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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
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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.
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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
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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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