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Advancement in the Feeding and Nutrition of Farm Animals of Bangladesh and a Panoramic View 2050

Khan Shahidul Huque
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341

Nazmul Huda
Athur
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This article describes genesis and the advances of schooling, research and extension of animal nutrition science and practices in Bangladesh. It portrays sine qua non of the advancement of animal nutrition, fodder production and frontier knowledge of allied disciplines. Domestic growth of good practices and its global and regional competitive advantages are delineated for supporting the growing need of safe animal-sourced food pillared with profit, people, planet and the ethics of sustainable production of farm animals. A vision of becoming world middle-income country with a national population plateau of around 202.0 million and demographic shifts by 2050 may require the annual production of 130.0 and 27.0 thousand tons of manufactured dairy and beef feed furthering global trading competitions for feed ingredients. This competition may be minimized through the production and supply of domestic sourced unique quality feeds and value additions to roughages. Capacity enhancement in research, education and extension will boost socio-economic and the production efficiency of farm animals and enhance the sustainable growth of feed industry racing with regional and global competitions.

Keywords: Research, Nutrition, Advancement, Sustainability, Feeding

Location: Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Nutrition, Feed

Objectives:

To evaluate advances so far been made in the field of feeding and nutrition of farm animals of Bangladesh, and identify weakness in the various factors of competitive advantages in the related areas and further needs to cater the growing needs of the country.

Methodology:

The development of feeding and animal nutrition of animals in Bangladesh is reviewed under different sections viz., i) the genesis of Animal Nutrition and its schooling in Bangladesh, ii) schooling of feeding and nutrition of farm animals and further outlooks, iii) research of feeding and nutrition of farm animals and further outlooks, iv) public sector`s extension and development services, v) private sector`s competitive advantages, and vi) domestic food-feed competitions and global trading are reviewed using secondary sources of data and information. Essential extrapolation of secondary data was made and findings are presented. Under each section, several related sub-sections were made and discussed accordingly. The growing demand of livestock products and manufactured feed is estimated considering the growing needs of animal-sourced food of the country. Finally, based on the review findings conclusions were made.

Source of Information: Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 6(2): 226-232, 2018; Available online, ISSN: 2148-127X

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Achievement/Findings:

Feeding and nutrition of farm animals grounding on knowledge and good practices represent a galactic share of the livestock industry being expanded with the increased demand and production of animal-sourced foods. The science of animal nutrition and allied disciplines, like that of mechatronics, economics along with good practices of home and abroad provided a strong tribune for the benefit of the people of the country. The professional of all concerned arenas has been shouldering challenges over the decades for making sciences into practices and reaching out to farmers and consumers to meet the increasing demand for safe animal-sourced food for the peoples of all spheres. The science of animal nutrition and allied disciplines are becoming smarter globally and even regionally for tackling hunger, poverty and climate pollutions with a vision of climate-smart animal agriculture. Global competitions for value additions to livestock feeds have been rising spirally over the decades and countries, like Bangladesh, which practice narrow crop diversities, will face them intensely. Better utilization of domestic feed resources, production of unique quality feed and the improvement of feeding and nutrition on-farm may ameliorate sustainable livestock production averting global competition for meals and cakes. Thus, enhancing capacity in research, education and extension tracking the pathways of globalization may support the increased production efficiency of farm animals racing with the increased demand of animal-sourced foods.

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