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Development of Livestock and Feed in Oman Presented by Umair Ahmad Assistant Marketing Manager Technical Omani National Livestock Development Company ( SAOC ) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said expressed on 22nd National Day in 1992 through his guidance in these phrases “We stress the continual importance of agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry. Our efforts to secure our food requirements cannot succeed if they are dependent on the outside world. The development of productive projects in these vital areas and the encouragement of our people to utilize agricultural land effectively without exhausting our water resources is the only answer. Carefully studied and organized agriculture work can increase this sector of our economy and thus contribute to the provision of food we need”. INTRODUCTION The Sultanate of Oman with an area officially estimated at 212,460 sq. km is a second largest country in Arabian Peninsula. Oman is endowed with approximately 47 species of terrestrial mammals and around 10 domesticated species (MAF, 2012). Animal genetic resources are so adapted and become very specific and characteristic to different agro ecological regions of the country that they are called by their names as Dhofari, Sahrawi and Batinah etc. Goats, cattle, camel and sheep are the most important livestock species in Oman. RUMINANT INFORMATION Data gathered from MAF indicates below percentage of ruminants in Oman. Sheep and Goat – 45% Cattle – 28% Camel – 27% According to recent census, the population of ruminants has been increased by 39% from 2004 to 2013. Goat – 35% Sheep - 53% Cattle – 18% Camel – 100% (MAF, 2014) RUMINANT INFORMATION The indigenous livestock production in the Sultanate is on the increase. Red Meat – 12,800 Tons Poultry – 23,000 Tons Eggs – 185 Million Numbers Milk – 135 Million Below are the number of Livestock owners in Oman. Cows – 42,861 Camels – 14,947 Goats – 69,940 Sheep – 28,398 (MAF, 2014) THREATS TO LIVESTOCK DIVERSITY It has determined the breeds, which are in dangers and ended with only Dhofari sheep and local poultry breeds in Dhofar are defined as breeds at risk. According to the efforts done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the Ministry of Environment and Climatic Affairs (MECA) there are not too much threatened breeds in Oman. MAF is concentrating on the conservation and management of indigenous species whereas MECA has reserved areas in different part of the country with the aim of conserving the ecosystems. MAF is supervising the existing protected areas in Dhofar and monitoring these areas to develop, maintain and conserve the breeds. (AFDF, 2013) STEPS BEEN TAKEN There is a regular meeting every three months between the researchers at MAF and all stakeholders to put the short and long-term goals and to distribute the costs of national breeding programs. (AFDF,2013) In the international trade for breeding animals, special emphasis is taking into account to support Oman's good animal health status. ( MAF, 2015 ) Gene bank is established in year 2013 to start the crypconservation for the indigenous sperm, ova and embryo and an international co-operation between the gulfs countries will be start soon in this field. ( MAF, 2014 ) STEPS BEEN TAKEN Existing insitu conservation programs are extended by establishing two new nucleus herds and flock for Jabal-Akhdar goat breed and the south local sheep breed (Dhofari) which is endangered. ( MAF 2015 ) For the case for serious animal disease, the veterinary research centre conducting an animal disease mapping for zoonotic and communicable animal diseases. Which covered a viral (rabies), bacterial (brucellosis and John’s disease), and a parasitic (Echinococcosis) disease in the livestock of the Sultanate. ( MAF 2015 ) STEPS BEEN TAKEN Complete database is used for management of in-situ and ex-situ programs and integrated approach by governments and international institutions is in progress for food security that makes links with climate change, biodiversity, and use of energy, water, and land. ( F&H, 2016 ) Set up in 2012, OFIC is a state-owned enterprise mandated to promote food security in essential products. Focusing on import substitution, rural development and export-promotion, OFIC is keen to improve Oman‘s food security in main food items such as dairy, poultry and red meat. ( F& H , 2016 ) STEPS BEEN TAKEN The poultry project (named An Naama), estimated to cost RO 100 million will be set up in Ibri. It will produce 60,000 metric tones of poultry meat annually, three times more than the current yearly production of Asaffa Foods, boosting domestic production in a big way. Mazoon dairy farm, once established, will initially have 4,000 milking cows, which will be gradually increased to a total of 25,000 cows. Commercial operation is expected to start by 2017. A project for food security of red meat, estimated to cost RO 40 million is also in the pipeline. For red meat project, OFIC plans to import sheep and cows from Tanzania and Sudan and will set up slaughtering houses in Salalah. ABOUT ONLD Established in 1998, the company's authorized share capital is OMR 15.00 Million and the paid-up capital OMR 6.6 Million with 60% OFIC holding and 40% held by farmers. ONLD broad operation field is to develop feed sources for the traditional livestock sector and setup modern industrial base to process raw animal products to marketable products. ABOUT ONLD Expertise in animal nutrition with extensive knowledge of raw materials, nutrients and nutrient metabolism Plant and Machinery from Amandus Kahl , Germany who are leading manufacturers of Feed Machinery. Well-equipped Quality Check lab to do all the important analyses of Feed Raw materials and Finished Products for Sales following AOAC protocol. All Finished Products are sampled from the Production line and confirmed to be within Product Standards / Specifications before being cleared for sales. All feeds are formulated to be compliant to Omani Standards and are in line to prevalent International Standards. FEED PRODUCING PROCESS Dealing in both Ruminants and Poultry feed’s. Poultry feeds are mostly combination of corn and soybean. Ruminant feeds are blend of different raw materials. Here is a slight overview of major raw materials mostly used in the feed mill industry: Maize Barley Feed wheat Soybean meal Rapeseed meal Corn DDGS Wheat bran Calcium & Phosphorus sources Salt Premixes QUALITY ASSURANCE Quality feed not only depends upon the Good formulation but also significantly dependent on procurement of good quality raw materials. We are procuring raw materials from different parts of world. Grains (USA, Canada, Australia, South America, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy) Oilseed meals (USA, South America, India) Palm kernel (Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam) Wheat bran (Africa) We always try to buy from the producer that ensures the consistent quality. QUALITY ASSURANCE With good quality raw materials, we have a qualified technical team doing formulations and manufacturing feed. Our Nutritionist not only following the NRC and Breed standards for the formulation, but also go out in the field with Marketing team to get farmer’s feedback. This helps us to improve our feed up to the level of customer’s satisfaction. Moreover, to ensure the quality of finish feeds, we have a strict QC monitoring. Company has a SOP that no feed will pass the gate until analyzed by the QC and approved by the Nutritionist. ONLD FEED REACH IN OMAN CONCLUSION It is worth mentioning that Oman took significant steps to realize food security through enhancing domestic agricultural production which helped the increase in the self-sufficiency rate in some products such as milk and table eggs. However, self-sufficiency rate still low in some other products like red meat and poultry meat. This is essential to meet the growing demand of food, in terms of both quantity, and quality, coming from this country as well as the world as a whole. CONCLUSION We as a leading Poultry and Animal feed producers based in Oman are committed to continue making the best feeds with the finest raw materials from around the world as our contribution to the development in the Livestock industry of Oman. REFERENCES Agriculture and Fisheries Developing Fund (AFDF) (2013).Genetic Characterization for Local Omani Goat Breeds Using Microsatellite DNA. Scientific Report. MAF (2013). Agriculture Census, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman. MAF (2014). Agriculture and Livestock Research Annual Report, Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman. MAF (2015). Agriculture and Livestock Research Annual Report, Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), (2012). The State of Animal genetic Resources in Oman. Agriculture and Livestock Research Annual Report, Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman. Food & Hospitality Oman 2016 Market Report (2016 ) THANK YOU