tailieunhanh - Selection and Breeding of Cattle in Asia: Strategies and Criteria for Improved Breeding

Most of the South Asian and Pacific countries have similarities in setting the policy and execution of dairy and beef cattle genetic improvement programmes. Historically, governments have played a major role in cattle farming and breeding activities; nowadays, however, the initiatives of the private sector or of non-government organizations are modifying the needs of farmers for support from the government. About 90% of the contribution of the livestock sector is from small holders and this proportion is highly consistent across countries. Both artificial insemination (AI) and natural service are practiced as methods of breeding. AI services. | IAEA-TECDOC-1620 Selection and Breeding of Cattle in Asia Strategies and Criteria for Improved Breeding Prepared under the Framework of an RCA Project with the Technical Support of the Joint FAO IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture w AEA_-. International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA-TECDOC-1620 Selection and Breeding of Cattle in Asia Strategies and Criteria for Improved Breeding Prepared under the Framework of an RCA Project with the Technical Support of the Joint FAO IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture w AEA_-. International Atomic Energy Agency The originating Section of this publication in the IAEA was Animal Production and Health Section International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre .Box 100 1400 Vienna Austria SELECTION AND BREEDING OF CATTLE IN ASIA STRATEGIES AND CRITERIA FOR IMPROVED BREEDING IAEA VIENNA 2009 IAEA-TECDOC-1620 ISBN 978-92-0-107209-2 ISSN 1011-4289 IAEA 2009 Printed by the IAEA in Austria October .