Best Male for Dairy Cattle Breeding.
We look at the selection of a good sire for dairy cattle production, as well as the type of feed that the farmer can use to meet the feeding challenge for the cattle.
Many farmers have been getting cows that produce less and at a lower rate due to the high cost of semen, thinking that this is the acquisition of better cows. Genetics helps to a great extent in getting good dairy cows.
The existence of increased milk production depends on two things: improving livestock through proper selection of breeds and good management that includes complete nutrition, good housing, access to water, close proximity to animals, and the provision of prevention and treatment against diseases.
Genetics and good management are two things that depend on each other. Without good breeding, animal production and management will be very poor, and without good management, the best animals cannot show their excellence in production.
Good breeding gives the breeder a great opportunity to identify the characteristics and production that will be obtained in the future offspring. If the breeder makes a bad choice, then he will definitely have poor milk production, deterioration of the animal’s health and a short life.
Time to Conduct Research.
Many breeders have been considering semen only when the cow is ready to be bred and the result is that, due to the urgency of wanting to serve the cow, the breeder will be ready to take any semen provided by the experts. Accordingly, the breeder will not spend time investigating the type of sire used to obtain the semen and instead, the cost is largely spent on demonstrating the sire’s ability.
It is very important for a dairy farmer aiming to produce milk to read and understand all the important information provided about the type of sire in question. To be successful in dairy production, it is important for the farmer to be careful and take the issue of sire selection seriously and understand what is required without taking any chances.
The breeder must realize that the sire contributes 50 percent of the genetic material to his offspring, so it is very important to know the characteristics of the sire you are using for production. Also, the quality of milk is largely determined by the type of sire used. A dairy sire is identified by looking at the amount of milk produced by the cow sired by that sire and the cow born to that sire, where the sire transmits the milk characteristics from that cow to the cow.
“Understand the instructions on the seed packet.”
A genetic profile is used to measure an animal’s ability to pass on its genes to future generations. The catalogue contains important information that will help the breeder make a good choice of sire to ensure continued success in the next generation.
