Project for building the development model of high-yield beef cattle breeds tested and accepted
Posted Date: 13/01/2010
On the morning of December 22, the “Building the development model of high-yield beef cattle breeds to serve socio-economic development in two mountainous communes in Trang Bom district – An Vien and Doi 61” project led by Nguyen Thi Thanh – Engineer and Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Trang Bom district was accepted and ranked grade B by the Council for Science and Technology.
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cattle herd in An Vien commune |
The project is
aimed at both developing beef cattle production to help increase the income of
farmers in these two poor communes and create a large number of premium blood
calves for a gradual replacement of the district’s current cow breeds of small
stature and changing farmers’ agricultural production practices.
Three years
after implementation, the project has created a model combining beef cattle
breeding and high-yield grass planting together. The project has the
participation of 21 households in An Vien and Doi 61 communes. It has suited an
underdeveloped economy in mountainous areas, trained four technicians in
veterinary and breeding and organized training sessions on high-yield beef
cattle breeding techniques for 120 households. These technicians and households
will be an important resource throughout the model-building process and
expansion period of the post-project production capacity. The project has bred
11 female calves and 15 male beef calves to support other local households. In
addition, Brahman bull semen has been used to inseminate 197 foundation cows in
An Vien and Doi 61 communes. Blood calves born will be selected as foundation
ones to bring out changes in the stature and quality of beef cattle.
Reported by Lien Huong,
Translated by Duy Minh