Philippines imports 1,419 pregnant dairy cattle from Australia to boost local milk production
The Philippines' National Dairy Authority has received 1,419 pregnant dairy cattle from Australia, its first dairy cattle importation in nearly three years, as it works to expand the national herd and raise milk production.
The Philippines has imported 1,419 pregnant dairy cattle from Australia, with the shipment arriving in Cagayan de Oro City, The Philippine Times reported. The shipment marks the National Dairy Authority's (NDA) first importation of dairy cattle in nearly three years.
The imported animals include Holstein-Jersey, purebred Holstein and Holstein-Jersey crossbreeds. Of the 1,419 cattle, 150 will be sent to the NDA stock farm in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, another 150 to Ubay, Bohol, and the remaining 1,119 to the Del Monte Feed Lot in Bukidnon.
The NDA projects that the imported cattle and their offspring will increase the herd to approximately 2,527 animals, with milk production expected to reach 5.9 million litres in 2027, around 20 per cent of the country's targeted cattle milk production for that year, The Philippine Times reported.
"After almost three years, the NDA has resumed the importation of dairy cattle and we now have a source of good quality animals to be dispersed to farmers by way of a grant to help expand the country's dairy herd and increase local milk production," NDA Administrator Marcus Antonius Andaya said. The NDA said the programme will also benefit 176 individual coconut farmers, cooperatives and associations under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP).
Key facts
- The shipment of 1,419 pregnant dairy cattle from Australia arrived in Cagayan de Oro City.
- It is the National Dairy Authority's first importation of dairy cattle in nearly three years.
- The NDA expects the herd to grow to about 2,527 animals and contribute an estimated 5.9 million litres of milk in 2027.
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