Sunday, January 10, 2016

Best cows to breed in Uganda

These are my reasons: 
Heat stress. Because of the predominant black colour, it absorbs heat more than other breeds. During the dry season, even if you keep the same breeding conditions, its milk production will drop by more than half.
It works in developed countries, they regulate heat because they are kept indoors. It is not also by accident that all the traditional cows in this region are mostly brown in colour.

Soft skin. Of all the cattle breeds, the Friesian has the softest skin and is also very hairy. A tick will bite and stick on any part of the body. 
It is not by accident, that for the other breeds, ticks concentrate on ears and underbody because other parts are hard and they fall off.
Therefore, Friesians fall victim of tick-borne diseases more than other breeds, hence they are more expensive to maintain on account of treatment. 
High consumption. 

The Friesian is the highest feed consumer in the world. Would it be sensible to keep this breed if you cannot get the highest productivity from it? 

Photo dynamic dermatitis (Obukomangwa). This is a disease, which attacks the white patches. Over 95 per cent of Friesians are still on free range, therefore susceptible. They have many white patches; this is not a problem with other breeds.

Lack of fat. 

A pure Friesian has no fat, it was developed for dairy. Almost all our farmers do not use cattle for dairy only, they also use sales to butcheries as a major source of income.
A dairy farmer buys the cow expensively and at disposal, he/she may sell it at less hence making losses.

Lack of capacity to move distances. 

Although we are advocating modern farming, the current situation is not the ideal one. In some or many circumstances, many farmers need to move their cattle in search of water or pasture. The Friesian cannot move like this.

Sight loss. 

In a herd on free range, you will find almost 20 per cent blind, which is not with other breeds.

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