Mahassin Ibrahim Hmdan, Federal Ministry Of Livestock – Republic of Sudan
Identifying investment opportunities for livestock feed resources
development in the Eastern Africa Sub-Region, ILRI Addis Ababa, 13-15
December 2017
Livestock Feed Resources and Feed System
in the Sudan

Livestock Sector in the Sudan
•30 millions, Cattle.
•39.8 millions, Sheep.
•31.0 millions, Goats.
• 4.8 millions, Camels.
•105.6 millions, Total
•(43 millions Animal Unit)

% of Livestock Distribution
(105.6 Heads)
•1) 26.4% Kordofan States.
•.2) 30.7% Darfur States.
.3) 11.0% Eastern States.
•.4) 26.0% Central States
5) 2.4% Northern State.
6) 2.4% Nile State.
7) 1.3% Khartoum State.

Animal Feed Resources in the Sudan
74% range pasture, 21% by-products, 4% green fodder &
1% cereals
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International Market Prices of Some
Commodities (2016)
1) Cattle Meat = 4000 USS / ton
2) Camels Meat = 4000 USS / ton
3) Goats Meat = 4500 USS / ton
4) Petrol = 32.9 USS / ton
5) One ton of cattle meat = 121 barrels of Petrol

Sugar Industry in the Sudan
(Six Factories)
●9.5 Million tons of Sugar cane Plant/year
725,000 tons of Sugar ●
2.4 million tons of Sugar tops ●
• 3.2 million tons of Bagasse ●
250,000 tons Molasses●.
• 5.85 million tons of Sugar by-products●
• 488,200 tons Red Meat●.
• 6.6 million tons Milk●

Ruminants Feeds for fattening
• Concentrates = < 80%
• Roughages = > 20%
• Metabolizable energy = > 9 MJ/kg DM
• Crude Protein = 12-16 %
• Crude Fibre = 12%

Fattening of Sheep
• Lambs: (< one year):
• - initial Live weight : 20 kg
• - Finishing Live weight : 40 kg
• - Daily DMI (ad lib) : 4 – 6 % of Live weight
• - Water intake : 5 – 6 litres/day (under shade).
• - Live weight gain/day : 175 – 280 g
• -Fattening period : < 100 days
• - FCR : > 5/kg feed/kg L.Wt. gain

Cattle Fattening
• - Initial Live weight = >200 kg
• - Fattening period = 60 -70 days
• - Dry matter intake = 3% of L.Wt.
• - Daily L.Wt. gain = 1 kg
• - FCR = > 5 kg DMI/kg L.Wt gain.

Strategy for Development of Livestock Sector
Research, Extension services & Training)1
2) Encouragement of Vets and Animal Production Graduates to invest in
this sector.
3) Development of Animal Feed industry.
4)Development of Range Management.
5)Proper use of Agro-industrial by-products.
6)others.

Recommendations
• 1. Establishment of Vocational Training Centers for producers in the
States of high Livestock population e.g. Western, eastern and Central
Sudan States.
• 2. Extension services for livestock producer to promote use of agro-
industrial by-products e.g. Sugar industry.
• 3. Improvement of slaughter houses to match the best standards for
export.