Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (doing business as Desa Cattle) is the main dairy product company in the state of Sabah, Malaysia since 1980. Owned by Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, it is the main dairy product producer in Borneo.[1] The company feature a 199-hectare cattle dairy farm at Mesilau in Kundasang, with an estimate 150,000 litres fresh milk produced each month,[2] as well a cattle feedlot for meat production in Lok Kawi and Penampang. Young cattle from the farm are fed with specially formulated feed to average 420 kg weight before being slaughtered at Meat Technology Centre.[3]
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | Dairy product, ice cream and cow meat |
| Founded | 1980 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Headquarters | Level 3, West Wing, Wisma 2020, 18 Lorong Belia, Karamunsing, 88100, Kota Kinabalu , Malaysia |
| Owners | Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Desa Plus Sdn Bhd Desa Group of Companies |
| Website | desaplus |
History
editDairy and cattle-farming began in Sabah in the 1980s with the company developed by Harris Salleh under state government-linked company to see the state to develop its own self-produced dairy products and meat.[4] The state government also establish a cattle farm in Darwin, Australia and the state finally reached its target in 1998 to become 100% self-sufficiency in the production of meats.[4] The farm was owned by Desa Cattle Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Village Development Corporation (KPD). After several years operating, Harris together with Lajim Ukin decided to sell the farm in Australia; along with the remaining thousands of acres of farm in Sabah although Lajim denied his involvement in the selling.[4] The company was then privatised in 1994.[5] Its headquarters in Kota Kinabalu was established in 2010,[note 1] although based on a news release in 2011, the company has been under the state government.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ See Bloomberg link on external links section.
References
edit- ^ John Lo (19 November 2016). "Desa Cattle is now the pride of Sabah". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Mary Chin (23 April 2016). "Sabah's own little New Zealand". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Our Beef Cattle Rearing". Desa Plus. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Selvaraja Somiah (28 November 2013). "Declassify sale of Sabah's Desa Cattle". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Get your facts right on Desa Cattle farm, Harris told". The Borneo Post. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Desa Group can transform agriculture sector – CM". The Borneo Post. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
