Determinants of Milk Production in Nyabubare Sub County, Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
Abstract
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This study was conducted to determine the factors responsible
for low milk production in Nyabubare sub-county, Bushenyi
district, Uganda. Dairy farming is a major activity in this subcounty,
with communities almost entirely dependent on it for
their livelihoods. A survey was carried in which stratified random
sampling was used to select a study sample of 50 farms from
four parishes; 17 farms from Nyabubare, 15 farms from
Nyarugote, 10 and 8 farms from Kahungye and Kizinda,
respectively. Data were collected using semi-structured
questionnaires and personal observations. The data collected
were analysed using SPSS computer package. The study
revealed that the major constraints to milk production in the
sub-county included: uneducated farmers (40%), keeping of
local cattle breeds, practicing poor grazing systems such as
continuous grazing, lack of supplementary feeding, and
inadequate deworming of animals. Others included use of poor
methods of insemination and use of poor breeding bulls. It is
recommended that exotic breeds of dairy cattle be adopted,
collective marketing be devised and that farmers be trained in
improved dairy cattle management.
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