Summary
In Pabna district, Bangladesh there are two cattle production systems: a draught-oriented system with local Deshi cattle and more milk-oriented production with Pabna Milking Cow (PMC) stock.
Deshi animals are smaller than PMC animals. More PMC cows are milked than Deshi cows and the milk off-take of PMC cows is much higher. The calving interval in Deshi cows is one year longer than in PMC cows. The great majority of the bullocks and the bulls are used as draught animals. More than 80% of the Deshi cows also have to work compared with only about half of the PMC cows. The milk off-take of cows used for draught work is 30% less than that of other cows.
One of the major differences between the two systems is that PMC cows have access to grazing along the rivers. These areas are increasingly taken up for cropping and the traditional Pabna milk production farming system is gradually being replaced.
Résumé
Dans le district de Pabna au Bangladesh, deux systèmes de production bovine peuvent être distingués: l'un orienté vers la traction avec le bétail local Deshi, l'autre plus axé sur le lait avec la vache laitière de Pabna (PMC, Pabana Milking Cow). Le sujets Deshi sont plus petits que les PMC qui sont traits en plus grand nombre et dont la production est plus élevée que celle des Deshi. L'intervalle de velage chez les Deshi dépasse de une année celui des Pabna. La grande majorité des taurillons et des taureaux sont utilisés comme animaux de trait mais plus de 80 p. 100 des vaches Deshi doivent également travailler, chiffres à comparer avec seulement la moitié environ pour les vaches Pabna. La production laitière des vaches utilisées pour la traction est de 30 p. 100 inférieure à celle des autres femelles. L'une des différences majeures entre les deux systèmes de production tient dans le fait que les vaches PMC bénéficient des pâturages situés le long des rivières, mais ces zones sont de plus en plus converties en terrain de culture et le système d'élevage traditionnel Pabna, à base de production laitière, perd graduellement du terrain.
Resumen
En el distrito de Pabna en Bangladesh, se pueden distinguir dos sistemas de producción bovina: el primero con animales de tiro, el cual utiliza ganado Deshi y el segundo que es más orientado hacia la producción de leche, el cual utiliza vacas Pabna. Los animales Deshi son más pequeños que los Pabna, pero se ordeñan más vacas Pabna las cuales tienen producciones más altas. El intervalo entre partos es una año más largo en los Deshi que en los Pabna. La gran mayoría de machos se utilizan para tiro e inclusive, más del 80% de vacas Deshi tienen que trabajar, en comparación con cerca del 50% de vacas Pabna. la producción de leche en vacas que trabajan es 30% menor que las que no trabajan. Una de las mayores diferencias en ambos sistemas, es que las vacas Pabna tienen acceso a las tierras de pastoreo a lo largo de los ríos. Estas áreas de pastoreo, han sido gradualmente tomadas para la agricultura, en perjuicio del sistema de producción de las vacas lecheras Pabna.
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Udo, H.M.J., Hermans, C. & Dawood, F. Comparison of two cattle production systems in Pabna district Bangladesh. Trop Anim Health Prod 22, 247–259 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02240408
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