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    Livestock plays an important role in the economy of the country and is at the heart of the rural

    socioeconomic system. It is a net source of foreign exchange earnings contributing significantly in this

    vital area. Most importantly, more than 8 million rural small and landless farmers raise livestock, making

    it an ideal sector for attacking rural poverty in the country. Furthermore, as livestock makes up almost

    50 % of the agriculture value added, the future high growth in agriculture is expected to be led by the

    livestock sector...

    The demand for livestock and livestock products is continuing to increase due to t he population growth,

    urbanization and increase in per capita income. The production by the livestock sector needs to increase

    rapidly and the share of it which moves through the modern processing facilities and the commercial

    marketing channels must increase substantially. Moving away from the subsistence mode of production

    to the more modern methods and marketing requires a commercial approach to the livestock sector and

    will require financial and technical investments.

    Overarching goal of agriculture policy of the current government is to make Pakistan 's agriculture

    productive, profitable and competitive. We have to be compliant with international trade requirements,

    have to manage our natural resources in a sustainable manner and should aim for holistic development

    covering entire value chain. Government's primary role is to provide enabling environment in which the

    private sector can achieve its full potential.

    Establishment of Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB) as a Company under Section 42 of the

    Companies Ordinance has been undertaken to fast track the development in this vital sector. I hope

    LDDB will play an active role in the implementation of Livestock Development Policy recently approved

    by the government. Let us work together with provincial and district governments and private sector for

    the development of livestock for economic growth and poverty alleviation and usher in white revolution

    and quantum leap in milk and meat production in the country.

    Mr.Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri

    Chairman LDDB/Secretary Ministry of National Food Security & Research

    Government of Pakistan

    Islamabad

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    Pakistan is endowed with a large livestock population well-adapted to the local environmental

    conditions. It includes the best dairy breeds of buffalo and good dairy breeds of tropical cattle. Many

    breeds of cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats have good meat production potential. Poultry sector has

    shown excellent growth in the last 4 decades. However, overall growth rate of the sector has not been

    impressive. This can primarily be attributed to the policy and biological factors.

    Livestock in Pakistan is an important component of mixed crop-livestock farming system. Subsistence

    livestock farming still occupies a major share in the production system. Major constraints for livestock

    development in the country are unavailability of germplasm of known potential, inadequate feed

    resources, occurrence of epidemics of infectious diseases, poor marketing infrastructure, low

    investment by government, p oor institutional infrastructure, out-dated regulatory framework and

    limited credit availability.

    Profitability of the sector has to be improved for investment in the sector. Technology and capital are

    two important components to improve productivity of the sector. Livestock and Dairy Development

    Board (LDDB) will spearhead the efforts to transform the livestock sector to a commercially profitable

    venture. LDDB will coordinate efforts in livestock development by the public and private sectors.

    I believe livestock development can make significant contribution towards fast track economic growth

    and poverty alleviation in the country.

    Dr. Iqbal Ahmad Lehri

    Chief Executive Officer

    Livestock and Dairy Development Board

    Islamabad

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    Livestock Population

    As per each Decennial Livestock Census

    (In Million)

    Species 1976 1986 1996 2006

    Buffaloes 10.6 15.7 20.3 27.3

    Cattles 14.9 17.5 20.4 29.6

    Goats 21.7 29.9 41.2 53.8

    Sheep 18.9 23.3 23.5 26.5

    Camel 00.8 01.0 00.8 00.9

    Horses 00.4 00.4 00.3 00.3

    Asses 02.2 03.0 03.6 04.3

    Mules 00.06 00.1 00.1 00.2

    APP Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012 6:58 am |Comments (31)

    HYDERABAD - The programme manager of the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), Nazeer Ahmed Esani, has said the USAID wants to support the

    livestock and horticulture sectors in order to increase the exports from Pakistan.

    Addressing a seminar titled Agri Business Support Fund at the Hyderabad Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (HCCI) here Monday, Esani said the USAID aims to help create 1.3million jobs in those sectors through increasing the international trade.

    Pakistan will be given $90 million under the Agri Business Support Fund, he said and addedthat the small growers and traders should be benefiting from this support program.He further said that the project would also benefit the fisheries sector through the improvement

    of value chain.

