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Poor quality species causes acute shortage of livestock products
The country suffers from an acute shortage of livestock product* like milk, meat and egg because of poor quality of livestock specie* and their low productivity deaplte huge livestock population, reports USS
It was stated by noted agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam in his research paper on 'Livestock development strategies in Bangladesh" which was presented at the annual meeting-cum workshop of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute at ^avar Thursday
Dr Jahangir, in his paper, •aid the domes tic production ofnklk. meat and. egg met only 12.73 per cent. 8.79 per cent and 16.52 per cent respectively of minimum requirements.
Per capita availability of anima) protein from domestic livestock sources has declined from an average 2.03 gram per day to 1.82 gram per day over the 1977-87 period
The shortage of livestock products In attributed to poor quality of livestock species and their low productivity, the paper said.
The current milk production is about 0.66kg per cow. day compared to 20 kg tn ad vanced countries. A native hen lays 40 to 50 eggs a year compared to 250 to 300 eggs laid by a hen of exotic breed (White leghorn).
The average meat production of a native cuttle is about 75 kg while that of in developed countries Is 300 kg.
The country suffers from an acute sliortage of animal power for tillage, the report said adding the average body weight and power output of cattle In Bangladesh is currently the lowest in the world. The situation has been aggra vated by a decline in power output of each work animal from 0.25 hp to 0.17 hp.
The report said that the cattle population had experienced a marginal Increase over the last three decades. Between 1960 and 1989-90. the total population increased by 107.23 per cent, but the cattle population Increased by 18.67 per cent only.
The cattle population have registered a very slow growth rate of 0.8 per cent between the two census years. 1977 and 1983 84.
Among others, low birth rate, high mortality, slaughtering of good high quality young cattle in large number on Eid-ul-Azha and unplanned slaughtering of cattle for meat throughout the whole year are the main factors responsible for slow growth rate of cattle population, the report said.
The neglect of the livestock sector stems from lack of proper realization of Its contribution In the national econ omy, lack of proper realization of its importance from macro economic perspectives, lack in creating effective demand for livestock products in the rural areas and the absence of a constant pressure group against the decision of the policy makers, the reports said. It suggests that social mobilization programme will be required to create awareness among the people on the benefits of the livestock sector
The report recommends that livestock sector should receive the same kind of policy emphasis as the crop or the manufacturing sector and the contribution of livestock sector should be properly evaluated The value addition created in the form of draught power and dung should be taken into consideration for GDP cstlma tlon.
public development expenditure should be devoted to the livestock sector, it said.
The report suggests that measures should be taken to
Ing of male draught cattle and young adults and meatless day should be strictly enforced.
Suitable breeds of animals and birds have to be developed through selection, crossbreeding and upgrading and mini commercial firms for cattle, goat and poultry should be encouraged and supported with institutional credit it said
It also recommends that the existing tariff structure has to be reorganized. Import duty on powdered milk should be significantly increased to encourage domestic production of milk.