DairyPost Africa • May 2014
Cows give, depending on the race, up to 25
Liters milk/day and even more, depending
as mentioned on different influences, which
is in Africa the climate and health resistance
and the race.
The period of milk formation (lactation) is
the time between calving and dry, lasts an
average of 305 days, again depending on
race and herd management.
Core elements of milk
quality
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Datas as: Ear tag number, date of birth,
race, gender and the ear tag number of the
mother should be registered in the passport.
Recording of any medical application
• The farmer must uniquely identify treated
cows
• The milk from treated cows is delivered after
the expiry of the waiting time at the dairy
farm.
• The delivered milk must be free of inhibitors
• Veterinary treatments may be made only
after consultation with the veterinarian.
1
Documentation / farmer
Proof of purchase may be:
2
Monitoring of feed, (own and
external source of mixture feed)
3
Milk research from different
organisations
Veterinary proof
• Veterinary prescription medicines
• Evidence of the prescription or the
production order for medicated feedstuffs
4
National standards in breeding
of milk cows
1. Documentation / farmer (operational)
Composed of:
Animal identification and traceability
Entry of any application of drugs in the stock
book of the farmer or Veterinarian doctor
Yard balance, according of the prescribed
nutrient comparison.
Animal identification and traceability
The farmer should identify the calf within
10 days after birth with ear tags. The birth
of the animal origin should be reported in a
nationwide data bank after the ear tags are
placed.
The documentation must be in clear and
understandable form and time maps contain
the following information:
• Number type and identity of the animals
treated, if necessary to identify their
location.
• Drug name
• Administered quantity of the medicinal
• Date of application
• Waiting period in days
• Name of the person who has applied the
medicinal
• Number of the veterinary certificate
The veterinary certificates can be used by
the owners to the documentation. The
evidence shall be kept minimum 6 years
from the date of they are created on.
Electronic version also possible.