In the coastal lowlands of Kenya the average daily milk yield is reported to range between 1-6 kg per cow in a region relying heavily on the use of Friesian crossbreds Ramadhan et al 2008. The average number of milk cows on farms in the United States during 2019 was 934 million head down 07 percent from 2018.

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First Lactation 20 22kg of milk per day.

Average milk production per cow per day in kenya. Per capita milk consumption is estimated at 80 liters per annum in rural areas and 120litres in urban areas but still below the FAO 225 liters per annum Current average milk production from dairy cattle is 8- 10 Kg per cow per day Contributes to food security Strategic milk Reserve set at 6000 Metric Tons to cater for short falls during. Zero grazing dairy farming in Kenya Ayrshire milk production in Kenya Ayrshire is one of the best cow breeds in Kenya due to its rate of milk production which may amount to 30 liters per cow per day if well fed. These tables compare the top milk producing countries in comparison to the number of dairy cows.

Table 1 2. Average daily milk yield per cow kg FPCM was higher in zero-grazing farms than in semi-zero and grazing only farms which had similar milk yields. The global average for milk production is approximately 2200 litres per cow source FAOstat 2012.

Thats a lot of milk we are talking about. In 1995 Maina and Waithaka showed average costs of KSh 1291 in 25 districts under the zero-grazing system2 However since the mid 1990s no reliable estimates of the cost of milk production in Kenya have been published. Production per cow in the United States averaged 23391 pounds for 2019 241 pounds above 2018.

Nairobi dairy plant closed for environmental infringement This week a dairy processing plant in the capital Nairobi was closed down. Just to get a better picture a single cow produces around 8 gallons of milk per day which can translate to approximately 128 glasses. However average milk yields per cow in all feeding systems were very low and at 2450 kg FPCM cow 1 year 1 were about 28 lower than the lowest milk yield reported in a meta-analysis of 30 CF studies Lorenz et al 2019.

The average yield per cow in Kenya is estimated to be between 564 kilograms and 1000 kilograms per year. The 41-year-old farmer said he decided to rear the Friesian breed as its known to produce more milk compared to other breeds. Break even making a small loss of Ksh 06 per litre.

Since this type of cow is a big feeder Ayrshire cattle can consume from 90 to 110 kilograms of fresh feed. But now under new and decisive management it is one of Agriterras top cooperatives. Semi-zero grazers made an average profit of Ksh 56 per litre of milk produced and open-grazers made Ksh 79 on average.

India has the greatest number of dairy cows in the world with over 40 million cows. At 20kg per cow per day the yearly production would be approximately 7200 kg. The largest producer of milk is the USA producing over 87 million tonnes per annum source FAOstat 2012.

From 30000 to 300000 litres of milk per day with Agriterra In 2010 Cees van Rij was faced with absolute chaos at the Meru Central Dairy union in Kenya. Various agencies estimate the total annual milk production for Kenya at 35 billion liters in 2007 translating to an average yield per cow at 564 kilograms per year. The Ayrshire cow can produces 30- 35 litres of milk per day if it is feed and managed properly.

An average cow can produce around 21000 pounds of milk each year which is almost 2500 gallons. A single cow can produce up to 60 litres of milk per day. Average cost of KSh 704 per litre in 14 districts covered by the NDDPs zero-grazing project against producer prices of KSh 520.

The dairy industry has been growing in the current decade after years of decline and. In 2017 approximately 476 million metric tons of milk were produced in. The Guernsey cow in Kenya can produce around 22-25 litres of milk per day depending on the feeding quality and quantity of the cow.

Per cow milk yield has invariably remained at an average of 6 kg over the last 30 years MoLD 2010 though it has a potential of more than 15. Four of Ngetichs cows are lactating four are in gestation which means his milk production is set to go up. He didnt give the union a single penny more.

When considering TC. Kenyan milk production 2001-2017. The average annual rate of milk production per cow has increased 106 percent from 2010.

Dairy farming in Kenya 2018. Estimated annual per capita milk consumption ranges from 19 kg in rural areas to 125 kg in urban ones. Sectors performance is much lower than its potential.

In addition to output from dairy cows FAO estimates Kenya also produced 256000 metric tons mt of goat milk in 2017 and 66600 mt of sheep milk. About 55 percent of the milk produced in Kenya mainly from dairy cattle enters the market. Guernsey milk production in Kenya Source.

Second lactation 22 25kg per day. Feed concentrates formed the largest component of TVDC for the zero-grazers at 418 while it was hired labour for the other production systems. This statistic shows the milk production in Kenya from 2001 to 2017.

Third future lactation 24kg and above per day. The countrys per capita milk consumption is about 767 kg while the WHOs recommendation is 200 kg FAO 2007Kenyas.