    The USAID official noted that there was great potential for multiplying production through

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    adoption modern technology and farming skills in the horticulture sector.

    He observed that the agriculture sector contributes around 23 percent of the total Pakistani GDP

    and that about half of it comes from the livestock.Esani informed that the grants would be given on the projects which were implemented on the

    modern lines as to add value to the products.

    The processing of fish and meat, cold storage, packaging, milk storage in the dairy farming andproducing value added items from the milk are some of the schemes the fund will support, heapprised.

    He advised the interested people to submit their requests to the USAID by June 30.

    Our experts will vet the proposals before the approval, he added and informed that detailedinformation could be obtained from the USAIDs website.Earlier, the HCCIs senior vice president while addressing the seminar said the project couldbenefit Hyderabad which had huge potential for fisheries, livestock and horticulture. We hopeto see investment in these sectors, creation of more jobs and more importantly adoption of themodern practices in these professions, he expressed.The HCCIs vice president Abdul Saleem Arain requested the USAID officials to provide

    complete details to the chamber so that they could help in the success of the fund.HCCI members Kamran Shafiq, Syed Yawar Ali Shah, Abdul Sattar Khan and others also

    addressed the seminar and briefed the USAID officials about the potential of investment in these

    sectors.

    APP/zmb/arq/qsr 19:34/20:24/20:24.Peoples Doctors Forum will set up blood donation camp at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto

    LARKANA, June 18 (APP):- Peoples Doctors Forum(PDF) Larkana in with collaboration

    District Health Department Larkana will set-up a Blood Donation Camp, in front of theMausoleum of martyrs of Bhutto family, in Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto, on the eve of the 59th birth

    anniversary of Former Prime Minister and Slain Chairperson of PPP Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on

    June 21, 2012. The camp will be supervised by the President PDF Larkana Dr. Shoukat Ali Abro

    and EDO(Health Services) Larkana Dr. Abdul Fateh Bughio.

    Malaysia keen to import livestock from Pakistan

    Pakistan and Malaysia have decided to enhance bilateral cooperation in agriculture and commerce.

    ISLAMABAD: Malaysia has expressed its willingness to import more livestock, fish, rice, beef, fruits and

    vegetables from Pakistan.

    We are already importing a considerable amount of rice, fruits and other food products from Pakistan

    and we want this cooperation to grow further in the coming months, said Malaysias Agriculture and

    Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar during a meeting with Pakistans Minister for

    National Food Security and Research Israrullah Zehri in Kuala Lumpur.

    During the meeting, Malaysias Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar

    recalled his visit to Pakistan in December 2009 and his meeting with the then Minister for Agriculture

    Nazar Mohammad Gondal.

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    He also mentioned about 171 buffalos which were given to Malaysia by the Government of Punjab and

    called for relaxing the procedure for importing more animals from Pakistan as Malaysia was in need of

    many more.

    He also appreciated the quality of Pakistani fruits specially mangoes with the hope that the quantum of

    fruits being imported from Pakistan will increase with the passage of time.

    Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Israrullah Zehri thanked his Malaysian

    counterpart for inviting him to attend the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-tourism Show

    (MAHA) 2012 and urged the Malaysian government to consider increasing import of beef and mutton

    from Pakistan as quality of meat was very good and the slaughtering of animals was in accordance with

    Halal standards.

    IntroductionEstablished in 1962, on the recommendations of the Food & Agriculture

    Commission, appointed by the Government of Pakistan, the Livestock & Dairy

    Development Department was re-organized and the Directorate of Livestock

    Farms was created at Provincial Level (West Pakistan) and given the

    responsibility to improve the performance of livestock and to conduct research

    on problems relating to production. So active functioning and commissioning of

    the new farms started in 1962.

    History

    1962: The Directorate of Livestock Farms was established at Provincial level

    (West Pakistan).

    1972: Some seed Farms and Rakhs were transferred to this Directorate for

    establishment of Livestock Experiment Stations.

    1986-87: Five tenants livestock farms were transferred from Punjab Livestock,

    Poultry and Dairy Development Board to this Directorate.

