StagethemTVee:
A cow broke free at the Murtala Mohammed Airport today and airport staff are seen avoiding its path while trying to chase it to avoid minimal damage on goods around. The cow is reported to be one of the 250 cows imported by the Ekiti state government from New Jersey to Boost their dairy production.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDADTrpcic

omonnakoda:
can happen ANYWHERE

FatherOfJesus:
Can somebody explain to me how it makes sense economically and otherwise to import cows from U.S?

dangotesmummy:
BUBU's children always constituting nuisance everywhere

omonnakoda:
The Breed has a high yield of milk compared to our local breeds and so if they can breed and reproduce successfully we can build up stock in the long term (decades). That is the theory anyway

There are many surprising things that have been imported e.g
Cassava is not indigenous to Africa . It was introduced by Portuguese traders from South America
.
Nigeria is now the largest producer in the world

Mangoes are another import that is everywhere today
Nigerian cows will struggle to produce 6 litres of milk a day whilst there are species that produce over 60 litres daily

FatherOfJesus:
what happened to funding research that can allow us make a high yielding breed here in Nigeria?

I think the high breeding breeds in United States werent always there. They have to do some work in genetic research

omonnakoda:
The Breed has a high yield of milk compared to our local breeds and so if they can breed and reproduce successfully we can build up stock in the long term (decades). That is the theory anyway

There are many surprising things that have been imported e.g
Cassava is not indigenous to Africa . It was introduced by Portuguese traders from South America
.
Nigeria is now the largest producer in the world

Mangoes are another import that is everywhere today
Nigerian cows will struggle to produce 6 litres of milk a day whilst there are species that produce over 60 litres daily

Somatohadidas1:


I don't think you have considered GXE interaction. I assume you know that with the way you've written some things up there. First and foremost, do you think this set of cows are the first ones to have been imported from outside the country? I know your answer would be a NO, which is apparently correct. That they produce a certain amount of litres of milk in their supposed natural environment doesn't confer that on them outrightly in the tropical region where Nigeria is located. That a Holstein-Friesian produces 40-60lt of milk in the Netherlands doesn't translate to same when it is Nigeria.

You have to consider the environment, the cost the would be incurred to keep them productive would be huge as was evidenced from those previously imported into the country. Finally, that they keep or try to replicate their ''US-like'' environment wouldn't guarantee the same level of performance.

It's a long shot and might not be profitable in the long run.

omonnakoda:
I do not think funding research is always a common sense or necessary option. That is just theoretical
Even if research is funded it will still need imported breeds unless you are proposing genetic modification
There is no need to fund research to reinvent the wheel
The knowledge we require is already uncovered
Anyway to establish facts with breed development takes decades literally

A cow is pregnant for 9 months and i takes years to establish tiny details

Brazil is at a very similar latitude to us and is the largest exporter of beef .
We can learn a lot from their experience
There is plenty of data there
Anyway it will surprise you to know that Nigeria is one of the leading countries for research in Africa and the world
I believe this project is based on some research
The problem is after research you still need capital

The World Agricultural subsidy is over $700 billion. It is difficult to compete without robust subsidies

The Jersey breed is not an American breed it is from Jersey in Europe originally that has been exported around the world

I think you are confusing BREEDING research with genetic research

Breed can take decades or even centuries to develop unless we do genetic modification

omonnakoda:
I am not the importer
I do not have to consider anything
That is for the investor
I think you are misattributing stuff to me and not reading me before quoting

Once again much research has been done on this matter all you need to do is invest your time and read
I suggest you read up on the Girolando breed in Brazil

StagethemTVee:
A cow broke free at the Murtala Mohammed Airport today and airport staff are seen avoiding its path while trying to chase it to avoid minimal damage on goods around. The cow is reported to be one of the 250 cows imported by the Ekiti state government from New Jersey to Boost their dairy production.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDADTrpcic

StagethemTVee:
A cow broke free at the Murtala Mohammed Airport today and airport staff are seen avoiding its path while trying to chase it to avoid minimal damage on goods around. The cow is reported to be one of the 250 cows imported by the Ekiti state government from New Jersey to Boost their dairy production.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDADTrpcic

Somatohadidas1:




Indigenous livestock in Africa has great genetic diversity that needs to be explored to the optimum in order to bring about accelerated genetic gain or improvement. It is wrong to say that research funding is not needed. You can't continue to crossbreed for eternity, it would eventually erase the diversity we currently have at the end of the day. Check the amount that is being provided for livestock improvement in the US, the Netherlands, and others, you would see the need for serious funding for the sector/field.
One way that these improvements could be accelerated in our cattle is through the use of Genomic technologies; it shortens the generation intervals, hastens the genetic improvements as it makes the evaluation of some traits easy even before birth. We still need some things from the exotic breeds but we don't have to depend solely on them.


In fact, Africa needs serious funding in order to make accelerated gain and genetic improvement in our indigenous livestock. They have untapped potentials which could only be unlocked through research.

Somatohadidas1:




There are many failed projects like this in the past. Let's cross our fingers, I would be waiting for data to come from this farm in the next few years.

omonnakoda:


I did not say research is not needed.
I did not propose crossbreeding to eternity and there are methods to preserve breeds of interest
I think you just want to vent because I have not said those things

Research must be pragmatic There is no need wasting time seeking what is already known.

The reality is we do not have the kind of money for research America or Netherlands have and will not have for another 20 years

Research is eternal
Hpw long do you think it will take to build up a stock of 1 million cattle bearing in mind that they are pregnant for 9 months and often produce 1 calf .
That will take generations and so where possible we should learn fron research that has been done already
I can see you are just talking theory with little knowledge of what has been done or being done

How long do you imagine it will take t do the research you propose and then if successful build up a herd of 10000 cows?

There is enough research on yield and even parasite resistance from Brazill and India . That may need fine tuning but we do not need de novo research

That is just armchair talk

Somatohadidas1:



I'm amazed by your last line and at the same time look at the irony in it with your write-up. I will not continue this conversation with you anymore.
Have a blessed day.