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Ruminant refers to animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo that has more than one stomach and that swallow food and then brings it back up again to continue chewing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Livestock schemes under Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak for farmers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Small Ruminant Pawah Programme (SRPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sales of Livestock (SOL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cattle Pawah Programme (CPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Buffalo Entreprenuer Programme (BEP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Livestock Commercial Development Programme (LCDP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
(Source: Service Sarawak)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The applicant is required to provide the following supporting documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- A copy of applicant\u2019s identity card or passport number<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sarawak ID account<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Copy of Land Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Copy of MyGap Certificates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Copy of Licenses, Contract or Agreement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
(Source: Service Sarawak)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2022, it was reported that Sarawak is self-sufficient in poultry with a 100 per cent self-sufficiency level (SSL) for eggs, 95 per cent SSL for poultry broilers (chickens raised for meat production), 12 per cent for beef and 5.5 per cent for mutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of 2022, Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom who is the Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development was quoted saying, there are 311 licensed poultry farms in Sarawak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sri Aman, Glenice said that there are currently about 20 livestock farmers in Sri Aman. She lamented that the reason why most people are not keen on livestock farming is because it is difficult to maintain the health of the livestock as most are imported from overseas and are having difficulties adjusting to the local feed. <\/p>\n\n\n
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According to Alam, the goats are allowed to roam free twice a day (9 am and 3 pm) to graze on the grass during sunny weather<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n In Sri Aman alone, the production of livestock is not enough to be distributed outside of the area and has high demands only during certain events such as Hari Raya Korban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, the number of livestock farmers here is steadily increasing every year since 2020,\u201d said Glenice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added that, the veterinary department frequently organised workshops and courses on how to properly managed their livestock such as how providing proper care for livestock after giving birth and proper farm management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On conducting proper management, the veterinary department always encouraged local farmers to apply for license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Glenice, for now, they only issued license for poultry broiler production as it compulsory for farmers to apply when their chicken livestock reaches a certain number.<\/p>\n\n\n
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A newly prepared cattle house at Temudok Farm. According to Brangka, they are bringing in 30 cattle for trading purposes and hope to gradually increase the number to about 400 in the future<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n \u201cFor chicken, duck and quail livestock, farmers will need to apply for license when the number reaches to 1000 and above while the numbers for pigs and goats are 100 and above,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever, for now, most of the farmers here have not reached that number yet. But in the future, I would encourage the local farmers to apply for license from the Veterinary Department once they reached to that number,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The importance of obtaining the license includes the purpose for commercialization, import and export, inspection, and supervision services from the veterinary department and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glenice added that the license must be approved by the Natural Resources and Environment Board Sarawak (NREB) and must be renewed annually.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The goats are feed twice a day with Napier leaves (bottom picture) after they are processed and will be milked every day at 1.30 pm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RO-9-6-1-122-2023.jpg\")
According to Brangka, he will come down to Sri Aman from Kuching at least twice or three times a week to collect the milk and send it to his factory, the Milk Shop in Tabuan Dayak, Kuching<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RO-9-2-1-122-2023.jpg\")
Alam Anak Bujang, one of the six workers at the Temudok farm, who has been working there for more than a year<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RO-9-7-1-122-2023.jpg\")
On average, about 25 to 30 litre of milk can be collected a day. Products from The Milk Shop includes milk and soap made from goat milk. The factory opens from 8 am until 3 pm (Photo source: The Milk Shop Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n While Sarawak\u2019s existing livestock industry is relatively small, the State has great potential especially for both for smallholders in rural communities to produce livestock and its products for export.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To increase the production on livestock, the Sarawak government is focusing on increasing the involvement of private sector in the ruminant livestock industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is because privatisation of the government livestock stations is expected to drive self-sufficiency rates, especially in the ruminant sector led by the experienced private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Brangka Munan won the award for his excellence in dairy goat farming at the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) appreciation dinner in 2019 (Photo source: The Milk Shop Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RO-9-9-1-122-2023.jpg\")
Products from The Milk Shop can be found in 20 different retail outlets throughout Kuching. Among one of them is at Everrise, CityOne Megamall, Kuching <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n The signing of the licence agreement marks a new milestone in the commercial development of the cattle industry in Sarawak towards achieving its 50 per cent self-sufficiency level for beef and cattle population of 150,000 head by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a brief trip to Sri Aman, RAKAN Sarawak<\/em><\/strong> had the opportunity to visit the Temudok Agriculture Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is one of the three livestock stations that has been privatized, with the other two Karabungan Station in Miri (cattle production) and Maragang Cattle Station in Lawas (buffalo production).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a size of 122 acres, the Temudok Station is leased to a local farmer and entrepreneur Brangka Munan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before Temudok, Brangka has a farm in Kampung Quop, 10th<\/sup> Mile with 110 goats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as the number of goats began to increase, he approached the agriculture ministry which was then in the middle of privatisation of agricultural stations and he was advised to come up with a proposal for the Temudok Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, the Temudok Station houses a total of 357 goats and sheep, in which one of the main breeds in the farm is the Switzerland\u2019s Saanen dairy goat for milk production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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