    2003-04

    & 2005-

    06:

    The Admn. Control of 7 farms has been transferred to 3 newly createddirectorate.

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    Aims / Objectives

    Preservation of pure local breeds of Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep and Goat ofthe Province

    Production and raising of candidate bull calves / pedigreed bulls, Ramsand Bucks

    Provision of better quality males and females Provision of animals for progent testing program As adaptive research stations for adopting newly evolving techniques in

    the field of livestock and fodder production

    For trial and testing of veterinary medicines and biologics To provide and extend research facilities to various research and

    teaching organizations of the province

    Farm wise Land Position

    (Acres)

    Name of Farm District Cultivable Uncultivable Total

    LES, Shergarh Okara 1135 314 1449

    LES, Darkhana Khanewal 2570 240 2810

    GLF, Jogaitpeer Bahawalpur 3000 2200 5200

    LES, Fazilpur Rajanpur 1853 1647 3500

    CBC, Rakh Mahni Bhakhar 1645 7527 9172

    GLF, Kallurkot Bhakhar 3560 89 3649

    LES, Rakh Ghulaman Bhakhar 8374 1899 10273

    LES, Khushab Khushab 900 66 966

    LES, Khizerabad Sargodha 7407 293 7700

    LES, Kot Amir Shah Jhang 206 224 430

    LES, Shah Jewana Jhang 560 37 597

    Total 31210 14538 45748

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    Detail of Leased Land Rent

    ( Rs. in Lac)

    Name of Farm No. ofLessees

    Leased Area(Acre)

    TotalAmount

    AmountRecovered

    LES, Khizerabad 613 5897 95.919 2.633

    LES, Rakh Ghulaman 204 2960 13.778 94.259

    LES, Darkhana 214 2570 16.577 -

    GLF, Kallurkot 211 2070 3.866 62.489

    LES, Fazilpur 98 1103 83.568 -

    LES, Shergarh 99 1059 48.329 0.919

    LES, Shah Jewana 58 546 153.358 -

    LES, Kot Amir Shah

    38

    206

    25.830

    0.142

    Total 1539 16411 571.225 160.442

    Area and Distribution

    Particulars Area (acre) % Age

    Total Area 45630

    1. Cultivable 29191 63.97

    a). Direct 12860 28.18

    i. Canal Irrigated 7089 15.54

    ii. Tubewell Irrigated 2010 4.40

    iii. Barani 3761 8.24

    b). Lease 16331 35.79

    i. Canal Irrigated 12242 26.83

    ii. Tubewell Irrigated 124 0.27

    iii. Barani 3965 8.69

    2. Un-Cultivable 16439 36.03

    i. Building & Roads 1339 2.93

    ii. Un-Commandable 15100 33.09

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    Expenditures & Income

    Farmwise Expenditures & Income (Rs. in Million)

    Name of the Farm Allocation Expenditure Income

    LES, Darkhana 1.511 1.511 3.513

    LES, Fazilpur 22.792 23.544 6.688

    GLF, Jogaitpeer 22.178 21.665 12.694

    GLF, Kallurkot 27.120 25.895 20.950

    LES, Khizerabad 31.966 30.926 30.937

    LES, Khushab 17.496 16.786 10.869

    LES, Kot Amir Shah 1.330 1.223 0.648

    LES, Rakh Ghulaman 42.319 44.830 44.210

    CBC, Rakh Mahni 10.827 10.473 2.513

    LES, Shergarh 3.965 3.704 4.604

    LES, Shah Jewana 1.867 1.848 1.778

    D. L. F 18.812 16.335 0

    Total 202.183 198.740 139.404

    Overall Income (Rs. in Million)

