ALOR STAR: Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd organised a five-day "Core Team Workshop" at the Regency Jerai Hill resort here recently.
The programme's objective was to share knowledge on improving the quality and quantity of milk produced in the country with farmers and veterinarians nationwide.
This is the seventh time, since 2008, that the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has joined Dutch Lady Milk Industries in organising the event.
DVS deputy director-general Datuk Dr Ibrahim Che Embong said: "Farmers should reduce the feeding cost to gain profit rather than ask government to raise the price of milk."
Owing to low milk production here, the price of raw milk is RM2.40 per litre, which is comparatively the highest in the world.
On average, a local cow produces eight litres of milk per lactation but Datuk Yap Yun Fook, a 50-year-old participant from Sabah has managed to raise his cows' milk production to 20 litres per lactation.
Yap, the managing director of four companies, said: "A well-ventilated and clean farm, adequate nutrition and good milking machines will ensure high milk production.
"Other than that, keeping track of each cow's performance and tackling problems detected from the record will help to produce higher returns," he said.
Yap, a multi-millionaire, started with just two cows in 1982.
He is now the most successful dairy farmer and livestock breeder in the country.
Sybren Attema, a successful Dutch ex-farmer, said FrieslandCampina (the parent company of Dutch Lady) emphasised the importance of cooperatives among farmers.
09 November 2011 | last updated at 04:40PM
This is the seventh time, since 2008, that the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has joined Dutch Lady Milk Industries in organising the event.
DVS deputy director-general Datuk Dr Ibrahim Che Embong said: "Farmers should reduce the feeding cost to gain profit rather than ask government to raise the price of milk."
Owing to low milk production here, the price of raw milk is RM2.40 per litre, which is comparatively the highest in the world.
On average, a local cow produces eight litres of milk per lactation but Datuk Yap Yun Fook, a 50-year-old participant from Sabah has managed to raise his cows' milk production to 20 litres per lactation.
Yap, the managing director of four companies, said: "A well-ventilated and clean farm, adequate nutrition and good milking machines will ensure high milk production.
"Other than that, keeping track of each cow's performance and tackling problems detected from the record will help to produce higher returns," he said.
Yap, a multi-millionaire, started with just two cows in 1982.
He is now the most successful dairy farmer and livestock breeder in the country.
Sybren Attema, a successful Dutch ex-farmer, said FrieslandCampina (the parent company of Dutch Lady) emphasised the importance of cooperatives among farmers.
09 November 2011 | last updated at 04:40PM
By Olivia Peter
"The cooperative system brings higher profit to groups of farmers when all of them take care of the milk quality according to the "grass-to-glass" concept."
Attema, who is based in Vietnam, is the company's dairy development programme global manager. He presented a case study at the workshop. There were 80 participants.
"This corporate share value workshop is to help farmers become entrepreneurs and, in return, benefit Dutch Lady by raising local milk production."
The guest speakers were DVS senior veterinarian Dr Siti Salmiyah Tahir, K.C. Chong of the Netherlands Embassy in Malaysia and Wagenigan University dairy nutritionist Bram Wouters.
They shared their experiences and expertise in effective farm management, feeding quality and price, as well as computer applications for computing nutrition and record keeping.
Participants also visited two dairy farms near to the resort.
Malaysia produced about 62.5 million litres of milk last year which accounted for about 4.7 per cent of the demand in the local market.
Attema, who is based in Vietnam, is the company's dairy development programme global manager. He presented a case study at the workshop. There were 80 participants.
"This corporate share value workshop is to help farmers become entrepreneurs and, in return, benefit Dutch Lady by raising local milk production."
The guest speakers were DVS senior veterinarian Dr Siti Salmiyah Tahir, K.C. Chong of the Netherlands Embassy in Malaysia and Wagenigan University dairy nutritionist Bram Wouters.
They shared their experiences and expertise in effective farm management, feeding quality and price, as well as computer applications for computing nutrition and record keeping.
Participants also visited two dairy farms near to the resort.
Malaysia produced about 62.5 million litres of milk last year which accounted for about 4.7 per cent of the demand in the local market.
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