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Njung'e wrote:@Washiku,
No doubt.That can only be huge coz at worst,we are talking about 6000 litres of milk a day ( or 120 cows each producing 50 litres a day) value addition by selling the milk as yoghurt,cheese etc!!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/21/2013 Posts: 2,841 Location: Here
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mawinder wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Washiku,
No doubt.That can only be huge coz at worst,we are talking about 6000 litres of milk a day ( or 120 cows each producing 50 litres a day) value addition by selling the milk as yoghurt,cheese etc!!!!! And while at it, use the cowdung for biogas production for your cooking and/or heating purposes. Nowadays there also are methane-driven water pumps which means you can use the biogas to pump water from your borehole to irrigate your farm. Add a few solar panels and voila, you have an 'eco-farm' right there. Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,582
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harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu!  anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? I don't think you can possibly buy a "good breed" cow in Kenya today (they are unaffordable with quotes of 200-300k for an in-calf "first time pregnant cow" fresian and you will be put on waiting list, and they will never call you), especially holstein freshian, you will have to breed your own second hand cow from a good farm and start breeding, it may take two to three years for the excellent cows to start popping out, then you start quoting for people "teenage pregnant cows" at 200k, i understand they are exported to Rwanda and other countries. Ras Kienyeji Man
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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Much Know wrote:harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu! anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? I don't think you can possibly buy a "good breed" cow in Kenya today (they are unaffordable with quotes of 200-300k for an in-calf "first time pregnant cow" fresian and you will be put on waiting list, and they will never call you), especially holstein freshian, you will have to breed your own second hand cow from a good farm and start breeding, it may take two to three years for the excellent cows to start popping out, then you start quoting for people "teenage pregnant cows" at 200k, i understand they are exported to Rwanda and other countries. Embryo transfer is the viable solution!!!!!!!?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,582
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mawinder wrote:Much Know wrote:harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu! anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? I don't think you can possibly buy a "good breed" cow in Kenya today (they are unaffordable with quotes of 200-300k for an in-calf "first time pregnant cow" fresian and you will be put on waiting list, and they will never call you), especially holstein freshian, you will have to breed your own second hand cow from a good farm and start breeding, it may take two to three years for the excellent cows to start popping out, then you start quoting for people "teenage pregnant cows" at 200k, i understand they are exported to Rwanda and other countries. Embryo transfer is the viable solution!!!!!!!? Lakini bado ni process, kuna ya kes 500 na ya 1500/-, you will learn the difference, you will become friends with vets and quacks, keep books and diaries for the cow, feed it using an excel spreadsheet analysis, know several types of grass, when cow becomes pregnant wife might think you are married to the cows, it is a very serious job this cow business, i have max respect for any farmer who succeeds in dairy farming. Ras Kienyeji Man
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,582
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Much Know wrote:mawinder wrote:Much Know wrote:harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu! anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? I don't think you can possibly buy a "good breed" cow in Kenya today (they are unaffordable with quotes of 200-300k for an in-calf "first time pregnant cow" fresian and you will be put on waiting list, and they will never call you), especially holstein freshian, you will have to breed your own second hand cow from a good farm and start breeding, it may take two to three years for the excellent cows to start popping out, then you start quoting for people "teenage pregnant cows" at 200k, i understand they are exported to Rwanda and other countries. Embryo transfer is the viable solution!!!!!!!? Lakini bado ni process, kuna ya kes 500 na ya 1500/-, you will learn the difference, you will become friends with vets and quacks, keep books and diaries for the cow, feed it using an excel spreadsheet analysis, know several types of grass, when cow becomes pregnant wife might think you are married to the cows, it is a very serious job this cow business, i have max respect for any farmer who succeeds in dairy farming. Can you imagine being the owner of the bull that produces 1500/- "shotis"??? Ras Kienyeji Man
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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Much Know wrote:mawinder wrote:Much Know wrote:harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu! anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? I don't think you can possibly buy a "good breed" cow in Kenya today (they are unaffordable with quotes of 200-300k for an in-calf "first time pregnant cow" fresian and you will be put on waiting list, and they will never call you), especially holstein freshian, you will have to breed your own second hand cow from a good farm and start breeding, it may take two to three years for the excellent cows to start popping out, then you start quoting for people "teenage pregnant cows" at 200k, i understand they are exported to Rwanda and other countries. Embryo transfer is the viable solution!!!!!!!? Lakini bado ni process, kuna ya kes 500 na ya 1500/-, you will learn the difference, you will become friends with vets and quacks, keep books and diaries for the cow, feed it using an excel spreadsheet analysis, know several types of grass, when cow becomes pregnant wife might think you are married to the cows, it is a very serious job this cow business, i have max respect for any farmer who succeeds in dairy farming. There is a big difference btwn embryo transfer and AI.embryo transfer costs 40 times the figures you are giving!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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harrydre wrote:machamba ni muhimu! anyway looking for some dairy cows like 2 or 3. any leads? Join Farming Kenya in Facebook, talk to one Frank Moi, he has supplied people, I vouch for him as I know him personally. ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/17/2008 Posts: 489
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Which is the best of the three days to attend for maximum value?
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Zero returns in zero grazing in kenya due to high cost of feeds and labour...http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Zero-grazing-not-ideal-dairy-production-system/-/996/3299184/-/fujbfl/-/index.html
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