    Particular Target Total Income

    Receipt from Livestock Farms 81.322 118.454

    Receipt from transfer Agriculture Farm

    Kallurkot

    18.500 20.950

    Total 99.822 139.404

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    Livestock Strength

    a. Species/Breed Maintained

    Buffalo Cattle Sheep Goat Camel

    Nili Ravi Sahiwal Thalli Teddy Merecha

    Cholistani Kajli Beetal

    Cross bred Buchi

    Tharri

    H. Haryana

    Dajal

    b. Farm Wise Livestock Maintained

    Name of the Farm Cattle Buffalo Camel Sheep/Goat Total

    LES, Fazilpur 520 0 0 269 789

    GLF, Jogaitpeer 375 0 0 592 967

    GLF, Kallurkot 542 0 0 630 1172

    LES, Khizerabad 971 0 0 1411 2382

    LES, Khushab 0 564 0 449 1013

    LES, Rakh Ghulaman 205 822 0 2894 3921

    CBC, Rakh Mahni 68 0 93 0 161

    LES, Shergarh 79 0 0 0 79

    LES, Shah Jewana 0 0 0 0 0

    LES, Darkhana 0 0 0 0 0

    LES, Kot Amir Shah 0 0 0 0 0

    Total 2760 1386 93 6245 10484

    c. Total Livestock Maintained

    SpeciesSanctioned

    Strength

    Strength Maintained

    Adult Other Total

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    Buffalo 500 527 859 1386

    Cattle 1180 1196 1564 2760

    Sheep 3100 2891 2432 5323

    Goat 400 394 528 922

    Camel 80 65 28 93Total 5260 5073 5411 10484

    Work Performed:

    Important breeds of Buffalo, Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Camel being preserved and developed asnucleus stock through continuous controlled breeding. Breeding Buffaloes, Cows classified into

    ?A? ?B? & ?C? categories according to pedigree and milk production.

    Multiplication of superior Germ Plasm and its dissemination superior quality stock issued tobreeders and sold abroad.

    Breed Improvement/Progeny Testing. Technical Training.

    Laws / Regulations related to the Livestock & Dairy

    Development Department01 The Punjab Animals Slaughter Control Act, 1963

    02 The Punjab Meat (Control) Order, 1978

    03

    The Dourine act, 1910

    04 The Cattle - Trespass Act, 1871

    05 The Prevention Of Cruelty Of Animals Act, 1890

    06 The punjab animals compound feed and feed stuff ordinance 2002

    07 The Punjab Goats (Restriction) Ordinance, 1959

    08 The Punjab Livestock Associations And Livestock Associations Union (Registration And

    Control)Ordinance, 1979

    09 The Punjab Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Development Board Act, 1974

    10 The Punjab Milk Boards Ordinance, 1963

    11 The University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences, Lahore Ordinance, 2002

    12 The Punjab Employees Efficiency, Descipline and Accountability (Amendment)

    Act, 2012

    13 The Punjab Civil Servents (Amendment) Act, 1974

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    Dairy Farming in Pakistan

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    You will know why dairy farming is a good business, and what to look out for when you arestarting out, because I am going to share some of my experiences (I have been involved directly

    in dairy farming for the last almost-two years).

    Dairy Farming is a very hot topic in Pakistan. A lot of seasoned and would-be entrepreneurs

    have already jumped onto the Dairy Farming bandwagon in Pakistan, and even more so like totalk about getting into dairy farming. But have you asked yourself this question, why start adairy farm?

    Why Start A Dairy Farm

    Yours truly have been working on the dairy farming project since June 2009. My interest was

    pretty much academic at first; just knowing how the business and the animals operate. It wasafter almost a year of travelling in and around Punjab, meeting countless number of people in the

    field, discussing and debating with some very qualified consultants and breeders, that I decided

    to dip my toes in this project.

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    I was interested in quite a few facets of Dairy Farming:

    1. The Business Model: Dairy farming has a very unique business model, and no other business hasthe capability of multiplying its assets while still producing revenue. Remarkable.

    2. The Current Situation: One of many lessons that Richard Branson has taught me is that youshould get into a business where you think you can do better. Dairy farming, I knew, had a very,

    very large room for improvement.

    3. A Very Solid Demand:A lot of businesses and entrepreneurs would consider a demand forsomething a good enough reason to get into any project. But for me, dairy farming is not only

    the demand of the market, but also a need. People need healthy, quality milk (and meat). It fits

    in with the idea offor-profit philanthropywhere I stand a chance of actually helping people out,

    and earning prayers as well as profits. Now thats an inspiration!

