In recent years, thanks to the investments of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), Research Center of Shanxi goats and rabbits made a number of successful research traditional breeding, selection and use of goat milk and goat meat as Bach Thao, Indian goats (Barbary, and Beetal Jumnapary) and hybrid goats (meat, milk). This work AHS with small farmers in the highlands where farmers are very poor in knowledge and techniques, lack of capital for production and poor management skills | Australian Government AusAID Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING GOAT PRODUCTION AND INCREASING SMALLHOLDER INCOME IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF VIET NAM PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD IN PHAN RANG NINH THAUN VIETNAM ON NOVEMBER 21 2008 VIETNAM-AUSTRALIA GOAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2006-2009 A COLLABORATION FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CARD PROGRAM CARD-VIE-009 PROJECT Goat and rabbit research Center National institute of Animal husbandry- Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development in Vietnam In collaboration with School of Animal Studies The University of Queensland Australia HA NOI 11-2008 1 Conference Program Improving Goat Production in Southeast Vietnam Vietnam-Australia Goat Improvement Project CARD VIE 009 Time Content Page Presenter 20th November 2008 08 00 - 08 30 Welcome to participants and registration Dr. Nguyen Thi Mui Bc. Trinh Xuan Thanh 08 30 - 08 45 Introduction to Conference Introduction of participants Msc. Ngo Thanh Vinh 08 45 - 08 55 Official opening of Conference Improving Goat Production in Southeast Vietnam 4 Representative of Ninh Thuan DARD Mr Luu Khoan 08 55 - 09 10 Significance of international collaboration in developing animal production in general and goat production in particular. The role of CARD to developing of goat production in Vietnam Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Ly 09 10 - 09 30 Overview of Vietnam-Australia Goat Improvement Project 6 . Dr. Dinh Van Binh 09 30 - 09 45 Impact of CARD Project after 3 years in Ninh Thuan. 46 Mr. Truong Khac Tri 09 45 - 10 00 Impact of CARD Project after 3 years in Binh Thuan. 54 Mr. Nguyen Van Cong 10 30 - 10 50 Impact of CARD Project after 3 years in Lam Dong. 64 Mr. Nguyen uc Hung 10 50 - 11 10 Result of classification and prevention of goat diseases of households during 3 years of CARD project. 72 . Dr. Dinh Van Binh 11 10 - 11 30 Result of establishing planted grass processing and .