Research Article

Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania on Daily Milk Production in Dairy Cows on Commercial Smallholder Farms in Kenya

Table 1

Distribution of animal parameters among different groups prior to the intervention for 80 smallholder dairy farms near Meru, Kenya, in 2016.

ParameterComparison group mean (s.d.)Nutrition group mean (s.d.)Combined group mean (s.d.)Reproduction group mean (s.d.)ANOVA value

Height (cm)124.3 (19.7)115.9 (7.0)119.0 (7.3)118.6 (6.7)0.165
Weight (kg)387.8 (77.3)383.7 (71.6)391.9 (60.1)395.6 (59.5)0.922
Body condition score2.2 (0.5)2.1 (0.5)2.2 (0.5)2.2 (0.6)0.625
Age (years)5.8 (2.0)5.5 (2.0)5.5 (2.2)5.8 (2.5)0.949
Parity2.5 (1.3)2.5 (1.6)2.7 (1.5)2.7 (1.5)0.932
Pregnant (%)38.7% (12/31)40.6% (13/32)25.0% (8/32)38.9% (14/36)0.848α

α value from Fisher’s exact test.