Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
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Table 1. Averages of lives<strong>to</strong>ck inven<strong>to</strong>ry, milk production, reproductive<br />
parameters, and land use in dual-purpose cattle systems in Costa<br />
Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua.<br />
Variable Costa Rica<br />
(n=21)<br />
Rainy season<br />
116<br />
Honduras<br />
(n=20)<br />
Nicaragua<br />
(n=37)<br />
Milking cows (no.) 16 30 33<br />
Dry cows (no.) 7 12 11<br />
Milk production/farm (kg/day) 109 198 139<br />
Milk production/cow (kg/day)<br />
Dry season<br />
6.81 6.60 4.22<br />
Milking cows (no.) 16 28 23<br />
Dry cows (no.) 7 14 21<br />
Milk production/farm (kg/day) 66 136 77<br />
Milk production/cow (kg/day)<br />
Lives<strong>to</strong>ck inven<strong>to</strong>ry (no.of animals)<br />
4.12 4.86 3.35<br />
Heifers 6 36 36<br />
Calves 13 29 22<br />
Bulls 1 1.8 4<br />
Total AUa Reproductive parameters<br />
36.4 78.2 81.0<br />
Calving rate (%) 71.4 71.4 75.0<br />
Culling rate (%) 17.9 14.8 18.2<br />
Adult mortality (%) 3.7 1.7 4.8<br />
Calf mortality (%) 6.3 6.7 13.6<br />
Duration of lactation (days)<br />
Land use (ha)<br />
285 286 274<br />
Native pastures 40.5 13.7 78.5<br />
Improved pastures 7.7 30.1 3.2<br />
Agriculture 0.6 7.6 1.8<br />
Forest/rest 7.2 5.6 2.5<br />
Total 56 57 86<br />
S<strong>to</strong>cking rate (AU/ha) 0.75 1.44 0.99<br />
a. Cows = 1.0, heifers = 0.7, calves = 0.3, and bulls = 1.3.