animal genetic resources

AnGR is the same as Animal Genetic resources.

Question Asked~ What is the Concept of Small-Scaled Livestock Production Syetems?

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A question was asked in the context cited above by a Sudanese colleague. This question was raised in the DAD-Net discussion group. Here the question is provided in the ensuing lines. Many thanks for the interaction The question is how can we characterize the small-scale livestock producers in pastoral system?    kind regards Hassan Mohammed Nur …

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Letter to a Forum on Role of Native AnGR in Food Security under Climate Change Scenario

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I am an applied animal scientist and have been working with livestock breed issues in the context of food security and climate change. Climate change is affecting and will affect (worsen) livestock breeds and production systems. Every year new diseases enter the disease register of livestock species. Last year a fatal respiratory camel disease was …

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Marrecha Camel~An all purpose camel of Cholistan, Pakistan

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Dancing of the Marrecha Camel of Pakistan. The Cholistan desert is part of the ancient Hakra River civilization, one of the oldest of the Aryan settlers in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the largest deserts in Pakistan, inhabited by around 1.2 million Rohi pastoral people practicing mobile livestock husbandry. This production system is …

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Livestock Sector Development in China

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China, being the largest country with human population has developed its livestock sector efficiency manifolds in last 2 decades. China transformed its production system from a rural based subsistence system to a high in-put and intensive system.  The challenge of malnutrition and hunger was beaten by three prong approaches, i.e. A. Policy Development B. Investment …

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Integrated Impact of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Development on the Evolution of Camel Farming Systems

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In Sub-Saharan countries, climate change has already been observed for several decades and is characterized by the decrease in mean rainfall with extensive periods of drought followed by short but severe rains. The dromedary camel, adapted to arid lands and low nutritive natural resources, follows the aridification of ecosystems as she/he did so when moving …

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