The Dairy Industry in Israel 2004
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THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN ISRAEL 2004 Israel Cattle Breeders Association Israel Dairy Board The Dairy Industry in Israel 2004 Editors: Daniel Hojman – Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture Yossi Malul – ICBA Design and Production: Moshe Mirsky [972-4-6486737] Aknowledgments: Rachel Borushek – Israel Farmers’ Federation Ephraim Ezra – ICBA, Israeli Herdbook Israel Flamenbaum – Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture Shmuel Fridmann – National Service for Udder Health and Milk Quality Ralph Ginsberg – National Service for Udder Health and Milk Quality Boaz Hanochi – ICBA Ofer Kroll – Hachklait Veterinary Services Liron Tamir – Israeli Dairy Board Rafi Weis – Ministry of Agriculture Joel I. Weller – Department of Genetics, Institute of Animal Sciences, A.R.O. Yoel Zeron – Sion A.I. company Doron Zilcer – Tnuva Dairy Industry Sponsorships: Sion A.I. company “HaChaklait”, Mutual Society for Clinical Veterinary Services S.C.R. Engineers Ltd. Ambar Feed Mills Lachish Industries Ltd. 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Afikim Contents Part 1 The Israeli Dairy Industry Map of the Dairy Industry in Israel 4 The Israeli Dairy Industry 5 Israel’s Agriculture 6 Part 2 Milk Production in Israel The Israeli Dairy Board – Liron Tamir 7 The Israeli Dairy Processing Industry – Doron Zilcer 8 No. of dairy farms and annual milk quota 9 National Service for Udder Health & Milk Quality – Shmuel Fridmann 12 Cow milk – Annual supply and quota 11 Milk quality 12 Milk quality through years 14 Sheep & Goat milk – Annual production 16 Marketed milk, by dairy products 17 Feeding Dairy Cows in Israel – Ofer Kroll 18 Summer-to-Winter Production Ratio – Israel Flamenbaum, Ephraim Ezra 20 Part 3 The Israeli Herdbook The Israel Cattle Breeders Association – Yossi Malul 24 The ICBA Database – Ephraim Ezra 25 Production summary for 2004 Production averages by calving year 28 Production averages, by parity number 29 20 Cooperative herds with highest production 30 20 Family herds with highest production 31 20 Cows with highest production 32 20 Cows with highest lifetime production 33 NOA – The Israeli Dairy Herd Management Program – Boaz Hanochi 34 Genetic Improvement The Israeli Selection Index – Ephraim Ezra / Joel I. Weller 36 The Israeli Breeding Program – Yoel Zeron 37 Genetic Trends – average Breeding Value of cows 39 Genetic Trends – average Breeding Value of bulls 41 Bulls that performed largest number of inseminations 42 Sufon – an outstanding Israeli Bull 43 Fertility Statistics Average Conception Rate at 1st service, by years 44 Fertility summary for Heifers 45 Fertility summary for 1st lactation cows 46 Fertility and Production 47 Fertility summary for adult cows 48 Hahaklait Veterinary Services 50 ➤ Map of the Dairy Industry in Israel Golan Heights Main Dairy Plants and Galilee ISRAEL Dairy Farms Haifa Dairy Plants Sea of Galilee Dairy Farms Yizra’el valley Jordan valley Coastal plain Mediterranean sea Tel Aviv Judean hills Jerusalem Dead sea Negev Arava The Israeli Dairy Industry Eilat Red sea 4 Part 1 Part The Dairy Industry in Israel he Dairy Industry is one of the main sectors of information from the official Milk Production Control TIsraeli agriculture, and supplies the entire domestic System, which includes 90% of the dairy cattle in demand for milk and dairy products. Israel has a total the country. In addition to production figures, the annual output of approx. 1,146,000 tons of cow’s milk; Israeli Herdbook incorporates information from the 10,500 tons of sheep’s milk; and 5,400 tons of goat’s Breeding System and from the “HaChaklait” Society milk. for Veterinary Services. The comprehensive structure Dairy Enterprises process the raw milk into more of the Israeli Herdbook provides the farmer with than 1,000 different dairy products, with an annual useful multi-disciplinary information that is used for value of approx. $1.5 billion. up-dated management analyses and decision-making Milk is produced on over 1,000 farms, spread processes, which have led to outstanding world-scale countrywide (in the heights, the valleys and the desert) achievements. Indeed, the Israeli cow has the highest on kibbutzim (cooperative societies) and moshavim national milk yield (production/cow/year) in the world (private farms). in milk volume and also in milk solids. In 2004, the The national dairy herd is comprised of 111,000 average annual milk yield per cow was 10,668 kg of head of the Israeli-Holstein breed, which has been milk, 331 kg of protein and 381 kg of fat. developed by the Israeli Genetic Improvement System. Since this cow has been selected for generations in We are pleased to present you with this summary of the harsh conditions of the Israeli climate, it is very the Israeli Dairy Industry for 2004 and hope that this well adapted to the local climatic environment, brochure will help acquaint you with this progressive characterized by a long and hot summer, and to local and successful