“My shed has a capacity to house nine dairy cows but it is currently hosting four and I am working on increasing the number. “Kisumu has offered us better prospects because a litre of milk sells at a higher price than in Eldoret since few people keep dairy cows. HIGHEST MILKERThe cows are fed on Boma Rhodes hay that goes at Sh250 a bale, brewer’s waste sourced from Kenya Breweries Ltd plant in Kisumu, dairy meal and plenty of water and mineral lick. Each cow consumes at least a bale of hay daily and all use 50kg sack of dairy meal in three days,” he says. The cows are fed on Boma Rhodes hay that goes at Sh250 a bale, brewer’s waste sourced from Kenya Breweries Ltd plant in Kisumu, dairy meal and plenty of water and mineral lick.

Source: Daily Nation December 14, 2018 17:58 UTC