Myanmar Livestock Industry Overview

Presented by Dr. Hla Hla Thein,

Myanmar Livestock Federation
 Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation

DLF DoF LBVD UVS MVC

DLF = DIRECTORATE OF LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES MVA
DF = DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
MLF
LBVD = LIVESTOCK BREEDING AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
MFF
UVS = UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
MVC = MYANMAR VETERINARY COUNCIL
MVA = MYANMAR VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
MLF = MYANMAR LIVESTOCK FEDERATION
MFF = MYANAMR FISHERIES FEDERATION
 Role of Livestock Sector
§  The contribu-on of livestock & fisheries sector
to na-onal GDP is about 9%
§  Private sector contributes 99% of livestock
produc-on
§  Only a li?le amount of meat is imported for
the consump-on of some hotels
§  Myanmar only imports GP/PS DOC, hatching
egg, beef/dairy semen, milk powder and
breeding pigs
 Role of Livestock Sector
§  Myanmar is an agro-based country, as well as
rich in marine products
§  Animal feed such as Corn , Rice by-products
are not only enough for local animal
consump-on, but also for export
§  Livestock
farming is one
of the potential
sectors in
Myanmar
Livestock Produc3on Pa6ern
•  70% of country popula-on is
rural people
•  DraN ca?le, buffalo, sheep/
goat, local pig, local chicken and
duck are kept in small scale by
rural farmers
•  Most livestock farming is under
backyard system
•  Commercial breed such as pig,
layer and broiler are kept in
intensive system by urban and
peri-urban people
 Meat consump3on pa6ern
§  Fish and poultry meat are the most common food
in Myanmar
§  The price of goat meat is highest and chicken meat
is second in Myanmar
§  The country is self sufficient in meat and fish
§  No importa-on of meat and fish from abroad
§  No beef ca?le farming in Myanmar
 Per Capital Consumption of
livestock products

Egg (39)
Due to religion and
Chicken Meat (5.1) Kg traditional , Beef
consumption is very less
Pork Meat (3.0) Kg than other country.

Beef - NA
 Livestock Population
Type of Animal Official data Out source
Broiler 91.00 M 11.6 M

Layer 9.00 M 5.00 M

Swine 1.70 M 6.00 M

Dairy Cattle 0.15 M 0,008 M

Draught Cattle 4.39 M

Quail 1.38 M
 Cattle Production

Pyar Sein
Beef Cattle
Shwe Ni

•  Beef ca?le produc-on is in ini-al stage

•  Myanmar na-ve breeds are suitable for beef produc-on
•  Very demanded for exported item
Commercial dairy farms

 Small scale dairy farms

•  Small scale dairy farmers with cross bred cows (almost all
Holstein Frisian)
•  Small scale farmers with local breeds of cows for milking
•  Farmers keep crossbred cows usually -ed under cow barn
•  Farmers raise na-ve cows under free grazing at natural
pasture
 Pig Production
Commercial pig breeder farmers imported GP from
Thailand
Commercial pig farms practice adequate bio-security
Live pig can export to China and India through border
 Pig backyard farming

Live pig market, Kalay Live pig export to India

Sheep and Goat Production
THANK YOU
 DR THET KHAING
LECTURER
UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND
IRRIGATION 10-8-2017
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 Outline
1)  Current situa-on
2)  Du-es and func-ons of quaran-ne sta-on
3)  Highlights of Myanmar Beef Ca?le Industry
4)  Conclusion

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 Current situation of dairy/beef sector

v  Under many constraints, difficulty to grow their

farming mainly low invest money, poor in dairy/beef
technologies and selling market

v  If we give and support of their actual requirements,

they will increase and develop their produc-on and
per income

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 What kinds of support they need?

