Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity

In Nepal, livestock is considered to have significant potential to contribute to alleviating rural poverty, ensure food security at the household and national levels, as well as aid in achieving import substitution to conserve foreign exchange. The productivity of the livestock sector is, however, f...

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Main Authors: Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar, Bhatt, Prem R., Khanal, Supreksha, Teufel, Nils
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Research Institute 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141902
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author Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar
Bhatt, Prem R.
Khanal, Supreksha
Teufel, Nils
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description In Nepal, livestock is considered to have significant potential to contribute to alleviating rural poverty, ensure food security at the household and national levels, as well as aid in achieving import substitution to conserve foreign exchange. The productivity of the livestock sector is, however, far too low, even when compared to other Asian countries. International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) data shows that China and Thailand have the highest yield of 3-5 tons per cow per year whereas it is lower than 1 ton per cow per year in Nepal. The production of native buffalo breeds is only about 900 liters/lactation compared to the Murrah which are crossbred yielding 1500 liters/lactation, which is still far behind the genetic potential of 2300 liters.
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spelling CGSpace1419022024-11-07T09:53:39Z Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar Bhatt, Prem R. Khanal, Supreksha Teufel, Nils value chains dairying productivity In Nepal, livestock is considered to have significant potential to contribute to alleviating rural poverty, ensure food security at the household and national levels, as well as aid in achieving import substitution to conserve foreign exchange. The productivity of the livestock sector is, however, far too low, even when compared to other Asian countries. International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) data shows that China and Thailand have the highest yield of 3-5 tons per cow per year whereas it is lower than 1 ton per cow per year in Nepal. The production of native buffalo breeds is only about 900 liters/lactation compared to the Murrah which are crossbred yielding 1500 liters/lactation, which is still far behind the genetic potential of 2300 liters. 2024-05 2024-05-17T19:39:22Z 2024-05-17T19:39:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141902 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Varijakshapanicker, P., Bhatt, P.R., Khanal, S. and Teufel, N. 2024. Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in dairy animal productivity. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
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Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar
Bhatt, Prem R.
Khanal, Supreksha
Teufel, Nils
Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title_full Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title_fullStr Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title_full_unstemmed Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title_short Integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in Nepal’s dairy animal productivity
title_sort integrated livestock innovation enables substantial changes in nepal s dairy animal productivity
topic value chains
dairying
productivity
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