Feed nutritive value milk production and milk quality status of dairy cows in Johore

Sabariah B., . and Norlindawati A. P., . and Samijah A., . and Supie J., . and Mohd. Noor I., . and Ali H., . Feed nutritive value milk production and milk quality status of dairy cows in Johore. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2180-3897

Information on the nutritional content of animal feed is very important in improving milk production and the quality of milk produced. Data on the nutrition and nutritional quality of feed given to livestock are not comprehensively evaluated and recorded in any dairy farms in Johore. The objective of this study is to determine the nutritional content of selected feedstuffs with production and quality of milk in selected dairy farms in Johore. Data were collected from 94 dairy farms during field visits through face-toface interviews. Feed samples collected were dairy cattle pellet Napier grass palm kernel cake palm kernel expeller soybean hull corn cassava peel and agricultural waste. Proximate analysis was performed using standard AOAC methods. The result of this study found that 67.0 of dairy farmers in Johore use Napier grass as the main source of fodder. The survey showed that 46 of the farmers in Johore give a suitable quantity of Napier grass based on body weight while for milk production the survey showed that 54 dairy farms in Johore produce less than 100 litres/day 18 farms produce 101-200 litres/day 12 farms produce 201-300 litres/day and 10 farms produce more than 300 litres/day. The overall status of dairy farms in Johore shows that 60 of the farms produce an average of 5.1-10 litre milk per cow per day in which 92.5 of milk samples collected had acceptable Total Dissolved Solid values indicating good quality of milk production.

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Abstract

Information on the nutritional content of animal feed is very important in improving milk production and the quality of milk produced. Data on the nutrition and nutritional quality of feed given to livestock are not comprehensively evaluated and recorded in any dairy farms in Johore. The objective of this study is to determine the nutritional content of selected feedstuffs with production and quality of milk in selected dairy farms in Johore. Data were collected from 94 dairy farms during field visits through face-toface interviews. Feed samples collected were dairy cattle pellet Napier grass palm kernel cake palm kernel expeller soybean hull corn cassava peel and agricultural waste. Proximate analysis was performed using standard AOAC methods. The result of this study found that 67.0 of dairy farmers in Johore use Napier grass as the main source of fodder. The survey showed that 46 of the farmers in Johore give a suitable quantity of Napier grass based on body weight while for milk production the survey showed that 54 dairy farms in Johore produce less than 100 litres/day 18 farms produce 101-200 litres/day 12 farms produce 201-300 litres/day and 10 farms produce more than 300 litres/day. The overall status of dairy farms in Johore shows that 60 of the farms produce an average of 5.1-10 litre milk per cow per day in which 92.5 of milk samples collected had acceptable Total Dissolved Solid values indicating good quality of milk production.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Dairy cows
AGROVOC Term:	Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Dairy cows
AGROVOC Term:	Palm kernel cake
AGROVOC Term:	Napier grass
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural wastes
AGROVOC Term:	Corn (maize)
AGROVOC Term:	Pelleted feeds
AGROVOC Term:	Data collection
AGROVOC Term:	Proximate analysis
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10382

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