M.E. Elimam^*

Department of Animal Production, Omer Elmokhtar
University for Agricultural Sciences, Elbeida, Libya.

INTRODUCTION

The demand for dairy products in Libya increased substantially after the oil boom and imports are required to fill the gap between demands and national production. Many modern large dairy units have been established and high yielding temperate dairy cows were imported. The performance of exotic breeds of dairy cattle is generally depressed in developing countries compared to their origin. Information on the performance of Jersey cows in Libya is scarce. Consequently, the performance of imported cows was studied and compared to that of home born exotic ones in Elmarj dairy unit in Libya.

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