Dairy production system assessment in Aswan Governorate | ||||
Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS) | ||||
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14, December 2023, Page 309-318 PDF (741.39 K) | ||||
Document Type: Research and Review Papers | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jsasj.2023.334545 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
G M Solouma1; A I Damarany2; Dalia Darwish* 1 | ||||
1Department of Animal production Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt | ||||
2Animal Production and poultry Department Faculty of Agriculture Aswan University Aswan Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The objectives of this study were to evaluate dairy production systems in Aswan society and identify different production styles which follow at breeders and site this production system from animal's production systems in Egypt and in end describe dairy production system (cows, buffaloes, sheep and goat) in Aswan governorate and identify on strength and weakness points in this system. Aswan located in the Upper Egypt Southern 22N latitudes. Aswan Governorate comprises five districts on the two sides of the river Nile. Four districts were selected in the present study, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Nasr Al-Noba and Draw. Four villages were randomly selected within each district and twenty-five farmers within each village were randomly selected. Data on 400 farmers was collected during 12 months from January 2020 to December 2020. Information was collected through a field survey using structured questionnaire. In conclusion the study showed that dairy production is the dominant production system compared to other livestock productions in the study area. And inter dairy production system, mixed crop/livestock system is the dominant production system compared to other production systems in the study area. Native cattle are the dominant animal in mixed crop/livestock system. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Dairy production systems; mixed crop/livestock system; flying herds; Commercial system | ||||
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