Status of Buffalo Production in Bangladesh Compared to SAARC Countries

Hamid, Md. Abdul; Ahmed, Sarah; Rahman, Mohammad Abdur; Hossain, Khondoker Mokaddem

doi:10.3923/ajas.2016.313.329

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“…Recently Government of Bangladesh, private sector and research organization has given emphasis on Buffalo production. The availability of milk in Bangladesh is only about 158.19 ml h -1 d -1 of about 63.27% (DLS, 2018) whereas, the availability of milk in India and Pakistan is about 290 ml, 525 ml, h -1 d -1 , respectively (Hamid et al,2016). This figure indicates that Bangladesh need to give more emphasis on the milk production to fulfil the national demand.…”

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Dairy buffalo production system under semi-intensive management in the coastal area of Bangladesh

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This study was conducted to evaluate the present status of production system of dairy buffalo under semi-intensive management in coastal area of Bangladesh. The data were collected during farm visit and recorded in prepared questionnaire and check list. The findings of the study revealed that very minimum housing facilities were provided to the buffaloes. Both the grazing and confinement time were found similar (around 6 hrs in a day) and they spent almost 3 hrs in a day for wallowing. The majority of the lactating buffaloes were not being adequately fed. Farmers usually supplied local grass (4.98±2.89 kg DM/day) and rice straw (10.90 ±2.85 kg DM/day) with one or two concentrate feed separately as supplement (1.51±0.80 kg DM/day). The daily average DCP and TDN supply were 0.365 and 6.417 kg/d respectively which were undersupplied as compared to standard requirement. The productive and reproductive performance of indigenous dairy buffalo was not similar to high producing dairy buffaloes. The average lactation yields (litre/lactation) were found as 469.52±163.71. The EC value (2.73±3.53) of milk indicated as healthy milk production. Milk consumption pattern (8%) was not satisfactory. Milk market was volatile. Natural breeding (95.7%) was more prominent practice than artificial insemination (AI) (4.3%). The most of the buffalo cows showed heat from early night to early morning (22.2-54.2%). Technology adaptation for buffalo rearing was very much poor. Technology adaptation index for the use of concentrate feed, artificial insemination, de-worming and vitamin-mineral premix were 16.34, 13.46, 23.07 and 6.25 respectively. It therefore be concluded that technological transformation could be boost up to national milk production by developing of the management practise of dairy buffalo under semiintensive system in Bangladesh. SAARC J. Agri., 16(2): 43-59 (2018)

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Dairy buffalo production system under semi-intensive management in the coastal area of Bangladesh

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“…The world buffalo population is estimated to be approximately 194.29 million over 42 countries (Hamid et al, 2016). About 92.5% of the total buffaloes are found in Asia.…”

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“…Dairy buffalo production has been a tradition in Asia especially in south Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Moreover, large number of buffaloes also found in Iraq, Turkey, Thailand, China, Egypt, Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy and Trinidad and Tobagob where fresh buffalo milk, cultured sour milk, ghee, yoghurt and special types of cheeses are of popular dairy products (Hamid et al, 2016). Like other developing countries, animal production systems and its use vary widely in Bangladesh according with climatic condition, topography and socio-economic condition.…”

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Dairy buffalo production scenario in Bangladesh: a review

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et al. 2017

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res

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Abstract:The objective of this review is to draw the present scenario of dairy buffalo production in Bangladesh and their contributions to the national economy. Buffaloes in Bangladesh are mostly indigenous type encompasses with swamp and river and are distributed throughout the country. However, the population is higher in coastal part, Meghna-Ganga and Jamuna-Brahamaputra flood plain, considered to be the buffalo pockets. The total buffalo population is 1.471 million which are mostly managed in household subsistence farming as well as bathan in coastal region. Buffaloes are normally used as a draught animal and in lower extent partially for milk and meat production. Most of the farmers are rural small holders; traditionally practiced croplivestock integration upon which the management practices of buffalo usually depends. Buffaloes are raised in homestead and approximately 5-7 hours were grazes per day in household farming. Small amount of concentrate is usually offered to buffalo during dry season only by the economically viable farmers. On the other hand, in bathan, farmers are fully depended on grazing at public fallow land. Lower milk production efficiency, poor reproductive performance followed by under nutrition and low growth rate in buffaloes resulted insignificant contribution to the national economy of Bangladesh. Balanced nutrition and better management practices can improve buffalo productivity. In order to do so, a number of issues are required to be addressed such as establishment of nutrient requirements for dairy, development of buffalo calf feeding systems, artificial insemination technique, nutritional management of metabolic and reproductive anomalies, and understanding and exploitation of the buffalo gut ecosystem. Productivity of buffaloes can be mainly depended on genetic improvement, good nutrition, good management and also climatic conditions of an area. Extensive coordinated research and extension efforts are required for increasing dairy buffalo production in this country.

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“…Dur results associated with other literature relates can encourage the productive buffalo chain to improve the powder milk international trade and solve the seasonality that determines a lack of dairies during some months in the year. On Asia, economic actors linked in the buffalo production chain expected information such as this to boost international economic participation (Hamid et al, 2016).…”

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Effect of spray drying on the fatty acids content and nutritional indices of buffalo powdered milk

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The buffalo's reproductive seasonality determines the decrease in milk and cheese production generating economic losses on the production system. Among various food process, we find the spray-dryer as an essential tool which helps food conservation. We achieved the milk powder in three replicates and each repetition processed 10 L of buffalo milk. After obtaining the final product, three samples (200 g) were packaged for each evaluated storage time (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days at room temperature). On this context, we assessed the effects of drying buffalo's milk by atomization (spray dryer) and storage time effects on the milk fat. We observed that the spray drying did not alter the fatty acid content and nutritional indices evaluated, except the ratio DHA / EPA. Also, the storage time did not change the lipid content (fatty acid) and nutritional indices assessed. The processing of buffalo milk by a spray dryer and the milk powder hermetically stored can be used as a strategy for mitigating the economic losses caused by reproductive seasonality.

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Status of Buffalo Production in Bangladesh Compared to SAARC Countries

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Dairy buffalo production system under semi-intensive management in the coastal area of Bangladesh

Dairy buffalo production system under semi-intensive management in the coastal area of Bangladesh

Dairy buffalo production scenario in Bangladesh: a review

Effect of spray drying on the fatty acids content and nutritional indices of buffalo powdered milk

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