CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli directed on Thursday offering the livestock station project in Al Hamam village in the upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut and other animal husbandry facilities to the private sector for management and operation.

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa El Din Farouk reiterated the state's commitment to improving livestock production within the framework of Egypt's Vision 2030, which aims to promote sustainable development in the agricultural sector and achieve food security through the application of the latest scientific methods.

He noted that efforts to improve the quality of livestock and poultry production include upgrading the breeds in Egypt whether local and imported ones to contribute to achieving self-sufficiency and supporting the Egyptian national economy.

Salah Qutb, Director General of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate in Assiut Governorate, said the station covers an area of ​​14 feddans, including 32 plots of cultivated land used for feeding the animals.

He added that it contains livestock pens with a capacity of up to 1,000 head of cattle.

He added that the station now includes 512 head of cattle, including 363 buffalo and 149 Friesian cows.

The station also includes an automated milking parlor with a daily production capacity of 120 kilograms of milk, accommodating 40 head of cattle at a time. (MENA)
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