( ECONOMIC VALUE AND REPRODUCTION ) A. Mamdouh Osman Assiut University Assiut University

Value of Herd Breeding : Milk Meat Dual Introduction Disadvantage of Individual Breeding (Poor Breeding)

Size SizeofHerd Small Herd (Not less than 20 lactating cows) Medium Herd ( 50 Lactating cows) Large Herd ( More than 100 lactating cows) Huge Herd ( Thousands) Introduction

The largest single unit herd in the world included 35,000 Buffalo in Landhi – India In Egypt, most farmers ( 90%) raised from 2-10 Head in a poor condition. FAO Report (1998) DISTRIBUTION OF CATTLE IN THE WORLD World Cattle Population 1.4 Billion Head Asia 32 % South America 20 % Africa 15 % North America 14 % Europa 10 % Neozealand, Australia and Others 9 % DISTRIBUTION OF CATTLE IN THE WORLD World Cattle Population 1.4 Billion Head Asia 32 % South America 20 % Africa 15 % North America 14 % Europa 10 % Neozealand, Australia and Others 9 %

FAO Report (1993) Recommended requirement of Animal Protien to Human. Standard Requirement Not less than 35 g/Day NewZealand 103 g/Day Argentina 93 “ USA71 “ Germany 64 “ Japan51 “ Brazil 23 “ Egypt17 “ China 8 “ India 6 “ Bengaladish 5 “

CHANGES IN WORLD POPULATION DURING 30 YEARS Man 70% Cattle 52% Buffalo 48% Pigs 181% Equine - 10%

Animals In the World FAO Report (1999) Cattle 1336 (Million) Buffalo 165 Pigs 902 Sheep 1059 World Human Population 5.9 Billion with a growing rate of 1.33% World Human Population 5.9 Billion with a growing rate of 1.33% Population in Egypt 67 Million with a growing rate of 2.1% Population in Egypt 67 Million with a growing rate of 2.1%

NUMBERS OF CATTLE AND BUFFALO AS RELATED TO THEIR MEAT AND MILK PRODUCTION IN SOME COUNTRIES (Million) O.C. = Out of Competition FAO Report 1993

Role of Reproduction and Veterinarian in Animal Improvements Reproduction is the basic foundation for any successful breeding in the farm Gynecological care improved reproductive efficiency of any herd through Reduced calving interval (Record System) Improved milk and meat production by selection and proper scientific handling.

SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVING LIVESTOCK IN THE WORLD Cattle : Very large numbers,may be more than 1000 Associations Brazelian Buffalo Breeding Association (1961) Buffalo : Very few and as follow : International Buffalo Information Center (1981) Thailand International Buffalo Federation (1985) World Buffalo Congress Argentina Buffalo Breeding Association (1983) American Buffalo Breedrs Federation (1987) (South Ameica) Egypt Buffalo Consultation Group (2002) Egypt Prof. MSS. Abdou

Trials for Selection of buffalo were succeeded in Trendad. Through 30 years breeding they got a new generation of buffalo called BUFFALYPSO.