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3 Progress of Joint Research Activities
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Research No.:  A-9 ODA Loan Joint Research Date: Oct. 16 , 2020
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1 General Title Improve animal production systems for higher quality and
safety of products

2 Core Members CTU: Nguyen Van Thu (Leader), Ho Thanh Tham, Pham Tan Nha, Truong Thanh Trung,
Lam Phuoc Thanh, Nguyen Van Hung
Japanese Universities and Companies: KOBAYASHI Yasuo (Hokkaido), SUZUKI Yutaka (Hokkaido)
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3 Duration Oct. 2018 – Sep. 2021 (3 years) <2 Batch>
4 Main Objectives To study, evaluate and apply new technologies to improve animal performance, product quality
as well as to mitigate greenhouse gas emission and environmental pollution
5 Focal Points Activity 1. Studying plant additives in diets for indigenous chicken to improve efficiency of feed
use, environmental protection and food safety (from Nov. 2019 to Oct. 2020)

Ginger and garlic processing for
Hatching chicks Vaccination for experimental chicken
chicken feeding
Activity 2. Developing pasture and fodder trees with the indigenous varieties and agro-
byproducts for farm animals under conditions of Mekong delta (from Nov. 2019 to Oct. 2020)

Para grass experiment Sweet potato tube by-product Sesbania grandiflora trial
for silage experiment Jack fruit trial
Activity 3. Studying feeding strategies for cattle to improve performance and reduce
greenhouse gas emission (from Nov. 2019 to Oct. 2020)

Elephant grass (Penisetum Cages with head chamber for feeding JIRCAS measurement system for CH 4 Experimental design for Zebu
purpureum) as main feed for and collecting gas emissions of cattle and CO 2 concentration of cattle crossbred cattle in the feeding trial
experimental cattle
Preliminary result
❖ All field experiments will be
completed at 12/2020
❖ 4 MSc and 10 BSc involved
❖ Submission 2 papers to
international Journal and
publishing 4 Vietnamese
papers
❖ Conference and 01 training
workshop will conduct at
Nov 2020.
The relationship between Cat fish oil (CFO, %)
supplementation and in vitro
CH 4 production (ml/gDDM) at 72h
6 Perspectives The progress of the A9 project is going well
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