埃塞俄比亚农业职业教育系列教材编委会编的《奶牛生产（英文版）》包含十个模块：一、选择牛群品种和原种，二、确定房屋设施与奶牛生产需求，三、管理繁殖与育种方法，四、执行奶牛的饲养管理，五、实施小牛和小母牛饲养和管理活动，六、制定和实施供给计划，七、执行挤奶操作，八、牛奶处理和加工操作，九、实施奶牛健康和疾病预防活动，十、保存奶牛场记录。

FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
MODULE 1: SELECTING DAIRY HERD BREEDS AND FOUNDATION STOCKS
INTRODUCTION
1 BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE
1.1 Selecting a Breed
1.1.1 Pure Dairy Cattle Breeds
1.1.2 Dual Purpose Cattle Breeds
1.1.3 Ethiopian Cattle Breeds
1.2 Crossbred Dairy Cattle
2 SELECTING FOUNDATION STOCK
2.1 Factors in Selecting Dairy Cattle
2.1.1 Physical Appearance of Dairy Cattle
2.1.2 Milk Production Records
2.1.3 Dairy Cow Judging and Selection
2.1.4 Dairy Cow Unified Score Card
2.2 Dairy Heifer Judging and Selection
2.3 Dairy Bull Judging and Selection
2.3.1 Physical Appearance
2.3.2 Reproductive Organs
2.3.3 Semen Evaluation
2.3.4 Calving Ease
2.3.5 Linear Score
SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
MODULE 2: IDENTIFYING DAIRY CATTLE HOUSING FACILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 UNDERSTANDING DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN ETHIOPIA
1.1 Rural Smallholder
1.1.1 Mixed Production System
1.1.2 Pastoral and Agro-pastoral System
1.2 Peri-urban Production System
1.3 Urban Farming
2 UNDERTAKING SITE SELECTION ACTIVITIES
2.1 Factors Determining Site- Selection
2.2 Dairy Farmstead Structures
3 TYPES OF HOUSING, FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DAIRY UNIT
3.1 Dairy Cattle Housing
3.1.1 Loose House System
3.1.2 Conventional Dairy Housing System
3.2 Housing Facility Requirements
3.3 Space Requirements
3.4 Material and Chemicals for Sanitation and Treatment Activities
3.4.1 Sanitizers
3.4.2 Insecticides
4 IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING AND CONTROLLING POTENTIAL HAZARDS
4.1 Major Cause of Firing Accident and Hazards
4.2 First Aid and Other Fire Controlling Procedure
5 WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS
MODULE 3: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING FEEDING PLAN
INTRODUCTION
1 IDENTIFYING ANIMAL FEEDS
1.1 Chemical Composition of Feeds
1.1.1 Energy
1.1.2 Protein
1.1.3 Minerals
1.1.4 Vitamins
1.1.5 Water
1.2 Classification of Feeds
1.2.1 Roughages
1.2.2 Concentrates
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MODULE 4: PERFORMING FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY CATILE
MODULE 5: MANAGING REPRODUCTION AND BREEIDING IN DAIRY CATTLE
MODULE 6: IMPLEMENTING CALF AND HEIFER REARING
MODULE 7: CARRYING OUT MILKING OPERATIONS
MODULE 8: PERFORMING MILK HANDLING AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS
MODULE 9: DAIRY CATTLE HEALTH AND DISEASES PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
MODULE 10: PERFORM DAIRY FARM RECORD KEEPING
GLOSSARY