Some strategies for purposeful
development of the livestock industry are suggested as follows:
- Change in value and attitude of livestock producers from the present consideration for number of stock as status symbol to more important objectives of higher productivity and socio-economic benefits that are business oriented.
- Careful selection of local breeding stock from breed and individual records.
- National upgrading and breeding programmes involving exotic and local breeds, thereby mass producing the heterozygous offspring for production purposes.
- Careful exploration of various farming systems to ensure availability of feedstuffs throughout the year and intensification agricultural production system.
- Feed quality improvement through deliberate supplementation and range exploitation to meet daily requirements for various nutrients.
- Exploitation of the biological abilities of the stock to derive maximally from the available feedstuffs.
- Establishment of a responsive and resilient animal health system that is capable of quick intervention, continuous and effective management of animal diseases and their predisposing agents and conditions.
