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ARMENIA TO BOOST CATTLE-BREEDING
12:39 23.08.13
The Agriculture Ministry's proposal to develop the cattle-breeding
industries is expected to be launched later this year to contribute
to the sector's growth until 2020.
The project's funds - 500 million Drams ($1,231,225) - will be directed
to the designing of laboratories, the procurement of bulls and calves,
and artificial insemination.
The initiative has not yet received the Government's approval.
Speaking to Tert.am, Head of the Ministry's Cattle-breeding and
Veterinary Department Ashot Hovhannisyan said the plan is still under
consideration. "I think the Government will approve the project in the
coming couple of months to allow us to initiate the implementation,"
he said.
The proposal has two basic components: sperm production and the
transplantation of embryos.
"Artificial insemination is the most effective method for launching
large-scale breed selection. Natural coupling restricts the selection
options," said the Ministry official.
Annually, an average of 5,000-6,000 cows undergo artificial
insemination in Armenia instead of the 280,000-300,000 in the Soviet
period.
In the frameworks of a cattle-breeding development program which the
Ministry launched in 2007, classical milk- and meat-producing breeds
have been imported to Armenia for farming purposes and reproduction.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:39 23.08.13
The Agriculture Ministry's proposal to develop the cattle-breeding
industries is expected to be launched later this year to contribute
to the sector's growth until 2020.
The project's funds - 500 million Drams ($1,231,225) - will be directed
to the designing of laboratories, the procurement of bulls and calves,
and artificial insemination.
The initiative has not yet received the Government's approval.
Speaking to Tert.am, Head of the Ministry's Cattle-breeding and
Veterinary Department Ashot Hovhannisyan said the plan is still under
consideration. "I think the Government will approve the project in the
coming couple of months to allow us to initiate the implementation,"
he said.
The proposal has two basic components: sperm production and the
transplantation of embryos.
"Artificial insemination is the most effective method for launching
large-scale breed selection. Natural coupling restricts the selection
options," said the Ministry official.
Annually, an average of 5,000-6,000 cows undergo artificial
insemination in Armenia instead of the 280,000-300,000 in the Soviet
period.
In the frameworks of a cattle-breeding development program which the
Ministry launched in 2007, classical milk- and meat-producing breeds
have been imported to Armenia for farming purposes and reproduction.
Armenian News - Tert.am