Dairy Cattle Farming

The following are all sorts of dairy cattle breeding begins with a brief history of dairy cattle, dairy cattle breeding centers, dairy cows, dairy cows, dairy cattle breeding requirements, technical guidelines for dairy cattle breeding, pests and diseases of dairy cattle and others.

Cattle are the most important livestock as a source of meat, milk, labor and other needs. Cattle produce about 50% (45-55%) of the world's meat requirements, 95% of milk needs and 85% of skin needs. The cow comes from the Bovidae family. such as bison, bull, buffalo (Bubalus), African buffalo (Syncherus), and anoa.

Domestication of cattle began to be done about 400 years BC. Cows are thought to originate from Central Asia, then spread to Europe, Africa and throughout Asia. Toward the end of the 19th century, Ongole cattle from India were introduced to the island of Sumba and since then the island has been used as a breeding ground for pure Ongole cattle.

In the year 1957 has been done genetic quality improvement Madura cattle by crossing it with Red Deen cattle. Another crosses between local cattle (peranakan Ongole) with Frisian Holstein dairy cattle in Grati in order to obtain new dairy cows that are in accordance with the climate and conditions in Indonesia.

Broadly speaking, the cattle nations (bos) contained in the world there are two, namely (1) the group derived from Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) or cow humped species, originating and scattered in the tropics and (2) groups from Bos primigenius, spread over sub-tropical regions or better known as Bos Taurus.

The highest and most well-preserved dairy cows are Shorhorn (from England), Friesian Holstein (from Holland), Yersey (from the Channel between England and France), Brown Switzerland (from Switzerland), Red Danish (from Denmark) and Droughtmaster (from Australia).

The survey results in PSPB Cibinong show that the most suitable and profitable cattle dairy breed in Indonesia is Frisien Holstein.

Cattle farms produce meat as a source of protein, milk, leather that is used for industry and manure as one of the organic sources of agricultural land.

The ideal location to build a stable is an area that is quite far from the settlement but easily accessible by vehicle. The cage should be separated from the house with a minimum distance of 10 meters and sunlight must be able to penetrate the cage yard and close to farmland. Making it can be done in groups in the middle of rice fields or fields.