GIFT Farming Model
The GIFT Farming Model breeding program applies good farming practices
- Suitable to be applied to all private farms in Malaysia
- Optimised model to improve the economic yield of the farm
- Incorporates good farming practices (improved genetics, balance diet, comfortable housing systems and proper equipments)
- Produces 40 kg meat goat within a period of 5 to 7 months
- Mortality rates is reduced to 1% in GIFT’s experiment on a crossbred of Boer and Dorper sheep
- On further research, GIFT intends to develop the GIFT Farming Model for sheep
Farm Management System
Software application
- Creating farming models based on ICT
- Automates the task of herd recording, production, monitoring and daily management
- Design specifically for use by farms producing dairy cattle and goat
- Will be further developed to include modules to undertake genetic improvement activities
- Foundation for the creation of a national herd database
Primary Research Services and Contract Research Facilities
Outsourced research services to universities and research institutes.
Contract Research and Experimental Facilities for Cattle, Goat, Sheep, Poultry Layer and Broiler, Rabbits, Mice and Horses
Research services provided
- Product testing
- Metabolic crates for ruminants and poultry
- Semen evaluation and cryopreservation
- Close house systems for poultry
- Minilab for sample preparation and minor diagnostics
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