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Key to running a successful dairy farm

Raymond Sirma, manager at Makongi Farm, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County with dairy cows. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

In dairy farming, there is no short cut, it is either you get it right or you go home and it all depends on proper dairy herd management. Dairy farms aiming at long-term high production must successfully manage several key factors: calf management, cow nutrition, reproduction, comfort and milking.

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