The purpose of dairy farming is the same as all other animal husbandry branches, profit. Milk is the most important product of dairy farming. Amount of profit made from this depends on efficient production and quality of the milk produced. For this reason; raising and care of cattle and proper barn conditions play a big role.To reach the desired levels of production, some guidelines on milking must be followed. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for Animals
Raising Sheep – Part 3
In our country, the sheep are sheared in May or June. Time to begin shearing is when the spring wool starts to become fluffy and wool fat starts getting burned. The sheep shouldn’t be fed the day before shearing. Shearing shed should be located in a well lit, clean and large place. Shearing should start with rams, than sheep and lambs. The ewes which lambed should be left to last. If the shearing isn’t done in time, the wool will keep swelling up, then it will fall apart slowly leaving the sheep naked. Read the rest of this entry »
Raising Sheep – Part 2
Generally, gestation period of sheep is between 148 and 152 days, it is generally accepted as lasting five months. During this period, and especially during the 4th and 5th months of the pregnancy, sheep should be fed with quality dry grass, clover and straw. Transporting the sheep, keeping them in wet places, feeding them with moldy and spoiled food or not feeding them enough, letting them drink too much cold water, hitting them and some diseases might cause miscarriage. Read the rest of this entry »
Fodder Plants, Everything you want to know.. – A Featured Article
Fodder plants are plants which are grown in order to provide the nutritional needs of animals. They are given to animals in the form of wet, dry, grain or tuber, or silaged. These plants can be grown in agricultural fields as well as they can grow themselves in natural meadows and pastures.
The easiest and cheapest way to meet the nutritional requirements of animals is to feed them with roughage, i.e. weeds obtained from fodder plants. Weeds obtained from fodder plants contain nutrients, mineral and vitamins an animal needs for its gastrointestinal microphlora. Most expenses are related to animal feeds. Therefore, in order for animal husbandry enterprises to make profit, they should themselves produce the feeds to be given to their animals. Today, even the most modern animal husbandry enterprises try to produce their own feeds. Read the rest of this entry »
Agricultural Biodiversity 