Credits: Biovision-Infonet
General information
Dairy farming is a business. Production targets a specific market. Seek market information. Value addition increases product market value. Marketing is best undertaken through groups. Diversification of products widens the market scope. Animals are registered and recorded at the Kenya Stud Book and Dairy Recording Services of Kenya (Nakuru) and evaluated at Livestock Recording Center ( Naivasha).
Live animals
- Animals registered with Kenya Stud book fetch premium prices
- Animals of known genetic potential ( breeding values) would fetch better prices
- Breeder organizations can assist in sourcing and marketing of animals
- Heifers and bulls of superior parents would produce more and are bound to fetch more