SOCIAL TRUST AND DAIRY CATTLE FARMING CASE STUDY : DAIRY CATTLE FARMERS IN GETASAN VILLAGE, CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE

ABSTRACT The study aimed to analyze the relationship between social trust and performance of dairy cattle farming in Semarang Regency, Central Java. The study was conducted in Getasan Village, Getasan District, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The sample size in this study was 96. The information gathered from the respondent’s interview via questionnaire were coded and processed using the (SPSS) and were analyzed quantitatively to the possible extent using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, mean, and percentage. The Spearman Rank Order Correlation test was used to determine the relationship between social trust and the performance of dairy cattle farming. This study indicates that the is significant relationship between social trust and performance of dairy cattle farming. The indicators of social trust could influence an organization and its members to improve the performance of dairy cattle farming. This study also proposed some recommendation. The government agents should be more careful in their contacts with rural communities and should avoid activities that can reduce the level of trust. Key Words : social trust, dairy cattle farmer

Elements of IPM for Dairy Cattle in New York State

NYS IPM Type: Livestock IPM ElementsThis is a checklist of items to help you develop or analyze whether you use IPM for flies in your dairy operation. If the IPM practice listed below is used across the farm then check it off and give yourself the all the points. If not, no points should be awarded. To be considered an IPM farm you must have 80% of the points accumulated

Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda

A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. The main dairy cattle management systems were tethering (73%) and zero grazing (27%). Average landholding was 1.74 ± 1.06 and 3.75 ± 2.70 ha for zero grazing and tethering systems, respectively. All farms were diversified with various livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens and crops including pineapples, maize, coffee, bananas, beans, sweet potatoes, and cassava. The level of integration of dairy cattle into pineapple production depended on the distance of crop fields from the livestock enterprises. More farms (83%) with pineapple fields closer ( 0.5 km). The distance to the homestead did not influence 30% of the farmers who used crop residues for feeding dairy cattle. Farmers perceived cattle diseases and feed scarcity to be the major challenges in dairy farming. The sources of risk on the farms were perceived to be erratic rainfall, limited knowledge, and market for organic products. Majority of farmers (77%) expressed willingness to convert to organic dairy production. Availability of markets for organic dairy products (36%) and reduction of external input use (26%) were the main reasons for farmers’ willingness to convert. Integrating dairy cattle with pineapple production is an opportunity for closed nutrient cycles and income diversification. However, knowledge, access to inputs, and organized markets are needed as incentive for conversion to organic dairy production

Feeding Dairy Cattle

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Development of an automatic lameness detection system for dairy cattle : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Mechatronics at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand

Lameness in dairy cattle negatively effects the welfare of affected cows and is the third biggest cause of economic loss to the dairy industry in New Zealand. As the cost and frequency of lameness continues to increase, profitability will further decrease, unless a more effective and efficient method of detecting cattle lameness is found. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether differences between healthy and lame cattle could be identified by capturing ground reaction forces when the dairy cattle walked over the designed platform. [Partial abstract

Solid compost from biogas plant digestion residues - a new product

Here is presented the nitrogen content of dairy cattle solid manure treated anaerobically and aerobically

THE EFFECT OF AGRIBUSINESS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TO DAIRY CATTLE FARMS PRODUCTIVITY IN SEMARANG REGENCY

The purposes of study were to examine the agribusiness system implementation of the dairy cattle farms; the average productions of dairy cattle and to analyse the effect of agribusiness system implementation on dairy cattle farm productivity. The study used survey methods and as elementary units were the dairy cattle farmers. The sample was determined by the Purposive quota sampling method towards 69 dairy cattle farmers. Data collected were primary and secondary data. Data were analysed using qualitative descriptive, quantitative descriptive, and inferencial statistic methods (multiple linear regression). The result showed that: (i) the agribusiness implementation system was in good category with score 3.97; (ii) the average business scale of dairy cattle farms was 3.74 head/farmer with composition of lactation dairy cattle and non-lactation dairy cattle was 42.25% and 57.75% respectively, and the milk productivity was 9.05 lt/head/day; (iii) Simultaneously, agribusiness subsystem was significant influenced to cow's milk productivity, while in partial term, the preproduction subsystem, agribusiness support access subsystem, and agribusiness planning were a significant effect on the productivity of dairy cattle farms, while the livestock business management subsystem was no significant effect.

Reprodution of Dairy Cattle

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Nitrogen efficiency of dairy cattle : from protein evaluation to ammonia emission

Diet optimization contributes considerably to increased nitrogen efficiency of dairy cattle, resulting in reduced nitrogen losses. This thesis focuses on three themes: the potential advances in protein evaluation systems for ruminants, the relationship between dairy cow diet and ammonia emission and the opportunities to monitor ammonia emission from dairy cow barns by application of milk urea content as a practical indicator. Overall, the present work shows that farm management can be aimed at increased nitrogen efficiency of dairy cattle and reduced ammonia emission without compromising other sustainability objectives such as the integral ecological footprint, animal health and farm profitability. </p