Abstract
Due to many factors, milch animals generally produce lower than their potential in Balochistan. The buffalo though
small in number, is confined to canal-irrigated districts of the province while the indigenous cattle have lower milk
production potential. On the other hand Balochistan has a success story in the acclimatization of pure breed of
. Friesian and establishment of Friesian crossbred animals all over the province by employing the artificial
insemination techniques. Still the demand and supply gap of milk is very wide and many factors are considered to
be responsible. The main constraints of transforming the traditional low producing dairy farming into high
producing entrepreneur includes the lower or unexploited genetic potential of local breeds, no proper incentive
from the government, lack of feed and water resources, small herd size, scattered nature of the farms, lack of the
skilled hand in this field, poor health facilities and poor milk channelization in the province. Conventionally, many
efforts have been launched to improve the situation but those neither gave better results nor sustain due to their
faulty designs. The public sector infrastructure and institutional base needs to be strengthened and reorganized to
meet the emerging needs of the growing human population in the province. The untapped potential breeds of
camel and goat can also play an important role in provision of milk if properly utilized. However, so far no serious
attempts have been made in this regards. The current situation of dairy and milk processing in Balochistan
demands a review of the whole system and could be a blessing in disguise to correct the situation for future dairy
development in the province.
