Tagged: Dairy Cattle
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NewsIndonesia's KAN Jabung signs 18 investors to place 329 imported dairy cows with East Java farmers
The Malang-based dairy cooperative is pairing investor capital with Friesian Holstein cows, aiming to triple the number of farmers it supports within 3.5 years.
NewsUS dairy industry presses for cattle bird flu vaccine as Washington infections reach 40 dairies
H5N1 has infected 1,222 US dairy herds in 21 states since March 2024, but no cattle vaccine is yet licensed, although several candidates are in field trials.
Washington state resident dies of H5N1 bird flu after exposure at infected dairy in Yakima County, US
The death is linked to the dairy cattle outbreak in Washington state, but US health officials say the virus showed no changes that would make it spread more easily.
Bird flu cases in Washington state dairy herds nearly quadruple to 34 in a week
The outbreak in Yakima and Benton counties has made Washington the 20th US state to report H5N1 in dairy cattle since the virus was first found in Texas in 2024.
Indonesia weighs 100,000 cattle imports in 2027 in push for milk self-sufficiency
Deputy Agriculture Minister M. Saleh Mustafa says Jakarta is considering 100,000 head of cattle next year as part of a one-million-head drive, with Australia, Brazil and Mexico in view.
NewsMalaysia's Jemaluang Dairy Valley targets locally bred heifers for farmers by 2028 as milk output heads for 6 million litres
The Johor dairy hub plans to add 500 cows by December, taking its herd to about 3,000 head, and expects its milk processing plant to start in the third quarter of 2027.
NewsMalaysia's Sabah introduces 10% bond to stop early sale of breeding cattle and goats as Australian livestock arrive
The state received 950 Boer goats and 140 Jersey Friesian dairy cattle by air, with a further 255 dairy cattle due on 27 October.
NewsPhilippines resumes dairy cattle imports with 1,419 pregnant cows from Australia
The National Dairy Authority says the animals, given as grants to farmers and cooperatives, could add an estimated 5.9 million litres of milk in 2027.
NewsIPB University trials fermented complete feed with dairy farmers in Indonesia's Kuningan, West Java
The one-year on-farm trial with 25 smallholders aims to improve feed efficiency and self-sufficiency using sorghum and indigofera forage.
NewsDrought and maize forage shortage cut milk output at Indonesia's Baturraden dairy breeding centre
Daily production at the government centre in Central Java's Banyumas has fallen to about 7,500 litres from 8,000 as dairy farms compete with poultry farmers for maize.
NewsWashington, US, confirms human bird flu case linked to infected dairy cows in Yakima County
The case follows the state's first H5N1 detections in dairy cattle at two Yakima County farms earlier in October; officials say the public risk remains low.
NewsTaiwan to export breeding dairy cattle to the Philippines for the first time
Manila has approved live imports of Taiwanese-bred Holstein cattle, opening the way for Taiwan's first breeding cattle exports after two years of negotiations.
NewsWashington, US, confirms first H5N1 bird flu cases in dairy cattle
Two Yakima County dairy herds are under quarantine, making Washington the 20th US state to record highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle since March 2024.
NewsProlonged dry season drives up forage costs for Indonesian ruminant farmers as officials urge feed reserves
Forage prices are rising in West Java and farmers in Central and East Java are turning to dry feed, as authorities push silage and hay reserves.
NewsIFF launches dairy-specific phytase with Asia-Pacific among first markets
In one study Omni-Bos PHY reduced undegraded phytate in the abomasum by around 70% against a control diet.
NewsVietnam's Lam Dong targets 15,880 dairy cows by 2030 as farms shift to concentrated production
The province is prioritising purebred Holstein Friesian cattle and consumption contracts as it moves dairy farming from small household herds to large-scale, linked production.