Rajshahi region becomes enriched with livestock resources

RAJSHAHI, May 27 (BSS): By dint of house to house cattle farming, the Rajshahi region has started becoming enriched with livestock resources during the last couple of years.
The feature has brightened the prospects of exporting beef to areas within the country alongside outside the country after meeting up the local demands.
Moreover, the boosted up native cattle production has started influencing the markets of cattle's imported from the neighboring country. In most of the cattle markets, the buyers were seen opting to purchase native animals.
There are 604 registered dairy farms in the region. At Sathia in Pabna, there is a meat-processing center from where processed meats are being exported to different countries.
Hundreds of thousands of cattle were slaughtered during the last year's Eid-ul-Azha in the region and most of the sacrificial animals were native, the animal resource department officials said.
The numbers of slaughtered cattle were higher as people bought more cattle for slaughtering 'due to cheap price and good supply' in the Eid markets, they said.
On the contrary, the lower prices of sacrificial animals frustrated both the farmers and cattle traders in the region.
The cattle markets were witnessed a record supply of sacrificial animals causing lower price in the northern districts following huge boost in the local animal husbandry sector in recent years.
Local animal husbandry sector has marked a revolutionary boost in recent years following massive steps taken by the government and different development organizations.
Both rural and urban areas, the poor and marginalized people including women have achieved tremendous successes in the sector getting various assistances from the government and development partners.
Artificial insemination of cows is gaining popularity in the region following significant achievement in improving the breeding system.