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    The document summarizes the major activities conducted at the Mada-walabu University Dairy Farm, including feeding schedules for dairy cows and calves of different ages, milking times, health activities like deworming and vaccinations, and record keeping. It also briefly outlines major poultry farm activities such as feeding schedules by age, health care, vaccinations, drugs used, and breeds raised.

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    The document summarizes the major activities conducted at the Mada-walabu University Dairy Farm, including feeding schedules for dairy cows and calves of different ages, milking times, health activities like deworming and vaccinations, and record keeping. It also briefly outlines major poultry farm activities such as feeding schedules by age, health care, vaccinations, drugs used, and breeds raised.

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    The document summarizes the major activities conducted at the Mada-walabu University Dairy Farm, including feeding schedules for dairy cows and calves of different ages, milking times, health activities like deworming and vaccinations, and record keeping. It also briefly outlines major poultry farm activities such as feeding schedules by age, health care, vaccinations, drugs used, and breeds raised.

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    HAWASSA UNIVERSITY

    SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE


    INTRODUCTION
    The farm activity was conducted in Mada-walabu University which is found in Bale Robe
    town.Bale Robe is located 430 km south eastern o f Addis Ababa. Geographically, Bale-Robe
    is located at latitude and longitude of 7°7ʹ N and 40°E. The altitude ranges from 1500 to 3200
    meter above sea level. The annual mean temperature ranges from 5 0c to 23.50c and the area
    receives annual rain fall greater than 1150 mm, which is bimodal(march to may and july to
    October). The farming system of the area is mixed farming and 87% of total population
    engaged in agriculture. Livestock population occupies a significant place in the farm
    economy. The important crops that grow in the area are wheat, barley ,sorghum, pea and bea
    (SWAB,2013).
    The major activities which conducted in Mada-walabu University Dairy Farm was
    summarized as follows;

    MAJOR DAIRY FARM ACTIVITIES :-

    Feeding of dairy cows

    Feed type Time


    Concentrate feed(mollases,grinded maize) 12am-2am and 11pm-12:30pm local time
    Hay feeding 12am-1am and 7pm-9pm local time
    Green feed (Alfa Alfa, elephant grass) 3am-5am local time

    Watering: - On concrete trough, its clean water and is available at any time.

    Heat detection; - by their behaviour e.g. mounting.

    Pregnancy diagnosis; palpating through rectum by professional.

    Milking: - Carried out by hand manually in the morning (2:30-3:00am) and at afternoon (10:30-
    11:00am).

    Before milking the udder is washed by warm water and then dried by a towel.

    Feeding of dry cows and heifers; the same with lactating cows except that concentrate is not given.

    Feeding calves up to one month

    Colostrums feeding-from birth up to 3 days and depend entiriely on milk up to 15 days.

    Calves above 15 days of age were feed on hay once a day in the morning in addition to milk.

    Feeding calves 1-4 month


    Feed
    Hay 4-5 am and 10-11pm local time
    Concentrate 3-4am local time

    Feeding calves above 4 month

    Feed Time
    Hay 3-4am and 10-11pm
    Concentrated 3-4am

    Dairy farm health activities

    Disinfection : - Iodine and alcohol

    Deworming : - Albendazole, tetracloza and ivermectin.

    Treatment of diseases:-Oxytetracycline and penstrip

    Intra-mammary infusion

    Vaccines

    Anthrax Every year Sc


    Black leg Every year Sc
    Bovine pasteurellosis Every 8 month Sc

    Maintenance of equipment and facilities

    Maintenance is carried out by the team prepared to do this in the university.

    Record keeping

     Milk produced
     Birth date
     Vaccination calendar
     Farm profitibility
     Deworming
    Major Poultry farm activities: -
     Feeding: mixed feeding of chickens is carried out according to their age group.
    Among the feeds used:-
     pelleted maize
     seed cake
     vitamins
     limestone salts
     frushka
     Watering: - available at any time on the water rare.
     Health care activity
     Disinfectant:- hydrogen peroxide
     Vaccination: - Newcastle Hb1, Newcastle lasota, Fowl pox, Fowl thyphoid
     Drugs: - chloramphenicole,amprolium,piperazin citrate, diazinone spray, cyclospray.

    Breeds: - there are three types of breeds available in the farm

     White leg horn(WLH)


     Bovan brown(BB)
     Egyptian fiyomin(EF)

    Replacement of WLH and EF is from the farm it self but that of BB is from Debrezeit.

    Maintenance :

    Record keeping:

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