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THAILAND

THAILAND. Country Report. Agriculture-oriented country Climate : Tropical Seasons : Cool : November -February Hot : March-June Rainy : July- October. Temp 9.9-40.7 degree C. Annual Rainfall 56 inches. Area 320 million rai (65 % Agriculture).

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THAILAND

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  1. THAILAND Country Report

  2. Agriculture-oriented country Climate : Tropical Seasons : Cool : November -February Hot : March-June Rainy : July- October

  3. Temp 9.9-40.7 degree C • Annual Rainfall 56 inches • Area 320 million rai • (65 % Agriculture) • Increased through deforestation

  4. Livestock Industry Half of farmers are in small farm systems Crop-animal integrated system • Cattle - buffaloes Draft animals • Pig-poultry Industrialized

  5. Genetic Background • Native breeds Low body weight • Slow growth rate low productivity However • Exist well under a tropical climate

  6. Indigenous pig in Thailand

  7. Feed ingredients • Human food and animals ingredients • Export - Rice and Cassava • Import - Soybean and Fish meal for animal sectors

  8. Cattle or Beef production • 6.8 million • Draft with meat production as a by-product American Brahman and Indu Brasil for cross bred purpose Problem: No Quality beef production

  9. Dairy Production 240,000 Holstein Friesian and Native crossbred 3500-4000 Kgs/lactation Fresh grass and urea-treated straw 2 Kgs Concentrates/day • Problem: Insufficient milk production to meet requirement

  10. Buffallo production 4.1 million Native swamp buffaloes Draft (7-10 years) in paddy fields meat as by-product Problem: Expansion of Mechanization in the paddy fields

  11. Chicken production Native - red brown colour in rural area 37.8 million hen layers (hybrid) 250-260 eggs/year

  12. Broiler Industrial 669.8 million heads/year (Hybrid) Completely Integrated with feed company Frozen chicken (150,000 ton) mainly to Japan (115,000 ton)

  13. Egg and meat production Duck Production 9 million Rural area near seaside (for fish ingredient) Problem: cannot compete with layer hens

  14. Swine (pig) Production • Native • -Northern hill tribes and some rural area • Exotic Imported in 1960 • from UK and U.S.A.

  15. Large white

  16. Landrace

  17. Duroc Jersey

  18. 5 million head of parent stock 9.5 million head pig produced/year 340,000 metric tons fresh pork 3 crossbred is practically for pork production LW x LR-----> LWLR x DR

  19. Performance • Sow -2.0-2.2 litters/sow/year • - 8-10 Piglets (6.0 kgs) weaned at 4 wks • Male castrated at 2-3 weeks • To Market • at 90-100 Kgs (20 weeks)

  20. เSingle deck roof Simple roof Single deck roof Double decks roof Housing

  21. On soil On concrete Slope 4% Floor type

  22. Slotted Floor Partial slotted floor

  23. Sow's pen

  24. Boar's pen Farrowing pen

  25. Finishing pigs

  26. Thank you Dr.Watcharapong Wattanakul Faculty of Agriculture UbonRatchathani Univ. Thailand

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