Table 2.
Factors influencing test-day (TD) milk production, number of TD records, and TD milk yield (LSM, SE in parentheses) at each factor level for smallholder farms
| Variable, significance, and level | No. of TD records | TD Milk yield |
|---|---|---|
| Herd environment level (HL) | ||
| 1 | 8,361 | 3.50 (0.07) |
| 2 | 9,157 | 4.67 (0.07) |
| 3 | 7,601 | 6.83 (0.07) |
| Herd management group (HG)*** | ||
| 1. High input | 17,153 | 5.18 (0.07) |
| 2. Medium input | 1,628 | 4.69 (0.12) |
| 3. Extensive | 6,338 | 4.74 (0.08) |
| Year-season of test-day*** | ||
| 10 | 25,119 | 5.20 (0.25) |
| Parity group*** | ||
| 1 | 15,464 | 4.79 (0.06) |
| 2 | 9,655 | 5.35 (0.06) |
| Percent dairy*** | ||
| 0–20% | 246 | 4.80 (0.23) |
| 21–35% | 669 | 4.61 (0.14) |
| 36–60% | 4,543 | 4.44 (0.07) |
| 61–87.5% | 11,106 | 4.98 (0.06) |
| >87.5% | 8,555 | 5.52 (0.06) |
***
P < 0.001.