A Training Handbook for Extension Workers

Mastitis in smallholder dairy cows: Video series on mastitis in smallholder dairy cows

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