    4. Super Integration: This was not vertical integration as much as it was super integration. Ialready have two independent projects, one agriculture farming and the other is milk supply

    within Lahore, Alhumdulillah. The dairy farm has the potential of sitting in very nicely between

    the two, and providing wholesome integration. Although integration of any two businesses,

    much less three, is a pain in the neck (amongst other body parts), dairy farming provides me

    with the perfect long-term inspiration for working on these three projects!

    Warning: Know This Before You Start Dairy Farming

    Most of the things people say, they just say them without much thought. Theyd discourage youfrom doing anything different. This should not stop any half-decent starta from doing and

    starting different projects, of course. Having said that, following are the main pointsso farthat should be considered when starting your own dairy farm:

    1. It is a long term project.

    There are no two ways about it. The time when you actually start seeing profits, IF a lot of things

    go right, is at leastthree years, usually five years. If you start taking out profits from it before

    three years, be prepared to inject more money in to it afterwards. But the upside to thisremarkable business model is best explained by the following example that I frequently give to

    my friends and would-be entrepreneurs:

    I start a shoe shop, selling shows. You start a dairy farm, selling milk. After three years, if both of us do well in our businesses, Id be richer than you. After six years, Id have five branches all over the city, and will still be richer than you. Youd

    have great cash flows but you will find it hard to beat my retail outlets.

    Ten years later, it wont matter how good I am doing, you will be much richer than me, in termsof assets, and most importantly, in terms of cash in hand.

    After 10 years, no business seem to even come close to the almost logarithmic growth of a dairyfarm.

    So if you can train yourself to actually think slow and steady, rather than fast and wobbly, thendairy farming is definitely something to consider.

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    2. The Most Important Factor is Currently the Hardest

    The hardest part of setting up a dairy farm is the procurement of good-quality, high-yielding,environment-hardened animals. This is also the most important activity for an owner of a

    dairy farm.

    You can go for imported cows, but I did not and I recommend that you dont either.

    A lot of people will tell you that you shouldnt because they are expensive. I want you to knowthat imported cows are notexpensive. If you are paying 140,000 (PKR) for a cross-bred cow,

    then paying 180,000 for an imported cow does not make the cow expensive expensive, it justmakes it relatively expensive. And your target is not to increase the number of heads, but toincrease the number of liters of milk. So an imported cow averaging 25 to 30 liters per lactationis much better than a cross-bred cow averaging 14 to 18 liters per lactation. The ROI is just plain

    and simple and you should stop listening to people who tell you otherwise.

    But thats not the reason why you should not get imported cows. The number one problem withimported cows is that they are unable to withstand the blast of heat of the Pakistani summers.Setting up the right infrastructure is essential, but that is not the only thing that youd have tolook into. There is disease and the very little margin of error that the imported cows give to you

    and your management.

    I would suggest you do what I am doing; find good-quality locally bred cows, make sure that

    your dairy farm shed and cooling infrastructure is very much in place and then run the farm for atleast a year to gauge how well your infrastructure (shed, cooling etc) is handling your locally-

    bred cows.

    But that brings me back to the main point: finding high-quality locally bred cows is thehardest thing youd have to do. It is also the MOST IMPORTANT thing for any dairyfarm.As I have repeated this repeatedly (!!), a dairy farms main function is to procure andbreed good-quality cows. The milk (and meat) is a by product of that main function.

    So be prepared to hunt down good animals wherever you can find them. I remember travelling atotal of 2000 kms plus, by road, all over Punjab, in one week, just to see and meet cow breeders.

    I didnt pay half as much attention to the shed that I was constructing, or even the silage pits thatwere being prepared at the time, because purchasing the right animals is that one 20% activitythat gives more than 80% of the result (if you are not aware of the wonderful 80/20 principle and

    how it applies to everything I talk about here, do read up on it by clickinghere)

    3. Finding the right people

    Finding the right person to manage your dairy farm is also something to pay VERY close

    attention to. Stealing milk is very easy. If you do not trust the person who is managing the farm,then thats a losing proposition. You should pray that God helps you find that person. You canalso start with a solid attitude of trust, of reward and of accountability. I can write quite a few

    things on how to deal with people, because that is ALL of this is about, but suffice it to say for

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    now, that one of the hardest things to do in dairy farming just like in any other businessis tofind the right people to manage and carry your dairy farm forward.

