The necessity of a herd health management programme for dairy goat farms in Malaysia

Zamri-Saad M., . and Ghani A. A. A., . and Abdullah F. F. J., . and Wahid H., . and Shahudin M. S., . and Hassim H. A., . and Zuki A. B., . The necessity of a herd health management programme for dairy goat farms in Malaysia. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1511-3701

In Malaysia an increasing number of new dairy goat farms are being opened by smallholders due to increasing demand for dairy goat products. However most of the dairy goat farms are not managed well due to poor knowledge and information about the standard management of dairy goat. Indeed low performance of dairy goats with respect to growth performance feed utilisation disease resistance and milk production has been associated with improper rearing protocol specifically herd health protocol. For this reason implementation of a herd health management programme is important as a standard rearing management and disease control programme for dairy goat farms. A herd health management programme is a preventive programme intended to keep the herd healthy and free of disease through comprehensive husbandry management that includes nutrition management breeding parasite control vaccination biosecurity and environmental management with the goal of improving the herds performance and productivity. However the level of acceptance from farmers for implementing herd health management programmes varies especially among smallholder farmers. Thus veterinarians play an important role as advisor in transferring knowledge of the importance of herd health management to the farmers.

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Abstract

In Malaysia an increasing number of new dairy goat farms are being opened by smallholders due to increasing demand for dairy goat products. However most of the dairy goat farms are not managed well due to poor knowledge and information about the standard management of dairy goat. Indeed low performance of dairy goats with respect to growth performance feed utilisation disease resistance and milk production has been associated with improper rearing protocol specifically herd health protocol. For this reason implementation of a herd health management programme is important as a standard rearing management and disease control programme for dairy goat farms. A herd health management programme is a preventive programme intended to keep the herd healthy and free of disease through comprehensive husbandry management that includes nutrition management breeding parasite control vaccination biosecurity and environmental management with the goal of improving the herds performance and productivity. However the level of acceptance from farmers for implementing herd health management programmes varies especially among smallholder farmers. Thus veterinarians play an important role as advisor in transferring knowledge of the importance of herd health management to the farmers.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Dairy herds
AGROVOC Term:	Dairy farms
AGROVOC Term:	Goats
AGROVOC Term:	Smallholders
AGROVOC Term:	Animal breeders
AGROVOC Term:	Veterinarians
AGROVOC Term:	Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Health diets
AGROVOC Term:	Health care
AGROVOC Term:	Vaccination
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24850

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