branch of Israeli agriculture. diseases. Nearly all the cows are bred by A.I. The Israeli Herdbook (DHI), receives and processes Sincerely, Shayke Drori Meir Brawn Israel Dairy Board Israel Cattle Breeders Association General Manager General Manager 5 PART 1 The Israeli Dairy Industry ➤ Population 6.80 million inhab. Table 1.1 GDP per capita 17,270 US$ Israel and its agricultural sector GDP of Agricultural Sector 1.62 US$ billions Share of Agriculture in National GDP 1.4 % Share of Agriculture in the Business Sector GDP 2.0 % Direct Employment in Agriculture, as share of National Labor Force 2.5 % Self-sufficiency of Agricultural Products 80.0 % ➤ Crops 10,618 60 % Table 1.2 Livestock and livestock products 7,008 40 % Marketing value of agricultural TOTAL 17,626 100 % products. Value Raw milk (% of Total) 1,918 11 % as received by productor (NIS Israel’s agricultural sector is desert. Despite the decrease in the millions) characterized by an intensive number of farmers and agriculture’s 1 $US= NIS 4.482 production system, which stems from share in the GDP, agriculture plays a the need to overcome the scarcity of significant role as a major food supplier natural resources, particularly water. to the local market and is an important The agricultural sector’s high level factor in Israeli export. Total agricultural of development is due to the close produce in 2004 accounted for 1.4% of cooperation and interaction between the GDP. scientists, extension advisers, farmers, Some 70,000 people were directly and agriculture-related industries. employed in agriculture in 2004. Those four elements have joined This number represents 2.5% of the together to promote advanced country’s total labor force. technologies in all agricultural branches. The average monthly income per The result is modern agriculture in a agricultural employee was $2,100 in country, half of which is defined as 2004. 6 PART 1 The Israeli Dairy Industry The Israel Dairy Board Production & Marketing Liron Tamir I.D.B., Senior Economist he Israeli Dairy Board (I.D.B.) is International cooperation Tan organization, which is jointly owned and managed by representatives The I.D.B. is involved in and associated of the dairy farmers, dairy processing with all entities active in dairy companies, and the Government of production and dairy processing Israel. industry in Israel. Therefore, it can The objectives of the I.D.B., as provide excellent access to expertise, statutorily defined, are: technologies and other inputs relevant to dairy and to their developments • To generate and organize worldwide. cooperation between all the entities The I.D.B. initiates and encourages active in the sector. commercial relations between the dairy • To implement the government policy farming and dairy industry sector in regarding planning of milk production Israel and abroad. and marketing. In this framework the I.D.B. is involved • To manage the emergency stock of in the following activities: milk powder in Israel. • The development of complete and • To deal with and dispose of surplus comprehensive dairy-farming packages milk. which include: animal feed, crop • To improve the professional production, animal husbandry and milk standards of the dairy industry, to production, know-how and training promote research studies and training programmes , supply of genetic material programmes, to assist in breeding and other inputs, etc. programmes for dairy cows, sheep • The supply of know-how for and goats, to provide assistance in processing milk and dairy products. maintaining animal health standards, • The development of commercial to initiate extension services and other relations and the marketing of Israeli activities related to the quality of milk dairy products abroad. and milk-contents, and in general to • Collaboration in the development improve the overall performance of of organisations at national and dairy-farming and the dairy industry. regional levels which manage the dairy • To promote the consumption of milk industry, including the establishment and dairy products. of a national dairy board, herd-book Milk Production in Israel • To develop international registers and milk quality control, cooperation. national dairy-extension services, etc. 7 Part 2 Part The Israeli Dairy Processing Industry Doron Zilcer Tnuva Dairy Industry, Supply Chain Manager he Israeli Milk Industry was founded in 1926, by the In addition, 54 small dairies in Israel collectively Ttime “Tnuva” was launched as a cooperative with produce 40 million liters of milk annually. the purpose of handling milk production. Ever since Over the last 5 years, the Israeli milk industry has then, “Tnuva”’ has been the largest and the leading passed comprehensive reforms that include: producer of milk in the country. It has provided stability Specialization and renovation of most dairy plants. to the dairy sector and promoted its growth, to the Construction of the “Alon Tavor” plant, a modern milk point that in 2004 a total of 1,140,000,000 liters of milk processing facility that is the most advanced in the were delivered.