Ø  To get good produc-vity dairy/beef ca?le breeds

Ø  To get invest money for extends to increase farm size

and produc-on of small scale farmers
Ø  To get the technologies for good management of their
farming system
Ø  To get stable and long-life market of their products
Ø  To get suitable land-use policies for pasture cul-va-ng
and growing of their animals feedstuffs
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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Dairy/beef sector and objectives
v  To develop and extend dairy and beef industry in
Myanmar

v  To increase the products

v  To support milk and beef consump-on locally and export

surplus products

v  To reduce imported milk and milk products

v  To produce quality beef, milk and milk products

v  To develop smallholder ca?le produc-on and support

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Animal Census in Myanmar
Count in million

Sr.
Par3cular 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
No
1. Buffalo 3.091 3.208 3.318 3.422 3.532 3.638 3.749

2. Ca6le 14.024 14.511 14.993 15.481 15.993 16.506 17.035

3. Sheep/Goat 4.55 5.24 5.981 6.778 7.646 8.586 9.543

4. Pig 10.305 11.432 12.567 13.761 15.056 16.341 17.648

5. Chicken 172.613 194.223 217.1115 241.861 169.286 293.602 318.957

6. Duck 15.295 16.776 18.332 20.002 21.805 23.572 25.382

7. Goose/Turkey 1.939 2.116 2.431 2.715 3.061 3.454 2.279

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Cattle Population in Myanmar
(2016-2017)
Count in million

Breed
No. Total
Dairy Draught Other
1 3.237 9.369 4.429 17.035

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Beef Production in Myanmar
Count in MT (’000)

Sr. 2008-20 2009-20 2010-201 2011-201 2012-201 2013-201 2014-201 2015-201

No 09 10 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. 176.70 208.01 232.56 252.13 275.90 301.00 327.67 359.86

Total Meat Production

Sr. 2008-20 2009-20 2010-201 2011-201 2012-201 2013-201 2014-201 2015-201
No 09 10 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. 1546.81 1787.15 1956.21 2037.67 2274.90 2492.40 2750.48 2958.77

Beef Share
Sr. 2008-20 2009-20 2010-201 2011-201 2012-201 2013-201 2014-201 2015-201
No 09 10 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. 11.42 % 11.64 % 11.89 % 12.37 % 12.13 % 12.08 % 11.91 % 12.16 %
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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Milk/Meat production and consumption
(2016-2017)

Produc3on
•  Fresh milk- 2430.47 MT
•  Meat- 3024.98 MT

Per Capita Consump3on

•  Milk- 47.48 kg
•  Meat - 59.10 kg

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development

Ø  2 liquid nitrogen plants (Yangon

and Naypyitaw) and 2 semen
processing center (Yangon and
Mandalay)
Ø  Distribute the required liquid
nitrogen and semen straw to the
Naypyitaw council and 14 states/
regions

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Production of liquid nitrogen (Liter)
(2016-2017)

Distribution of Liquid nitrogen (Liter) (2

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Production and distribution of semen straw
(2016-2017)

§  In 2016-2017,
§  DLD and DPO provided 100000 semen straw (beef type) and 20000 semen straw
(dairy type)
§  MDEP provided 5000 (100% F, semen straw) and 500 (Kiwi, semen straw)
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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
Distribution of semen straw (2016-2017)

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 AI service, Pregnant and Calving

Sr. No. of AI service cow No. of Pregnant No. of

State/Region
No Draught Dairy Beef Total cow calving
1 N
​ aypyitaw 318 358 203 879 244 282
2 Kachin 102 81 35 218 29 5
3 Kayah 25 49 43 117 2 6
4 Kayin 48 123 17 188 38 43
5 Chin 15 15 - -
6 Sagain 534 329 284 1147 300 92
7 Tanintaryi 15 147 15 177 98 13
8 Bago 1491 922 1064 3477 1775 1461
9 Magwe 320 146 466 179 92
10 Mandalay 462 2082 924 3468 510 347
11 Mon 184 630 530 1344 237 189
12 Rakhaine 14 66 2 82 - -
13 Yangon 2853 7178 2968 12999 5076 3581
14 Shan 88 179 55 322 405 205
15 Ayeyarwady 333 459 121 913 344 177
TOTAL 6787 12749 6276 25812 9237 6493

