The limitations of cross-breeding for improvement of cattle in Bangladesh

Mohammad Jabbar () and Syed Ali

No 208701, Research Report/Working Paper from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: In 1983-84, less than 1% of cattle in Bangladesh were of improved variety in spite of the fact that efforts to improve cattle through cross-breeding and grading were started by the British in the middle of the previous century. This paper analyses the research and policy shortcomings of the cattle breeding programmes that led to this situation. A particular emphasis is on the effects of use of cows for draft purposes as empirical evidence shows that draft use of cows have negative effects on milk yield and fertility. The argument is supported by field data based on a sample of farm cattle from several districts.

Keywords: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.208701

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