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Good luck with your new venture, sounds exciting. It's important to keep your beef cow in a clean environment at and after calving. Leave the calf with the cow. You could try and milk the beef cow but the problem is that they are not used to being milked and will kick. I suggest leave the calf with the cow and check that it is drinking. If in doubt, lift and bring the calf over to the cow. Make sure the calf gets lots of colostrum. For the first 8 weeks of life, the calf should get as much milk as it wants to drink to make it really strong and healthy. Good luck

​@@smallscaledairyschoolThank you. I will implement those suggestions! And I will eagerly await any future educational videos you create and share.

You can use a variety of disinfectants. Iodine, sodium hypochlorite, chlorhexadine and lots more. You want to make sure that the disinfectant is suitbale for use on teats. Don't use disinfectants that could harm the teat skin

@smallscaledairyschool thank you 🙏

Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoyed the video and learnt new things

Thanks for this comment Katrina. It's so important to be gentle with animals. You don't want to stress them out or cause pain. They would resent any future examinations or inseminations.

That's very kind of you to comment and I am glad you found the video helpful. Best wishes Peter

I am so pleased you have watched it and I hope it helps you with your dairy

Many thanks for these kind comments. I am very pleased that you have found the video helpful. Best wishes, Peter

Please ask your questions. Happy to help

How are you Boss, please can I help me one caw it can eat how many kg of meize grains day?

Most of time I frowning ur isetiraction now I buy land at my country malawi 🇲🇼 next November I will start to merk caw sherd please I need ur mor adivece 🙏

@@CharlesGanda Starting your cown dairy herd is very exciting. I suggest that you get local help from the excellent Malawi Dairy Associations.

Okay thanks boss

Dear John, very kind words and thank you. It means a lot. Just trying to put out a series of educational videos to help small scale dairy farmers with the essential skills to be successful. The more folks that view them the better.

Hi Peter greeting from Tanzania I'm a small farmer with 10mixed cattle some are dairy cattle, beef, hybreed of zebu and dairy I'm want to improve my breeding to high milk production and want to use the available feeds

Most people would give 1 kilo of madeya for every litre of milk produced. This helps to make the most of milk production but also helps with fertility. You need to cow to be eating lots of energy for the ovaries to work, for the cow to come on heat and to get pregnant. The last thing you want is a thin cow

Three months is an easy time to confirm a pregnancy. You can feel the uterus has swollen and there are cotyledons which feel like buttons just before the surface of the uterus. More experienced individuals can detect pregnancy from about two months of age or even erlier but this requires training with a very experienced vet or technician.

@@smallscaledairyschool thanks for interest but what I want to ask exactly is about the first time which is safe for manual pregnancy check after insemination

@@حسينعبدالمنعم-خ8ف This depends on experience. 3 months is easy. Some people are happy to 2 months. Earlier than that is a very skilled task. There is no easy answer, it depends on who is doing the PD and their level of competence. I hope this helps

The better we look after our cows the more productive they will be.

A cow can have retarded growth if she hasn't been properly fed or was poorly fed as a young animal. Good nutrition is key to successful dairying

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Yes, the energy is from all the feed - forage and concentrates

@@smallscaledairyschool thank you noted.. but I guess maize bran can also help looking at the cost of concentrates.

Hello, the amoun t will depend on the size of the cow, her weight and the types of food you have. Sorry, but I cannot give secific answers for your cow

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Where are you from, i want to start also and i need motivation

That's so exciting and I hope this helps you. Good luck

Dear Jane. I am so pleased you enjoyed it and I hope it helps with your dairying.

Jane how can I contact you. I need to start this farming in muranga