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Training by LBVD (2016 – 2017)
§  AI training
§  Dairy farm management training (deputy veterinary officer):

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Training by LBVD & FAO (2016 – 2017)

Sr. No. of No. of

Type of training remark
No training trainee
1 Animal feeding survey and feed sample
collec-on 1 25

2 Measuring the quality of animal feed 1 25

3 Animal feeding strategies for teaching and
training about how to use feed formula 2 40

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Training by LBVD & Italy project (2016 – 2017)
Sr.No Type of training No. of training No. of trainee
1 Bull Management and Semen Straw
1 15
Produc-on
2 Theore-cal and prac-cal seminar to
introduce the Embryo Transfer in 1 13
ca?le in Myanmar
3 Voca-onal training on bull health
1 25
cer-ficate

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Training by LBVD & MDEP (2016 – 2017)
Sr. No of No, ot
Type of training remark
No training trainee
1 Farm management training 11 177
2 Milk Hygienic training on farmer,
6 93
collector, processor and supplier
3 Farmer Group Discussion 9

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
Dairy farmer group development in Myanmar (LBVD & TICA)

Project –
§  Disseminate the principle of a demonstra-ve
dairy farm
§  Develop dairy farm management (shedding
management, Farm data recording, feed and
fodder management, Animal health
management, Manure and Waste water
management)
§  Develop milk quality prac-ces (pre-miking,
milking and post-milking prac-ces)
§  Develop milk storage and transpira-on
prac-ces
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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development

Pasture
Ø  Impor-ng the grass seeds including Napier stem cuing and other
21 kinds of grasses and Legumes through interna-onal assistances
and LBVD, and distributed to livestock farmers.
■ Total cul-vated pasture area: 1081.77 acres

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Activities for Dairy Development
No Kind of grass Area(acre)
1 Napier 969.97
2 Mombasa 7.60
3 Newzeland 18.85
4 Mullato 14.10
5 Rhozi+ Desman
2.15
thus+ Stylo
6 Sorghum 30.00
7 Gunia 29.00
8 Guinea 0.10
9 Leucaena 0.50
10 Itera-on 1.50
11 Hermi?er 6.00
12 Marker grass 2.00
TOTAL 1081.77
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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 Projects and international institutions
involved in Dairy Development
•  1972- 76 AI development project (FAO)
•  1976 Livestock development project (World Bank)
•  1985-88 Livestock improvement project (CIDA)
•  1994 Conserva-on and used of AnGR (FAO)
•  1995-97 Improving fer-lity and disease diagnosis in ca?le (IAEA)
•  1997-98 Feed supplementa-on and animal produc-on (IAEA)
•  1999-00 Feed supplementa-on and animal reproduc-on (IAEA)
•  2004-06 Small scale dairy technology transfer and training project (FAO)
•  2005-06 Integrated approach for enhancing ca?le produc-vity (IAEA)
•  2008-10 Dairy ca?le improvement project (FAO)
•  2009-11 Selec-ve Breeding and Management (IAEA)
•  2011-15 Smallholder Dairy Development in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand: Improving the
Bargaining Power and Sustainable Livelihood of Smallholder Dairy Farmers, through the
Enhancement of Produc-vity and Market Access in Dairy (FAO, APHCA)
•  2012-13 Smallholder Dairy Development Programme (FAO)
•  2014-16 Support for animal feeding strategies for improved livestock produc-on in Myanmar (TCP/MYA/
3502)
•  2014-19 Myanmar-Newzeland Dairy Excellent Project (Newzeland government)
•  2016-19 Diary Farmer Group Development in Myanmar (TICA)

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Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
 2 Du3es and Func3ons of Quaran3ne
Sta3on
§  Inspec-on of valid import and export license
§  Inspec-on to permission with animal species,
numbers, route of transport especially for export
§  Inspec-on of animal health cer-ficate issued by
authorized veterinarian including laboratory test
results
§  Visual examina-on and send its samples to the
laboratory if necessary

