The Livestock Industries of Thailand


RAP publication no. 2002/23

ISBN 974-7946-25-4

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Animal Production and Health Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)




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September 2002

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) nor of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Opinion expressed in this paper are those of the author alone and do not imply any opinion whatsoever on part of the FAO and APHCA.

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Acknowledgements

Executive summary

1. Introduction

2. The beef industry

3. The dairy industry

4. The poultry industry

5. The swine industry

6. Prices of livestock and livestock products

7. The animal feed industry and livestock performance

8. Government policy

9. Other issues

10. Concluding comment

Appendices

Table A1. Characteristics of beef industry of Thailand
Table A2. Numbers of beef and work cattle held on farms of different areas and with different size herds, 1993
Table A3. Numbers of beef cattle by region
Table A4. Numbers of buffalo in Thailand
Table A5. Dairy cattle in Thailand
Table A6. Numbers of dairy cattle held on farms of different sizes
Table A7. Chicken numbers by regions
Table A8. Numbers of swine in Thailand