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Role of artificial insemination towards the food security in Bangladesh
Published Date: 30 Dec 2015
Keywords: Artificial insemination (AI), Cattle, Food security, Bangladesh
Md. Jalal Uddin Sarder*
Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshai-6205, Bangladesh
Abastract:
The food security is a very important global issue including developing countries. For human balanced diet, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) recommended 250 ml milk and 120 gm meat per capita per day. Current production of milk and meat in Bangladesh is about 3.463 million MT and 2.332 million MT per year, respectively where the actual requirement is about 13.687million MT and 8.760 million MT per year. The cattle population in Bangladesh holding the 11th position in the world with low production of milk and meat. Artificial insemination (AI) has been started 50 years ago to upgrade the local cattle. At present, there are 22 Districts AI centre, 454 AI sub-centre and 2509 AI points in our country. Currently, Friesian, Sahiwal, Friesian × Local, Red Chittagong and Local bulls are used for AI. Government has taken initiative to increase the meat and milk production through many projects viz. AI programme and embryo transfer, progeny testing project and beef breed development programme. Moreover, few NGO like BRAC, Milk vita, PRAN etc also launched AI activities. The main target of AI is to upgrade the local stock and increase production of milk, meat and quality calf to meet up the protein demand. There are many constraints of AI programme in Bangladesh. So, this study has been undertaken to critically evaluate the present situation and future prospect of milk and meat production by AI programme for enhancing food security of Bangladesh.