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Management practicies and their association with performance on dairy farms /

Ahmed Badr Abdelwahab Ali

Management practicies and their association with performance on dairy farms / نظم الرعاية و ارتباطها بكفاءة الأداء في مزارع الحلاب Ahmed Badr Abd elwahab Ali ; Supervised Mohammed Youssef Saleh Matoock , Manal Ahmed Foaud Abdellateef - Cairo : Ahmed Badr Abdelwahab Ali , 2011 - 179 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Management

This study was carried out during the period from November 2009 to January 2011 in one private dairy cow's farm in Beni Suif governorate. A total number of 720 Friesian dairy cows (age 6.2 ± 3.4 year) of different parities were kept free (loose housing) in partially sheltered yard. The shelters were constructed above 70% of the yards area at 8 meter hiegh, the animals were allocated equally into 30 yard (24 animal / yard) each yard was about (672 m²) so stocking density 28 m² / cow on earthy floor



Dairy farms Dry off period Management practices