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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
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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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 |
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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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