    Details of whos who and how many people should do what activity, those things are not thescope of this article and may be covered/posted later, God willing.

    Finding technical help like that of vets and professional consults for animal feeding etc is NOT

    a problem, especially here in Pakistan. That is again one of the benefits of dairy farming, that the

    infrastructure that only a government can provide, is ALREADY IN PLACE in Pakistan. Surethere are problems, but it is good enough for you to not complain and get some work done.

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    This is just a run down of my thoughts on dairy farming and somejust someof the pitfallsthat you should look out for. By Gods Grace, my dairy farm has been operational for a

    about 4 months now and I am happy that I have started this business.

    God guide and bless us all. Good luck to you in your conquests and queries.

    NOTE:We now have a community DEDICATED to Dairy Farming! I have started a smallforum site that we all can use and share our experiences AND ask for help! Pleaseclick hereto

    check it out because you will find a lot of help, God willing.

    http://blog.momekh.com/2011/03/23/dairy-farming-in-pakistan/

    Pakistan Dairy IndustryOverviewPakistan Dairy Industry Overview

    Dairy Industry in Pakistan

    Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the PakistaniEconomy, contributing 21% to Pakistans GDP and employing 45% of its labor force. Moreover,the single most important subsector of agriculture is livestock; including cows, buffalos and

    goats which provide milk, meat, hides and other raw materials for the local market. The livestock

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    sector alone contributes 11% of the countrys GDP,with an estimated 42 billion liters of milkproduced per annum.

    As per the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2009, Pakistan has a herd size of around 63 million

    animals, which is the 3rd largest in the world. About 35 million people are involved in dairy

    farming, deriving more than 40% of their total income from livestock. For these farmers, dairyanimals provide milk for domestic consumption as well as meager income through the sale of

    milk. In rural Pakistani culture livestock is a storer of wealth. It is viewed as important social

    capital and offers insurance to the owner in times of financial distress.

    Dairy Industry Structure & Issues

    It is unfortunate that despite a massive herd size, the average animal holding size per household

    is less than 3 leading to an extremely fragmented dairy farming structure. This in itself poses a

    huge logistical issue for any organization or institution that is aiming to impact these farmerspositively.

    The major problem for small holding dairy farmers is the dismal milk productivity of Pakistanicattle and buffalos which is less than 4 liters to 5 liters per day for the whole duration of the

    lactation cycle of around 305 days. On average a dairy animal in Pakistan yields 6-8 times less

    milk than a dairy animal of the developed world; approximately 8 Pakistani milk producinganimals are equal to 1 animal of the developed world.

    Bottlenecks in Sustainable Dairy Farming

    As identified above, the major problem with dairy farming in Pakistan is the low milk yields of

    Pakistani cattle and buffaloes. This low production potential of Pakistani animals is mainly

    attributable to a few clearly identifiable issues such as lack of a systematic national breedimprovement program, lack of availability of good quality fodder and nutrients and poor farm

    management practices as shown by the figure below.

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    At the base of the pyramid is the marginal gene pool of Pakistani dairy animals. Since a poor

    small holding dairy farmer owns animals of low genetic potential, which cannot yield more than4 to 5 liters on average, he is not motivated to feed his animals good quality fodder or practice

    good farm management. Thus a dairy farmer in Pakistan, with less than 3 animals on average, is

    caught in a vicious cycle whereby his low milk yielding animals with a poor gene pool give himno returns to reinvest in their fodder and management which further reinforces their low milk

    production.

    Despite the dismal situation identified above, policy research undertaken by international

    developmental agencies, such as USAID, AUSAID and DFID, recognize the poverty alleviation

    potential of the dairy sector. Furthermore identified genetics has been identified by them as thecritical missing link.

    The table below shows the huge differential between the milk yields of Pakistani animals and

    those in developed countries.

    Animal Milk Yields Comparison

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    Ravi Nilli Buffalo

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    Sahiwal Cow

    Israeli Holstein

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