FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
MODULE 1： SELECTING DAIRY HERD BREEDS AND FOUNDATION STOCKS
INTRODUCTION
1BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE
1．1 Selecting a Breed
1．1．1 Pure Dairy Cattle Breeds
1．1．2 Dual Purpose Cattle Breeds
1．1．3 Ethiopian Cattle Breeds
1．2 Crossbred Dairy Cattle
2 SELECTING FOUNDATION STOCK
2．1 Factors in Selecting Dairy Cattle
2．1．1 Physical Appearance of Dairy Cattle
2．1．2 Milk Production Records
2．1．3 Dairy Cow Judging and Selection
2．1．4 Dairy Cow Unified Score Card
2．2 Dairy Heifer Judging and Selection
2．3 Dairy Bull Judging and Selection
2．3．1 Physical Appearance
2．3．2 Reproductive Organs
2．3．3 Semen Evaluation
2．3．4 Calving Ease
2．3．5 Linear Score
SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
MODULE 2： IDENTIFYING DAIRY CATTLE HOUSING FACILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 UNDERSTANDING DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN ETHIOPIA
1．1 Rural Smallholder
1．1．1 Mixed Production System
1．1．2 Pastoral and Agro-pastoral System
1．2 Peri-urban Production System
1．3 Urban Farming
2 UNDERTAKING SITE SELECTION ACTIVITIES
2．1 Factors Determining Site- Selection
2．2 Dairy Farmstead Structures
3 TYPES OF HOUSING， FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DAIRY UNIT
3．1 Dairy Cattle Housing
3．1．1 Loose House System
3．1．2 Conventional Dairy Housing System
3．2 Housing Facility Requirements
3．3 Space Requirements
3．4 Material and Chemicals for Sanitation and Treatment Activities
3．4．1 Sanitizers
3．4．2 Insecticides
4 IDENTIFYING， ASSESSING AND CONTROLLING POTENTIAL HAZARDS
4．1 Major Cause of Firing Accident and Hazards
4．2 First Aid and Other Fire Controlling Procedure
5 WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS
MODULE 3： DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING FEEDING PLAN
INTRODUCTION
1 IDENTIFYING ANIMAL FEEDS
1．1 Chemical Composition of Feeds
1．1．1 Energy
1．1．2 Protein
1．1．3 Minerals
1．1．4 Vitamins
1．1．5 Water
1．2 Classification of Feeds
1．2．1 Roughages
1．2．2 Concentrates
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MODULE 4： PERFORMING FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY CATILE
MODULE 5： MANAGING REPRODUCTION AND BREEIDING IN DAIRY CATTLE
MODULE 6： IMPLEMENTING CALF AND HEIFER REARING
MODULE 7： CARRYING OUT MILKING OPERATIONS
MODULE 8： PERFORMING MILK HANDLING AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS
MODULE 9： DAIRY CATTLE HEALTH AND DISEASES PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
MODULE 10： PERFORM DAIRY FARM RECORD KEEPING
GLOSSARY