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Nepal is full with rich and diverse resources of animals, both domesticated and wild. Most population live in rural areas where their livelihood is dependent heavily on livestock wealth that comprise some 17 domestic livestock species (Wilson, 1997), including five Bovidae, seven Aves, two Equidae, pig (Sus scrofa), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and elephant (Loxodonta africana). Among these species, cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus) are the largest in number of quadrupeds, while buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) are economically the most important ones. Local cattle and buffalo are quite large in count (Cattle 8.1Million, Buffalo 4.1M) but very poor production with an average of less than 1400 liters per lactation cattle and 1500 liters per lactation of buffalo respectively. To meet the increasing demand of milk and dairy product has been a great challenge to the department of Livestock Services of Nepal. Cross breeding of local cattle by using Artificial Insemination (AI) in the farmers shed even in remote villages is the beauty of this program in Nepal. By the end of 2010, Nepal only covered artificial insemination to 6-7% of the total breeding population which is urgent to increase. Nepal is launching Dairy Cattle improvement intensively by using semen from jersey, Holstein-Friesian (HF) bulls and Murrha buffalo bull which is the choice of the farmers. To intensify the AI coverage private veterinary officers and paravet practinecers are heavily involved and the number of annual AI has significantly increased with hope that cross bred heifers will increase and milk production will go up with improved herd production record.

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• Rebati Man Shrestha. [ Project Manager- Community Livestrock Development Project. ]

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• 간행물명

  한국생물공학회 학술대회

• 간기

  반년간

• 수록기간

  1985~2013

• 십진분류

  KDC 476 DDC 576