Question

If your family owned. ,a dairy farm, what measures would you undertake to improve the quality and quantity of milk production?

Answer 1

Measures that need to he undertaken to improve the quality and quantity of milk production include

(i) Maintaining quality of animal breeds (with high yield potential and resistance to diseases).

(ii) Keeping the housing conditions of the cattle clean and hygienic

(iii) Availability of adequate water and good quality feed.

(iv) Providing proper medical care by a veterinary doctor.

Maintenance of good standards of cleanliness and hygiene of the handlers while milking and during storage and transport of the milk and its products is also very important.