Smallholder Dairy Cow Welfare In Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - Matore, Zivanayi;Woods, Pamela;Kagler, Richardson
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Zimbabwe's smallholder dairy is characterized by challenges such as high cost of conventional feeds, low capital base and severe resource constraints. These challenges impact negatively on the welfare of dairy cattle.Poor cattle welfare was evidenced in this study by the presence of higher proportion of cows with low body condition scores, longer avoidance distances, presence of severely lame cows, and high cleanliness scores.With increasing awareness by consumers on animal welfare issues there is definite need to address dairy cattle welfare in Zimbabwe if viability of the dairy sector is to be maintained…mehr

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Zimbabwe's smallholder dairy is characterized by challenges such as high cost of conventional feeds, low capital base and severe resource constraints. These challenges impact negatively on the welfare of dairy cattle.Poor cattle welfare was evidenced in this study by the presence of higher proportion of cows with low body condition scores, longer avoidance distances, presence of severely lame cows, and high cleanliness scores.With increasing awareness by consumers on animal welfare issues there is definite need to address dairy cattle welfare in Zimbabwe if viability of the dairy sector is to be maintained
Autorenporträt
Je suis né au Zimbabwe en 1984 et j'ai obtenu un diplôme en sciences laitières en 2016 à l'université du Zimbabwe. Je suis actuellement employée par le ministère de l'agriculture du Zimbabwe en tant que spécialiste du bétail. Je m'intéresse vivement au bien-être des animaux et à la santé publique. Ce travail a été présenté à la conférence SASVEPM 2016 Capetown.