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Appendix 14. Production parameters of smallholder dairy systems in the highlands of sub-Saharan Africa


Parameter

No. of studies

Mean

Median

Minimum

Maximum

Female calf mortality risk (%)

16

12.4

10.0

7.4

22.4

Male calf mortality risk (%)

15

15.9

10.0

7.4

35.8

Female replacement mortality risk (%)

4

9.1

8.7

3.7

15.0

Male replacement mortality risk (%)

1

22.4

22.4

22.4

22.4

Cow mortality risk (%)

6

5.2

4.5

4.3

8.5

Age at first calving (months)

1

48.0

48.0

48.0

48.0

Calving rate (%)

22

71.9

73.7

57.4

86.9

Milk offtake per lactation (kg)

25

2 055.0

2 200.0

600.0

3 272.0

Weight of mature cow (kg)

5

320.0

300.0

250.0

400.0

Weight of mature bull (kg)

1

450.0

450.0

450.0

450.0


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