Constraints Associated With Production In Smallholder Dairy Farms In The Eastern Coastal Zone Of Tanzania (original) (raw)

Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 2008

Abstract

A study involving 105 smallholder dairy farmers was conducted in Kibaha and Morogoro districts, Tanzania to characterise husbandry practices, milk production constraints; and farmers\' knowledge on milk-borne zoonoses. About 50% of the farmers in Kibaha (n=57) and 60% in Morogoro (n=48) were employed in formal public and private sectors, and hired labour while only 16.5% depended entirely on dairy farming. The average milk production was 5.9 litres/cow/day. Seventy-two percent of the farmers in Kibaha and 83.3% in Morogoro practised stall-feeding while others either tethered or herded the animals. Dairy production constraints included animal diseases; shortage of feeds, water and markets for milk; lack of animal breeding services and shortage of capital. The major cattle diseases were trypanosomosis, East Coast fever, anaplasmosis and mastitis. Only 14% of the farmers were aware of subclinical mastitis, and 67% of them were aware of milk-borne zoonoses especially tuberculosis while only 10% farmers knew about brucellosis. On a mene une etude portant sur 105 petites exploitations laitieres dans les districts de Kibaha et Morogoro en Tanzanie, en vue de determiner les modes d\'elevage, la production laitiere, les obstacles rencontres et la connaissance des eleveurs sur les zoonoses d\'origine laitiere. Environ 50% des eleveurs a Kibaha (n = 57) et 60% a Morogoro (n = 48) etaient employes dans les secteurs public et prive ; seuls 16,5% dependaient entierement de l\'elevage laitier. La production moyenne de lait etait de 5,9 litres/vache/jour. 72% des eleveurs a Kibaha et 83,3% a Morogoro avaient recours a l\'alimentation a l\'etable, tandis que les autres attachaient leur betail au piquet ou gardaient leurs animaux. Les entraves a la production laitiere etaient les suivantes : les maladies animales, la penurie d\'aliments et d\'eau, l\'absence de marches pour ecouler le lait, l\'absence de services de reproduction et le manque de capital. Les principales maladies bovines etaient : la trypanosomose, la fievre de la cote-Est, l\'anaplasmose et la mammite. Seuls 14% des eleveurs connaissaient la mammite infraclinique, parmi lesquels 67% etaient au courant des zoonoses d\'origine laitiere, notamment la tuberculose, et 10% connaissaient la brucellose. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa Vol. 54 (4) 2006: pp. 286-297

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