Bac Ai: Proactively protect livestock during the dry season

Currently, the increasingly hot weather has affected livestock farming. To cope with the drought and protect livestock, many livestock farmers in the mountainous district of Bac Ai have proactively planted grass, stored dry food and supplemented nutrients for livestock to maintain stable livestock.

Although it is the peak of the dry season, the 24 cows and goats of Mr. Kadá Khôi's family in Ma Ty village, Phuoc Thang commune still have enough food. Mr. Khôi shared: Previously, his family's GS herd was mainly grazed in the wild, and in the dry season, the lack of food caused their physical condition to decline. In the past two years, taking advantage of the water source in the dams, I decided to plant 1 sao of elephant grass to supplement fresh food for the GS herd. In addition, in the dry season, I classify GS to have appropriate care methods, those with reduced physical condition will be transferred to captivity and have a separate nutritional regimen. Thanks to that, the GS herd develops normally.

Like Mr. Khoi's family, thanks to proactive fresh food sources and reserves of dry straw and corn stalks, the herd of 9 cows and goats of Mr. Katơr Lon's family in Dong Day village, Phuoc Trung commune grew well. Mr. Lon said: In the dry season, the GS herd often becomes exhausted due to lack of food and develops parasitic diseases, liver flukes... In early 2024, I sold 4 bulls, rebuilt the barn properly, and planted more elephant grass as fresh food for the GS herd. In addition, I also reserve dry straw, rice bran, and molasses to supplement nutrients for livestock, thanks to which the GS herd develops normally.

Thanks to proactive green food sources, the livestock of Mr. Kadá Khôi's family in Ma Ty village grows well during the dry season.

Livestock raising is the main source of income for people in the mountainous district of Bac Ai. However, in the dry season, livestock raising activities face difficulties due to lack of food for GS herds. In order to help people change their livestock raising habits, in recent years, Bac Ai district has regularly coordinated with the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine to open training courses on livestock raising techniques for people to apply in practice. Thereby, many households have mastered livestock raising techniques, promptly detected diseases in GS herds for proactive treatment.

In addition, in order to help people improve the efficiency of livestock farming, some communes have implemented the model "Each family has a barn, combined with grass planting for GS". The model has attracted the participation of many households in the localities. Thereby, helping people change their small-scale farming habits to concentrated farming, contributing to improving the quality of cattle herds and protecting the green and clean environment in the locality. Mr. Dao Van Linh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuoc Trung Commune, said: The commune actively propagates and mobilizes livestock households to implement solutions to minimize the possibility of GS malnutrition in the dry season, focusing on planting grass, storing enough food and supplementing nutrients for GS to maintain a stable herd. Thanks to that, the GS herd in the commune is currently developing stably.

Currently, the total herd of horned GS in Bac Ai district is more than 43,840; of which, there are over 1,690 buffaloes, over 24,800 cows, and over 17,840 goats and sheep. Thanks to the proactiveness of the people in reserving food sources and taking proper care since the beginning of the dry season, the GS herd has not been depleted or had any disease outbreaks.

Kha Han

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