Breeding Services and the Factors Influencing Their Use on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Uganda

Table 1

Average reproductive performance of dairy and nondairy breed cows in the herds.

Cow characteristic	Age at 1st calving in months	Number of Services per conception	Calving interval in months	Milk production in liters at calving	Milk production in liters (previous day)
Dairy breed	29.7	1.7	13.1	6.9	3.9
Nondairy breed	38.0	1.3	14.7	2.7	1.5
Overall average	36.4	1.4	14.4	3.5	1.9