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Thai livestock
Buffalo and beef cattle: the industry, the rules and good-to-know facts.
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Thailand's beef herd in open data: 9.5 million head, 7 per farmer
The DLD register counted 9.5 million beef cattle in Thailand in 2025, about 7 per farmer. The tables, three market channels, and why weighing helps you sell.
Intermediate9 min read
- beef cattle
- DLD
- open data
- market channels
- smallholders
Thai livestock
Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle and buffalo: 5 myths checked
FMD rarely kills adult cattle or buffalo, but it costs weight, calves and sales. Five beliefs checked against WOAH and Thai DLD sources, with what to do.
Beginner9 min read
- FMD
- foot-and-mouth disease
- buffalo
- beef cattle
- vaccination
- biosecurity
- DLD
Thai livestock
Why Thailand has a buffalo day, and the bank that lends buffalo
Thai Buffalo Conservation Day on 14 May recalls the first royal directive on the buffalo bank. How tillers cut herd numbers and how the bank lends animals.
Beginner9 min read
- swamp buffalo
- buffalo bank
- Thai Buffalo Conservation Day
- history
- mechanisation
- DLD
Thai livestock
How to grow Napier Pakchong 1: cutting age, feeding and silage
Plant, cut, feed and ensile Napier Pakchong 1 the way the Thai DLD manual says, and why cutting age trades protein against bulk and fibre for your cattle.
Beginner10 min read
- napier grass
- pakchong 1
- forage
- silage
- beef cattle
- buffalo
- feed
Thai livestock
Registering a Thai beef farm, then moving up to GFM and GAP
Register with Thailand's DLD at no fee, add GFM biosecurity, then certify under GAP (TAS 6400-2555). What each step checks, with checklists.
Intermediate10 min read
- beef cattle
- farm registration
- GFM
- GAP
- DLD
- ACFS
- standards
Thai livestock
Why small beef farms should weigh their cattle every month
Middlemen often price cattle by eye. What to record for each animal, how to weigh without your own scale, and how to check an offer against your numbers.
Beginner10 min read
- beef cattle
- record keeping
- weighing
- heart girth
- GAP
- selling cattle
Thai livestock
How Thailand got lumpy skin disease under control after 2021
Lumpy skin disease sickened over 627,000 Thai cattle and buffalo in 2021. How biting insects spread it, how vaccination curbed it, and 5 habits for small farms.
Intermediate9 min read
- lumpy skin disease
- LSD
- beef cattle
- vaccination
- biosecurity
- DLD
Thai livestock
How cattle and buffalo movement permits work in Thailand
Taking cattle or buffalo to another Thai province needs a permit from the origin vet every time. What the law says, e-Movement, 48-hour validity, penalties.
Beginner10 min read
- movement permit
- e-Movement
- Animal Epidemics Act
- cattle
- buffalo
- DLD
Thai livestock
Thai native vs crossbred beef cattle: heat, feed and buyers
Thai native cattle handle heat and poor feed but grow slowly. European-blood crosses grow fast but eat far more concentrate. Size, feed and markets compared.
Intermediate10 min read
- beef cattle
- Thai native cattle
- crossbreds
- Brahman
- breed choice
- feed
Thai livestock
Swamp buffalo breeding: catching quiet heats and planning calving
Swamp buffalo heats last about 20 hours and often show few signs. How to spot them, when to inseminate, and a 321-day calendar from mating to calving.
Intermediate11 min read
- swamp buffalo
- breeding
- heat detection
- artificial insemination
- gestation
- record keeping
Thai livestock
How to calculate THI and read heat stress in cattle
THI turns temperature and humidity into one heat-stress number for cattle: a worked example, Thai weather data and the drop in beef pregnancy rates.
Advanced11 min read
- heat stress
- THI
- beef cattle
- reproduction
- timed AI
- weather