Dairy production system assessment in Aswan Governorate

Document Type : Research and Review Papers

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1 Department of Animal production Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt

2 Animal Production and poultry Department Faculty of Agriculture Aswan University Aswan Egypt

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to evaluate dairy 
production systems in Aswan society and identify different 
production styles which follow at breeders and site this 
production system from animal's production systems in Egypt 
and in end describe dairy production system (cows, buffaloes, 
sheep and goat) in Aswan governorate and identify on strength 
and weakness points in this system. Aswan located in the Upper 
Egypt Southern 22N latitudes. Aswan Governorate comprises 
five districts on the two sides of the river Nile. Four districts were 
selected in the present study, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Nasr Al-Noba 
and Draw. Four villages were randomly selected within each 
district and twenty-five farmers within each village were 
randomly selected. Data on 400 farmers was collected during 12 
months from January 2020 to December 2020. Information was 
collected through a field survey using structured questionnaire. In 
conclusion the study showed that dairy production is the 
dominant production system compared to other livestock 
productions in the study area. And inter dairy production system, 
mixed crop/livestock system is the dominant production system 
compared to other production systems in the study area. Native 
cattle are the dominant animal in mixed crop/livestock system. 

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