Open AccessInnovation of extensive system for milk production on Stara planina mountain
Author(s) -
P Milan Petrović,
M.M. Petrović,
Dragana Ružić-Muslić,
M. Žujović,
S. Pejčić,
Nikola Delić
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
biotechnology in animal husbandry/biotechnology in animal husbandry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-7140
pISSN - 1450-9156
DOI - 10.2298/bah0702021p
Subject(s) - udder , milk production , livestock , population , sheep milk , breed , production (economics) , somatic cell count , biology , agricultural science , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , veterinary medicine , mastitis , lactation , medicine , ice calving , environmental health , economics , ecology , pregnancy , genetics , macroeconomics
In the last decades, old production technology used on farms on mountain of Stara planina was the reason why milk production wasn't profitable activity and therefore livestock production had collapse. In this paper current situation is analyzed and new knowledge introduced in production of sheep and cow milk on farms located in that region. The analysis of breed structure shows that in population of Pirot Pramenka sheep and local Simmental population of cattle, effects in milk production are rather poor. Introduction of modern knowledge of milk production would considerably increase the milk yield of sheep and cows and motivate the rural population to revive dairy livestock production. Through application of new solutions regarding of breeding and farm organizations, milk yield in sheep was increased per head by 8-15%, and quantity of milk in cows was increased by 10-16%. Also the health condition of the udder was improved and somatic cell count was reduced within the limits regulated by law.