Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (MJSA)

Ruminant production is a source for food production and has a role in Islamic observances. To develop ruminant production, it is a necessity to know the current status of domestic ruminant production. Thematic analysis was done on Livestock Statistics of Malaysia’s ruminant production and literatures of the status of ruminant production to understand the development state of Malaysia’s ruminant production. The result showed that there is a significant need for growth to achieve 50% self-sufficiency to reduce dependence towards importation while the per capita consumption is far from nutritional recommendation. The physical challenges include linear production, aging producer population and traditional farming. Moreover, there is an underlying epistemological clash hindering interest towards ruminant production. As such, there is a need for a development policy to improve interest towards ruminant production.