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1 st West Africa Islamic Investment Forum. Date: 28 th February - 1 st March, 2011/ 26 th – 27 th Rabi’ul Auwal 1432 A.H. Venue: Tahir Guest Palace Kano, Federal Republic of Nigeria. LIVESTOCK FATTENING, MARKETING, PROCESSING AND INVESTMENT. BY DR. ALIYU YAHAYA
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1st West Africa Islamic Investment Forum • Date: 28th February - 1st March, 2011/ 26th– 27thRabi’ulAuwal 1432 A.H. • Venue: Tahir Guest Palace Kano, Federal Republic of Nigeria
LIVESTOCK FATTENING, MARKETING, PROCESSING AND INVESTMENT. BY DR. ALIYU YAHAYA DIRECTOR VETERINARY SERVICES MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, KATSINA STATE.
LIVESTOCK POPULATION • Cattle 13,900,000 • Sheep 22,100,000 • Goats 34,500,000 • Poultry 114,300,000 • Pigs 3,500,000 • Donkeys 900,000 • Horses 200,000 • Camels 90,000
What is fattening? • Raising of livestock through intensified feeding to obtain the greatest quantity of high quality meat. • Quality of meat and the economic indexes of fattening of livestock depends on: • Species • Breed • Sex • Age • Health • Fattiness • Feeding intensity
Types of Cattle Fattening. • Dietetic veal 45-60days • Regular veal 3-4months • Baby beef 9-12months • Beef 18-20months
Ingredients for successful fattening • Breed • Feeding • Shelter and facilities • Disease control • Management • Records • Marketing • Processing
Breeds for best results. Specialized meat breeds Hybrids Commercial Cross-breeding
Double Muscled beef cattle Belgian Blue
Brahman Santagertrudis Brangus Charbray
pollhereford Hereford shorthorn charolais
Braford Beefmaster
Dual purpose Cattle Simmental limousin chianina
Goals should be SMART • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Related to the mission statement • Time-limited “To produce 1000 fattening bull in Katsina farm by the end of 2012”
Factors determining breeding perfomance • Heredity • Environment • Physiology • Genetics • Reproduction
Feeding or nutritional considerations • Type of feed and quality • Carbohydrate/fats • Protein • Water • Minerals • Vitamins • Unidentified factors • Non nutrient feed additives
Ruminant digestion • Nutrient requirement • Feeds • Feed consumption • Roughage to concentrate ratio • Formulating ration • Age • Length of fattening period • Type of feed available • Season of the year.
Selection of stock • When to buy? • Where to buy? • What to buy? • Range in performing ability. • Inheritance.
Feeder cattle considerations • Breed • Age and weight • Weight within age group • Sex • Conformation • Other indicators of performance • Preconditioning
Mission Statement • A short description of why a business exists “Our mission is to produce safe and nutritious BEEF at a reasonable cost, to maintain and enhance the quality of the natural resources under our control, and to contribute toward making our community a satisfying place to live ”
5 functions of management • Organizing • Staffing • Directing • Controlling • Planning
Management • Management ability is usually the key to livestock profits. The ability to buy and sell the right animals, at the right time and – sell at the right place and at the best possible price – is probably the biggest part of management.
Management systems or integrated resource management (IRM) and holistic resource management (HRM) involve:1- Understanding the available resources and the principles associated with each resource.2- Knowing how the resource are interrelated so that integrated and holistic management decisions can be effectively implemented.
CONSIDER Location Financing Cost of gains Margin Value of manure Specialization
Marketing Contractual Auction Dealership Future market Local market Export
Processing Slaughter and packing house Freezing By products processing Value addition Retail meat cuts
INVESTMENT • Case study of Beef cattle fattening and processing – Heishui Town, Jianping County, Liaoning Province. • Total Investment USD 6,287,000 • Fixed assets USD 5,362,000 • Floating capital USD 925,000 • Local partners 30% • Foreign partners 70% • Volume of enterprise 12,000 cattle annualy
Products • 3,000 tones of beef • 15 tones freeze daily • 1,000 tones freezing storage capacity • 200 tones of bone dust produced annually • 600 tones waste turned out • Meat sold through export • Bone dust sold locally • Production process- purchasing average 350 kg and fattened in open house.