Israel India | Business Guide | 2017

056 > ‏ Livestock > Management Israel-India > Business Guide > 2017 ‏ S ince its early days, the Dairy Industry in Israel has been an important aspect in the development of the agricultural sector in the country. Dairy farming has been transformed into an industrialized system, creating optimal integration between the production unit (the cow),technologies and equipment (engineering), the operator (the farmer) and the production environment (the dairy farm).Israel is not bound by agricultural traditions,and Israeli farmers integrate many new ideas into their farming systems. Integration of co-operative ideas has provided even the small farmer in Israel with technological access to modern and to up-to-date know-how, through extension services. More Milk with less Dairy Cows Israel dairy farming has created an optimal integration between the production unit (the cow), technologies and equipment (engineering), the operator (the farmer) and the production environment (the dairy farm) ‏ Dairy production and technology exports include advanced and computerized milking and feeding systems, cooling systems that reduce heat stress on cows,embryos for transplant,milk processing equipment, consultancy services, as well as joint international project development. ‏ Advances in animal husbandry in Israel include the development of high milk-producing Assaf sheep, a result of the cross-breeding of the improved Israeli Awassi and the German East Friesian breeds and prize-winning Holstein cows with superior milk production capabilities.