Table 2. Milking practices.

Partici- pant	Colostrum taken for household consumption?	Days post-partum to start milking? ie days calf full drinking	Once or twice daily milking?	How many teats milked?	Milk empty?	How much milk / cow/ day	Whose job usually?	Comments by farmer (respondent gender M/F)
1	Yes, 0.5 -1L	7	Once	4	Yes
2	Yes, 0.5 -1L	15	Once	4	No
3	Yes, 1L	7	Twice after 3 months pp	2	Yes		All
4	Yes, 0.5 -1L	5–6	Twice after 15 days pp				All	The calf is able to drink for 30 mins in morning before milking (M)
5	Yes, 1L	5–6	Once	4		1–1.5 L	All except husband	My husband is a teacher so he has no time to help with the cow and calf in the morning. (F)
6	Yes, after the calf drinks full	2	Twice	4	Yes			Mastitis occurs if the cow is not milked empty. (M) (Note: this household owns Jersey cross breed cows)
7	No. The calf full drinking only	3–7	Twice after 15–30 days pp	4	no, 75%
8	Yes, 0.5L	7–10	Once	4	no	1 L	Husband
9	Yes, 1L	10–12	Once				Wife
10	Yes, 0.5L	30	Once	4	no	1.5 L		“If (the calf) drinks the first milk it will become strong and healthy. If it does not drink it will become thin and weak. It might die if it does not get the yellow milk.” (F)
11	Yes, 1 L	10	Once			1–1.5 L	Wife	“My wife is in charge of the calf and milking things.” (M)
12	Yes, 1L	3(11)	Twice after calf starts grazing (15–30 days)	4	no	1.5 L	All	The cow is milked a little every two days from day 3 to 11 and the milk is poured in the river (for religious reasons)… Only from day 12 is milk taken for consumption or sale. (M)
13	Yes, 0.5L	7		4	no, 50%			The alf must drink as much as possible, otherwise it becomes weak.(M)
14	Yes, 1 L	10	Twice after 30 days	4	no	1–1.5 L		“The cow is grazed but not tied when she has young calf.” (F)
15	Yes, 1L		Once	4		1–2 L	Lady
16	Yes, <1L	10	Once	4		1–1.5L	Wife
17	Yes, <1L	12	Once	4	Yes, after first 30 days		Husband and wife
18	Yes, 1L	10–11	Once			1 L

Table notes: Not all respondents answered/ were able to answer all questions; pp = postpartum