Improved productivity and meat quality of beef cattle production in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (PhD student: Duong van Nhiem)

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This NUFU-financed network project involves 5 educational and research institutions in Indochina (South region partners) plus the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (North region partner). The South region partners engage in a South-South network cooperation with technical and financial support from the North.

Project leader: Jan Berg
South region partners:
National Institute of Animal Husbandry (NIAH), Hanoi Agricultural University (HAU), Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF) of Vietnam, the National University of Laos (NUOL) and the Royal University of Agriculture of Cambodia (RUA).

Objectives of this project are
(i) To strengthen the research capacity and competence at involved institutions in general and in particular improvement of beef cattle productivity and beef quality,
(ii) To strengthen the cooperation between the three countries in the region (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) in the field of animal science under the assistance of their colleagues at UBM-Norway,
(iii) To implement results obtained by research in the field for increasing beef production and improving quality of beef and
(iv) To increase the production of human food of animal origin, reduce potential environmental hazards and increase the income of beef cattle producers - smallholder farmers by improved utilization of the locally available by-products as feeds for beef cattle.

The main activities of the project include: survey, experiments on beef cattle feeding, staffs exchange, higher education (Ph.D. and M.Sc.), short term training courses for Laos and Combodia lecturers and staff, dissemination, workshop and meetings etc.

The expected output is to develop some feeding techniques for beef cattle
production based on efficient use of crop by-products, which will be adopted by small holder farmers and help them to improve beef productivity, beef quality and bring more profit to them.


Oppdatert: 21.06.07
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