Livestock Breed Development – Problem and

Prospects

Malik Mohammad Omar

General Secretary
Chittagong Dairy Farm Association
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 Outline
• Background
• Problems of dairying in Bangladesh
• Main focus
• Experiences of alike climatic countries
• Self experiences
• Problems in AI Policy
• Mastitis in High Yielding Breed
• Recommendation
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements

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 Background
• Huge gap between Demand and
production
• Production- 21% milk of our yearly
demand
• Rest 79% imported (52000 Mt 2016; US $ 207 million/1656
core BDT)

• There is demand of expansion of dairy

sector

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FAO, 2016 3
Problems of dairying in Bangladesh
• Lack of high producing breed
• Lack of appropriate research on breeding
• Lack of appropriate breeding policy
• Lack of available land for fodder production &
quality feed
• High feed cost
• Lack of proper marketing policy
• Lack of skilled personnel and scientific
knowledge

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Problems of dairying in Bangladesh
• Climate (high temp. and Humidity) is not
suitable for high yielding European breeds
• >62.5% HF x L
– Fluctuation of daily milk production in BD
– Sustainable only for 3-5 parity
– Feel discomfort and need extra care
• <62.5% HF x L can not produce milk as
desired
• Gyr x HF: SL x HF can tolerate rough
weather than L x HF
(Panandam and Raymond, 2005)

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Experiences of alike climatic countries

• India
– Crossing dairy breed that are adapted
with local State climate
– A lot of research has been done for
producing climate adaptive dairy breed
by-
• Regional breeding stations
• Military farms

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Experiences of alike climatic countries-1

Malaysia

•Mafriwal cow:- Shahiwal x Friesian (Under

trial)
•Milk Production:- 2500 (7000) Lit/ 305days

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 Experiences of alike climatic countries-2
Caribbean Islands

•Jamaica hope:- 80%J x15% SL x 5%HF

•Milk production:- 2500 (9300) Lit/305days
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 Experiences of alike climatic countries-3
Kenya

•Magic Cow: 50%Gyr x 50% Friesian,

•Girolando: 50% Gyr x 50%Friesian
Sahiwal and Ayreshire
•Milk Production: 3600
•Milk Production: 29.9 Lit/day
Lit/Lactation (22972)

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 Experiences of alike climatic countries-4
Brazil

•Girolando: 37.5% Gyr x 62.5% Friesian

•Milk Production: 3600 Kg/Lactation (Individual animal: 123 lit/day)
•Contribute 80% national milk production of worlds 5th largest milk
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 Experiences of alike climatic countries-5
Australia

•AFS(SL50% x HF50%) •Australian milking Zebu

•Milk production: 3000 •Jersey 80% x 20% (Sahiwal, Sindhi
(11000) Lit/lactation and Guernsey)
•Milk Production 2700 Kg (9700)/
Lactation
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 Experiences in BD
• Savar dairy farm
– Highest stable milk producing cows: 50% SL x HF

• Homeland dairy farm

– From 1995 to till date, found 50% SL x HF is the
best producer

• In Chittagong
– In 2016 at 5 farms it was observed that 50%
– SL x HF was the best producer
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Experiences in BD

Homeland Dairy
SL X HF Cow
7193 Lit/ lactation (398 days previous-4130 Lit 309 days)
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 Problems in AI policy
• Brahman breed has been introduced Without
Proper Research in Bangladesh

• Some companies supplying semen of Angus,

Brangus, Red Brahman and so on..

• They may bred with local cows and there is

possibility to mix with dairy breed threatening dairy
development

• Dairy bulls are collected from field without proper

history and semen is supplied through out the
country
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Problem of developing local breed

• Main problems
– Local breed is not pure
– It contains 7 – 10+ bloods of different Indian
breeds
– Maternal heterosis increases when many
breeds are present in recipient cows
– Less tropical climate and tick resistant than
pure breed (Zebu x HF) crosses

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 Mastitis in High Yielding Breed
• From welfare and food safety considerations and to breeders and consumer's
concern, mastitis should be included in breeding objective of dairy cattle breeds
(Rupp and Biochard, 2003).
• J x SL and Gyr x HF are relatively mastitis resistant breeds
(India) (personal visit and communication, Dr. SS Ghosh, Ramkirisna Mission Dairy farm and
training Centre; Dr. Arvind Goutam, AVS Global, USA; 2016)

• Buffalo is traditionally resistant to mastitis (Mahajan et al., 2011)

• Contribution of buffalo in national milk production
– 66.6% in Pakistan
– 55.0% in India
– 65.2% in Nepal
– only 3% in Bangladesh (FAO,2007)
• Buffalo can tolerate harsh environment,
• Buffalo daily weight gain and FCR is better than cattle
• Introduction of good quality dairy buffalo may be considered
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Recommendations
• Considering climate, fodder and land
availability long term breeding policy
should be developed
• Composite breed and technology of alike
climatic countries may be imported for trial
• Local breed can genetically be evaluated
for participation of breeds
• Following alike countries J, SL,Gyr and
HF, can be used to produce composite
breeds
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 Recommendations
• Controlling importation of powder milk from
countries having subsidized dairy sectors by
adjusting import tax
• Appropriate research is necessary to set up
an adaptive and best breeding policy for
dairy, beef and buffalo production
• Pedigree of bull should be supplied for
maximum output and inbreeding control
• Main stakeholders and breeding specialists
should be part of making policies

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Conclusions
• 50%SLx50%HF can be the best producer in BD
and sustain till 9 – 12+ lactation in BD climate

• 75% J x 25% SL may be a good option

• 50% HF x 50% Gyr can be a good option

• Need Valid Researches involving breeding

specialists from Universities and involving private
entrepreneurs.

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 Special Thanks To :-

• Professor Dr. Goutam Buddha Das

• Professor Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman
• Professor Dr. Md Kabirul Islam Khan
• Professor Dr. Md Ahasanul Hoque
• Dr. Md Farhad Hossain
• Md Enamul Haque Hazari

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 Acknowledgements

Chittagong Veterinary Animal Sciences University

Prof. Dr. Goutam Buddha Das; Vice Chancellor, CVSAU
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Secretary
Department of Livestock Services
Director General

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 References
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Friesian_Sahiwal
• https://www.scribd.com/document/185915607/AFS-Australias-Tropical-Dairy-Breed
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• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/brahman/
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• http://www.actionaid.org/eu/publications/milking-the-poor
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References
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Friesian_Sahiwal
• https://www.scribd.com/document/185915607/AFS-Australias-Tropical-Dairy-Breed
• http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/t0095e/T0095E06.htm
• http://www.asap.asn.au/livestocklibrary/1984/Donegan84.PDF)|
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Milking_Zebu
• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/australianmilkingzebu
• http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/video/12310/the-australian-milking-zebu/
• http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6500e/X6500E09.htm
• http://www.redorbit.com/reference/australian-milking-zebu-cattle/
• http://www.nagrc.go.ug/blog/australian-milking-zebu-2/
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• http://www.makitosha.com/cows_aboutcrossbreeding.htm
• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/brahman/
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• http://www.actionaid.org/eu/publications/milking-the-poor
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Thank you
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