Animal Production in Kenya

1. Agribusiness
(Kilomo Biashara)

2. Animal health &
production

3. What is animal Production
(uzalishaji)
Is technology applied
to keeping animals for
profit

4. Examples of
animal productions
Milk Production
Egg Production
Pig Production

5. FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A DAIRY CATTLE
 Age – Select young animals, more fertile, longer
production period (10mks)
 Health- Good health, more fertility, more
healthy off springs
 Level of production –high producer’s better give
more yield
 Physical appearance –physical confirmation
must suit the dairy animals.
 Physical fitness- strong fit, to enable mating and
take foetal weight
 Temperament –Animals should be easy to
handle, not hostile/docile animals are chosen
 Adaptability to local environment suit to existing
climatic constraints
 Quality of milk; Higher –higher milk quality
producers are better stocks
MILK PRODUCTION

6. MEAT PRODUCTION
Factor to Consider for meat production
Breed and sex
Diet and finishing
Selection and handling
Age and growth rate
Fat level

7. EGG PRODUCTION
Capable of
producing eggs
and bearing
offspring

8. • Breed
Mortality Rate
Age
Body Weight
Laying House
Lighting Schedule
Feed
FACTOR AFFECTING EGG
PRODUCTION

9. What Do you do in Animal Production
Marketing
Processing
Research

10. How do we improve animal
production
Feed Animals less appropriate
Raise regionally appropriate animal
through quality genetics
Keep Animal healthy e.g Proper
deworming

11. Adopt Smart Supplement
Eat Quality not quantity e.g.
Animal should take 3% of its
body dry matter(D.M).
Track Costs and benefits

12. Important factors in animal
production
•Climate
•Nutrition
•Health Aspects

13. Benefits of studying animal
production
•Agricultural Development
•Poverty Reduction
•Food Security gang
•Improved Human Nutrition

14. Asanteni
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