Investigating Application of Management Practices by Industrial Dairy Farmers in Khorasan-Razavi Province.

Jalali Bardar, Afsaneh and Bagheri, Asghar and Mirzaei Aghjehgheshlagh, Farzad and Allahyari, Mohamad Sadegh (2017) Investigating Application of Management Practices by Industrial Dairy Farmers in Khorasan-Razavi Province. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The rate of utilizing management operations by industrial cattle units of Khorasan Razavi State was investigated in this study. The present study is considered to be a practical investigation with survey and laboratory research procedure. Stratified random sampling was performed. Statistical population included all industrial dairy cattle rearing units’ managers in Khorasan Razavi State (N=1111) which later were decreased to 278 units based on Bartlett minimum sample size. However, 22 more samples were added again to increase the precision i.e., 300. To collect the data, questionnaires as survey instrument were used. A pretest was conducted to obtain the reliability of the questionnaire. The pretest was submitted to a number of experts and college professors; then, their reformative opinions were taken into account in developing the final version of the questionnaire. University faculty approved the content validity. The survey instrument reliability was obtained through measuring Cronbach's alpha which was 0.8. To conduct the study, a sample of cattlemen was chosen from statistics population and the required data was collected. After examining the farm’s condition and utilizing management operation, the quantity and quality of the produced milk were inspected through laboratory methods. Based on the acquired results, the cattlemen’s age average was 44. 58.7% of them had no education in rearing dairy cattle; which can be one of the main reasons in low production at aforementioned units. The annual elimination was 15.27 % for each 100 head which is low, compared to average standard cattle elimination i.e., 25-30%. In 86.3 % of cattle units, insemination of heifers is executed based on age and weight. According to the results of the study, there is a positive and significant relationship between cattlemen’s characteristics and the number of cattle with utilization of management methods. The amount of some management method application, also, had effect on the units operation and there was a significant positive relationship between unit managers’ awareness with the rate of management methods application. With due attention to the analysis of milk composition, the average percentage of fat, protein, lactose, and non-fat dry matter were 3.16, 3.03, 4.58, and 8.06, respectively; which was in accordance with existing standards. The condition of food consumption in understudied units and comparing them with the international standards presented that overall, the amount of food and nutrients consumption in Khorasan Razavi State is different. Part of this variation could be because of the project’s nature of study and diversity in quantity and quality of the food. Based on the results, there was a positive and significant relationship between operation with social, technical, and economic characteristics. Due to the low operation of some animal husbandry, it is essential that precise and methodical management instructions be presented for educating units’ managers by accountable organizations.

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