Barje, P.P., Lufadeju, E.A., Muhammad, I.R., Tanko, R.J., Amodu, J.T., Gefu, J.O., Ehoche, O.W., Malau-Aduli, A.E.O., Makun, H.J., Abdu, M.B., Goska, D.Y., Babuga, M.A., and Abubakar, S. (2001) Smallholder dairy production in the context of crop-livestock systems in the Inland Valleys of Nigeria 2: characterisation of dairy production systems in the inland valleys around Zaria. In: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (26) pp. 345-348. From: 26th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production: strategies for poverty allevation, 18-22 March 2001, Zaria, Nigeria.

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Abstract

A total of 205 households that use inland valleys for agricultural activities and had dairy animals in and around Zaria were interviewed to establish the link between household or community based activities in the inland valleys and milk production. The result of the study shows that Fulani who are traditionally pastoralists and landless are now settling down and most of them have title deeds on the land where are settle. These settled herdsmen have taken to farming and they use crop residues from such farming activities to feed their livestock. The overall average herd size in the study area is 54. Apart from selling and consuming fresh milk, most households (88%) also process the milk into sour milk and butter. Half of the households (50%) the family consumes 34% of fresh milk produced. Twenty-three (23%) and thirty-four (34%) of the butter and sour milk processed is reserved for family consumption respectively. On the overall, milk and milk products constitute a larger proportion of the diet of the survey households. However, the quantity, of dairy products sold exceeds that consumed by the households, which shows the trend is towards commercialisation of the enterprise.

Item ID:	54987
Item Type:	Conference Item (Presentation)
ISSN:	0331-2064
Related URLs:	Organisation
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2018 23:14
FoR Codes:	07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0702 Animal Production > 070204 Animal Nutrition @ 100%
SEO Codes:	83 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8303 Livestock Raising > 830302 Dairy Cattle @ 100%
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