EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTION OF MECHANIZATION TO DAIRYPRODUCTION IN GITHUNGURISUB COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY.JEMIMAH WANJIRU MATHENGEBAH/2017/63852A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF ABACHELORS DEGREE IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION OF MOUNTKENYA UNIVERSITY.25THSEPTEMBER 2019i
DECLARATIONI hereby declare that this proposal is my entire own work and has never been presented by anyother person in this institution. Any additional sources of any information have been duly cited.Any internet sources, published or unpublished works from which I have quoted or drawnreference have been referenced fully in the text and in content.NAME:JEMIMAH MATHENGESIGNATURE:DATE:25THSEPTEMBER 2019SUPERVISOR:DR MUTURISIGNATURE:DATE:25THSEPTEMBER 2019ii
DEDICATIONI dedicate this project proposal to my dear family for their endless support and undyingwillingness to take me through this course study and for being part of my full support system.iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI would like to acknowledge to the following for their support and help regarding with thisproposal. My ever-loving parents who are always there to give me courage to pursue my goalsand for their full time financial support.To my teachers and mentors who taught me principles that helped me study. It’s a great milestoneand I thank God. And above all, the one who gives wisdom, strength and health and brought methrough, Almighty fatheriv
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ABSTRACTFarm mechanization embraces use of tools and machinery for agricultural development. Dairyfarming is a class for agriculture for long term production of milk,which is processed either atthe farm or at dairy plant for eventual sale of dairy product. The objective of this study isquantitatively assess the impact of farm mechanization on dairy enterprise on output. Farmmechanization is very important if farmer have to get maximum returns from their dairyenterprises. However not all farmers will adopt farm mechanization due to different issues. Someare not aware of mechanization, others cannot afford these machines and others do not know theimportance of farm mechanization. Farm mechanization is well developing as technologychanges. However mechanization is slowly developing in third world countries mainly becauseof economic constraints hence not many can afford to buy some of this machinery unlike thealready developed countries. Data collection will be by use of open ended questionnaires andinterviews to both farmers and animal production officers. Data analysis will be carried out byuse of excel sheet to record data and use of charts and tables to present datavi
Table of ContentsDECLARATION..............................................................................................................................................iiDEDICATION................................................................................................................................................iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT.................................................................................................................................ivABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................................viCHAPTER ONE..............................................................................................................................................11.1INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................11.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION...........................................................................................................21.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM...........................................................................................................21.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY............................................................................................................31.5 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY..............................................................................................................31.6 GENERAL OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................................31.7 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.........................................................................................................................3CHAPTER TWO.............................................................................................................................................4LITERATURE REVIEW....................................................................................................................................42.2ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF MACHINE....................................................................................................7LIMITATIONS OF USE OF FARM MECHANIZATION....................................................................................8CHAPTER THREE........................................................................................................................................11
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Term
Spring
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Garanin
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Mastitis
