Effects of management pratices on yield and quality of milk from smallholder dairy units in urban and peri-urban Morogoro, Tanzania

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of management pratices on yield and quality of milk from smallholder dairy units in urban and peri-urban Morogoro, Tanzania

AU - Gillah, Kejeri A.

AU - Kifaro, George C.

AU - Madsen, Jørgen

PY - 2014/9/30

Y1 - 2014/9/30

N2 - A longitudinal study design was used to assess the management, chemical composition of cows’ milk and quantify the microbial load of raw milk produced at farm level. Data were collected between December 2010 and September 2011 in Morogoro municipality. Milk samples were collected once every month and analysed for butter fat (BF), crude protein (CP), total solids (TS) and solids non-fat (SNF). Total bacterial count (TBC) and coliform counts (CC) were normalized by log transformation. The average milk yield was 7.0 l/day and was not influenced by feeding systems and breeds. Dairy cows owned by people who had no regular income produced more milk than government employees and retired officers. Means of BF, TS, SNF and CP were similar in different feeding systems. Wet season had significantly higher TBC (5.9 log10 cfu/ml) and CC (2.4 log10 cfu/ml) but feeding systems had no effect. Stocking density influenced TBC but not CC. It can be concluded that dairy cows produced low milk yield and its quality was poor.

AB - A longitudinal study design was used to assess the management, chemical composition of cows’ milk and quantify the microbial load of raw milk produced at farm level. Data were collected between December 2010 and September 2011 in Morogoro municipality. Milk samples were collected once every month and analysed for butter fat (BF), crude protein (CP), total solids (TS) and solids non-fat (SNF). Total bacterial count (TBC) and coliform counts (CC) were normalized by log transformation. The average milk yield was 7.0 l/day and was not influenced by feeding systems and breeds. Dairy cows owned by people who had no regular income produced more milk than government employees and retired officers. Means of BF, TS, SNF and CP were similar in different feeding systems. Wet season had significantly higher TBC (5.9 log10 cfu/ml) and CC (2.4 log10 cfu/ml) but feeding systems had no effect. Stocking density influenced TBC but not CC. It can be concluded that dairy cows produced low milk yield and its quality was poor.

U2 - 10.1007/s11250-014-0624-3

DO - 10.1007/s11250-014-0624-3

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24930022

SN - 0049-4747

VL - 46

SP - 1177

EP - 1183

JO - Tropical Animal Health and Production

JF - Tropical Animal Health and Production

IS - 7

ER -