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§  Checking other documents of export and import
§  Paying charges to LBVD by owners
§  Keeping animals and animal products un-l
obtaining laboratory results if necessary
§  Taking ac-on on owners and not allowing to
carry their animals or animal products if they
appose the rules and regula-ons

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 Map of Animal Check Point and Quarantine Station
N

China W E
§ Tamu S
§ Muse
India
  Mandalay Laos
§ Maungdaw § Tacheleik

Kyaukphyu
Bay of Bengal § Myawaddy
  Yangon
 Thilawa

Adaman Sea Thailland

§  Check Point
 Myeik
  QuarantineStation
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§ Kauthaung
Animal movement management
(5 Quaran3ne Sta3ons Establishment)

Loca3on
Mandalay Interna-onal Airport

Yangon Interna-onal Airport

Thilawa, Interna-onal Seaport, Kyauk

Tan
Kyaukphyu Deep Seaport (no func-on)

Seaport Quaran-ne (Myeik)

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 Animal movement management
(6 Check Points loca3ons)
Check Points
Tamu township

Muse

Tachileik

Myawaddy

Maungtaw
Kawthoung
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 Procedures of Quaran:ne Sta:on
§  Examine animal health condi-on within 3 days of
arrival
§  Collect blood and stool samples for laboratory tests on
the 4th day of arrival
§  Give vaccina-on by the requirements of impor-ng
countries in the line with OIE standard
§  Separate and observe to clinically sick animals
§  Destroy contagious or infec-ous diseased animals
§  Paid charges by owners
§  Issue cer-ficate by authorized veterinarian of LBVD
§  Clean and disinfect of quaran-ne sta-on aNer
discharging of animals and put new batch aNer 5 days
of disinfec-on
§  Prac-ce all in all out system 43
 Procedure and Recommenda:on for
Expor:ng of Animals and Animal
Products
•  Apply export license from Ministry of Finance and Commerce
•  Apply to LBVD for the recommenda-ons
•  Inspect and issue cer-ficate by LBVD in accordance with the
requirement of buyer and specifica-on of impor-ng countries
•  Forms and Requirements:
-Applica-on form of LBVD for recommenda-ons (endorsement)
-paper of recommenda-ons by LBVD to Directorate of Trade and Commerce
-Health Cer-ficate
-Fees for Inspec-on

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 Procedure and Recommenda:on for
Impor:ng of Animals and Animal
Products
•  Apply import license
•  Recommenda-on of LBVD
•  A?ached relevant papers:
-Health Cer-ficate for animals
-Valid cer-ficates for quality products which are free from
hazardous components
-papers or documents of laboratory findings
•  Fees for inspec-on

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 3 Highlights of Myanmar Beef Ca6le
Industry
•  The beef ca?le farming are in an ini-al stage.
Produc-on is tradi-onal mixed crop-livestock
systems.

•  Very few commercial ca?le farms can be found

in some ci-es.

•  The market chain involves several actors/traders

before animals reach markets. 47
•  Live ca?le price inside Burma is significantly
lower than neighbouring countries leading to
unofficial exports.

•  Reportedly a cow/buffalo bought for K 500,000

(US$ 365) in Dry Zone could be resold in border
areas at 2 to 4 -mes higher price.

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•  Government policy currently focuses on ca?le for
draN power –restric-ons on slaughtering below
12 years of age and exports of live ca?le are not
allowed.

•  Unofficial exports live ca?le from Myanmar have

increased notably recently due to a growing
demand from China and Vietnam markets.

•  Cross-border price differen-als played a crucial

role in shaping the ca?le trade pa?erns.
Luong Pham (HELVETAS), Dominic Smith (UQ/HELVETAS), Ohn Kyaw
(University of Veterinary Science) and Myint Aung (LBVD) (2015) 49
 4 Conclusion
•  Factors to be considered
- policy
- market
- land for pasture
- labour
- capital
- technology
- farmers’ interest
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THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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