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VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Dairy and Meat Goat ProductionDairy and Meat Goat Production
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Who we areWho we are
Goat and Rabbit Research Centre in Vietnam (VGRRC)
located in Ha Tay Province
founded in 1978
70 scientific and extension staff
64,9 ha
50 ha for trials fodder production, trial fields intercropping, forest and fish ponds
VGRRC demonstrates the advantages of integrated farming on site
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Ha Tay ProvinceHa Tay Province
in northern Vietnam
2.193 km²
14 Districts
Ba Vi National park 7000 ha
Population: 2.386.770
Kinh
Muong & Dao (ethnic Minorities)
Main sources of income:
Agriculture, Small Business, Tourism
Average per capita income per annum:
70 bis 120 US$
Ha Tay Province
Hanoi
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Ha Tay ProvinceHa Tay ProvinceSon Tay and Ba Vi districtSon Tay and Ba Vi district
Son Tay & Ba Vi
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
What we do: What we do:
Research Extension Training
Integrated Farming Systems
Improving small animal husbandry techniques
Breeding programme
Fodder production
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Results achieved so farResults achieved so far
are based on simple low-cost technologies and on training. The main beneficiaries are small-scale women farmers who not only carry out much of the work at farm level but who were and continue to be the processors and marketers of their high quality products.
Goat husbandry is responding rapidly to market demands and opportunities in the form of milk, milk products and meat. This approach enabled the provision of a high rate of return to farmers and has resulted in the successful and sustainable operation of the farms.
This approach also attracted significant attention from other donors.
Stressing the role of tree foliage as the preferred feed for goats acts as a stimulus to reforestation with multipurpose trees and shrubs, with obvious benefits to the environment.
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Commodity prices 2002 Commodity prices 2002
Goat Rabbit Cattle Pig Chicken Sheep
Meat(VN Dong/kg live weight)
22.000 10.000 11.000 10.000 18.000 30.000
Milk(VN Dong/litre)
7.000 3.000
Rice(VN Dong/1kg)
1.600
Cassava leaves(VN Dong/1kg)
1.400
Over the years, prices for goat and rabbit meat as well as goat milk have risen steadily. Goat and rabbit production offer high rates of returns for farmers.
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Breeding programmeBreeding programme
Preserving the national gene pool:
Cross breeding: Bach Thao and
Bach Thao Goatindigenous to Vietnamhardy, proliferous
Saanen: MilkAlpine
Jamnapari Meat & MilkBarbari
Texas Boer MeatCo Goat
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Model farm: Goat PModel farm: Goat Productionroduction
Meat goats in semi confinement on a model farm
in Minh Quang village, Ba Vi district
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Goat keepingGoat keeping
Goats are kept in
semi-confinement:
Stable plus courtyard
no free grazing
is permitted, thus reducing the risk of parasitic infections and protecting the environment from damages through uncontrolled browsing
Ideally, a tree is providing shade for the animals, while they roam in the courtyard
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
CourtyardCourtyard
Feeding mangers and drinkers are placed within at the courtyard
The ground is regularly treated with lime to kill parasites
Mating takes place here, when the females are in heat
The drinkers are hard plastic containers, locally available, easy to refill and clean.
In this farm, the mangers are made from bamboo.
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
HousingHousing
Various materials and designs exist
Here the stables are constructed within an old house
The concrete made slope under the stable facilitates the collection of feces for further use within the farm
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
HousingHousing
Many farmers use bamboo, wood and rice straw to build the stables
Plastic sheets are used to cover the walls and protect animals from wind and rain during the winter and the rainy season
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
On-farm production of feedstuffOn-farm production of feedstuff
All FEEDSTUFF NEEDED FOR A BALANCED RATION IS PRODUCED ON THE FARM
Shrubs and trees:Leucaena, Giganthea, Fleminigia, Jackfruit, etc.
Grasses:mainly Pennisetum and Guinea grass
Crops:Sugar cane and cassava leaves
Pennisetum Purpureum
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Fighting ErosionFighting Erosion
Fodder plants such as Flemingia congesta syn. macrophylla and Pennisetum ssp. are planted on deforested slopes, field edges and along contour lines.
The cultivation of appropriate fodder plants (Leguminosae ssp. in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria) improves the soil-quality, reducing the need for additional fertilizer.Fodder crops (Pennisetum purpureum) are planted
at fields edges and minimize erosion through run off
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Animal feedstuffAnimal feedstuff
This simple cutter for biomass at a price of 300.000 VN Dong makes life easier for the farmer
Cutting through young branches easily, it can cut through all on farm produced animal feedstuffs and reduces the workload of the farmer considerably
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Fodder conservationFodder conservation
Here cassava leaves have been cut and dry in the sun
They will be stored later and contribute to a balanced ration during the dry season
Simple low-cost technology reduces the work load of farmers
Biomass can dry evenly, thus, a higher quality is achieved; storage and feeding is made easier
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
ExtensionExtension
The extension team with a successful goat farmer inspecting goat kids
Regular extension visits are made
VGRRC provides assistance and advise
VGRRC assists farmers in marketing milk and meat
VGRRC offers a buck exchange programme
VGRRC has a veterinary laboratory, offering farmers diagnostic facilities
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
Training courses for subsistence farmers Training courses for subsistence farmers in their villagesin their villages
VGRRC offers training courses for subsistence farmers
at VGRRC
at their villages
lectures are given on all aspects of goat husbandry, including disease prevention through management and disease control strategies
Participants of a training course in Van Hoa, November 2002
VGRRC: Dairy and meat goat production by Susanne Hugo
You can find us in the WWW:You can find us in the WWW:
For example at:
http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/lps/dairy/fdp/vietnam.htmhttp://www.kehlbach.de/
or contact by e-mail: [email protected]
by Telephone: 0084 (0) 34 838 341
via Fax: 0084 (0) 34 838 889