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In the present study the evaluation of the adoption status of artificial insemination (A.I.) technology in 5 villages of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Evidence showed that the proportion of households rearing cattle was 47.17%. Forty four percent of those households have adopted the A.I. technology. The proportion of cross-bred cattle population was about 34%. It varied among farm sizes, herd sizes and categories. The distribution of cattle holdings over the households was less unequal than the distribution of land holdings; but there was very little difference between the distribution of cattle and cross-bred cattle holdings.
Milk production, quality and body weight gain of red Chittagong cows and their calves were studied in the village management conditions. From the study it was seen that feeding supplementary concentrate containing more UDP had beneficial effect on milk yield and body weight gain of red Chittagong cows and their calves reared traditionally under village management condition. Amount of per day milk production and weight gain of red Chittagong cows was higher than other indigenous cattle of Bangladesh except Pubna cattle.
