Table 5.
Frequency of applying animal husbandry practices.
| Smallholder dairy farmers (n = 120), F=Frequency |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of applying animal husbandry practices |
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| Animal husbandry practices | Never |
Rarely |
Occasionally |
Often |
Very often |
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| F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | |
| Breed selection | 16 | 13.3 | 37 | 30.8 | 49 | 40.8 | 14 | 11.7 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Feed preparation | 8 | 6.7 | 50 | 41.7 | 32 | 26.7 | 18 | 15.0 | 12 | 10.0 |
| Feeding | 2 | 1.7 | 34 | 28.3 | 32 | 26.7 | 28 | 23.3 | 24 | 20.0 |
| Watering | 2 | 1.7 | 7 | 5.8 | 9 | 7.5 | 30 | 25.0 | 72 | 60.0 |
| Parasite control | 1 | 0.8 | 21 | 17.5 | 50 | 41.7 | 29 | 24.2 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Disease control | 1 | 0.8 | 23 | 19.2 | 50 | 41.7 | 27 | 22.5 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Cowshed maintenance | 33 | 27.5 | 52 | 43.3 | 23 | 19.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 7 | 5.8 |
| Breeding | 8 | 6.7 | 25 | 20.8 | 66 | 55.0 | 13 | 10.8 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Milking | 14 | 11.7 | 24 | 20.0 | 27 | 22.5 | 26 | 21.7 | 29 | 24.2 |
| Record keeping | 57 | 47.5 | 24 | 20.0 | 8 | 6.7 | 7 | 5.8 | 24 | 20.0 |