Showing posts with label ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES. Show all posts
Sep 2, 2015
Beef Breeds and Production in Mauritius
Fresh beef supply, on the local market, is undertaken by some 200 farmers comprising a few small private companies together with the backyard farmers. The private companies import young animals which are fattened until slaughter while the small livestock farmers use mainly the male calves originating from the dairy sector.
In this video, you will notice the differences between a beef and a dairy breed. Observe carefully their body conformation and musculature. And pay attention to the various type of beef breeds.
Jul 23, 2015
AU-IBAR Workshop on Genetic Resources - VET-GOV programme steering committee
AFRICAN UNION INTERAFRICAN BUREAU FOR ANIMAL RESOURCES (AU-IBAR)
Le 6eme Veterinary-government Steering committee se rencontre à Maurice pour un échange d‘information et d’expérience entre les membres de l'ÁUIBAR, l'African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources. Ils sont quelque 25 représentants des pays africains a Maurice pour faire des réflexions sur l’importance de l’élevage dans la survie de l’humanité. Des centaines de projets pilotes lances ou L’élevage s’avère crucial dans la lutte contre la pauvreté. A conditions que les gouvernements africains y accordent le budget nécessaire selon le coordinateur de l’AU IBAR- lÁfrican Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources. Lors du Lancement, le ministre Mahen Seeruttun a souligné l’importance d'encourager de jeunes entrepreneurs dans ce secteur et Maurice depend encore trop de l’importation. Parmi les autres sujets qui seront abordés pendant ces 2 jours, le financement,les subsides et la formation des leaders dans le secteur de l’elevage pour la région. Source (MBCTV,
GIS – 23 July 2015: The 6th steering committee meeting of the “Reinforcing veterinary governance in Africa” also known as the VET-GOV programme is being held from 22-24 July 2015 at Sofitel Hotel, Flic-en-Flac. The meeting is organised at the initiative of the African Union- Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) to implement the VET-GOV project whose objective is to improve the contribution of livestock to food security, safety, economic growth and wealth creation in Africa.
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