Profitability of agricultural research: the case of genetic improvement of cattle for milk production in Cameroon

D. Pingpoh, D. Mbah, L. C. Tawah
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Data from production and financial records from the Wakwa Centre for Animal and Veterinary Research were used to find out whether or not genetic improvement for dairy production is a profitable investment. The herd projection computer program was used to herd-project the performance of 100 Holstein x Gudali crossbred and 100 Gudali heifers over a 10-year period. Despite the high mortality rate of the crosses, their overall improvement over the local Gudali led to a benefit-cost ratio of 4.21. This suggests that genetic improvement of local cattle through crossbreeding for dairy production can be a profitable venture. Crossbred dairy farming is therefore recommended for the dairy industry in Cameroon. Keywords: Cattle, genetic improvement, milk production, profitability, Cameroon
农业研究的盈利性:喀麦隆产奶用牛的基因改良案例
Wakwa动物和兽医研究中心的生产和财务记录数据被用来确定用于乳制品生产的基因改良是否是一项有利可图的投资。利用畜群预测计算机程序对100头荷斯坦与古达利杂交母猪和100头古达利小母牛10年的生产性能进行了畜群预测。尽管这些杂交品种的死亡率很高,但与当地的古达利品种相比,它们的总体改进导致了4.21的效益成本比。这表明,通过杂交改良当地奶牛的基因以生产乳制品是一项有利可图的冒险。因此,喀麦隆的乳业建议采用杂交奶牛养殖。关键词:牛,基因改良,产奶量,盈利能力,喀麦隆
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