Dairy product quality monitoring begins at the farm and ends in hands of consumer. Raw milk must also meet other standards; it should be free drug residues, added water sediment, contaminants abnormalities. In our researches, is taken somatic cells count, number bacteria Aflatoxins as indicators raw from Ov?e Pole region period January-June, 2018. For needs this research, an analysis was made 1...

The dissemination of information by extension agents on dairy management prac­ tices used to control mastitis and the recep­ tion and use of that information by producers are investigated. Producers are surveyed to determine current practices used. The rela­ tionship between milk yield, somatic cell count, management practices, and producer and production characteristics is estimated. Subjectiv...

The California dairy industry generates about $4.5 billion in gross farm revenue, more than any other agricultural industry in the state. The dairy industry is also one of the most heavily regulated and supported agricultural industries in California. This article examines how the role of government has evolved in one part of the California milk marketing and pricing system. We describe the cre...

The success of Johne's disease (JD) control programs based on risk assessment (RA) depends on producers' compliance with suggested management practices. One objective of this study was to describe the perception of participating Canadian dairy farmers of the impact of JD, the RA process, and suggested management strategies. The second objective was to describe the cost of changes in management ...

Efforts to develop market opportunities are a key element of the current USAID agricultural strategy. In this study, we illustrate how milk marketing in two pastoral towns in northern Kenya is influenced by patterns in intra-household decision making. In this pastoral study area, men make migration decisions and women market milk. Since milk markets are in town and households change location fr...