Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming: Increasing Domestic Milk Production in Developing Countries

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Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming provides insight into the logistics, infrastructure and management required for the development of small and large dairy farms in tropical developing countries. Farmers will learn how to improve the welfare, milk quality and productivity of their dairy herds. This book complements author John Moran's five previous books on the principles of tropical dairy farming.

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John Moran is a retired Australian senior research and advisory scientist from Victoria's Department of Primary Industries. While working for DPI, he advised both farmers in southern Australia and dairy farmers and advisers in South and East Asia. His specialist fields include dairy production, ruminant nutrition, calf and heifer rearing, forage conservation and whole farm business management. He manages his consultancy firm, Profitable Dairy Systems, and has published over 200 research papers and advisory articles and five previous books on tropical dairy farming.

Philip Chamberlain is an Australian veterinary and project management consultant, with over 25 years' experience in tropical dairy development, production, genetics, health, managment and strategic planning in northern Australia, Asia and Europe. He teaches veterinary science, animal production and husbandry and management in Australia and South East Asia. He currently manages several large-scale dairy extension training programs in China and India provides investment and dvelopment advice to large-scale cattle operators in those countries.