The QBP creates stronger incentives for improved feeding, animal husbandry, milk handling and food safety.
The CS said the government had already intervened through the provision of sexed semen, which he said would help farmers progressively improve the quality of their dairy herds.
The system will capture information including an animal’s origin, ownership, health status, vaccination history and movements.
They will provide farmers with reliable facilities for storing milk at suitable temperatures before transportation to processors and other markets.
The initiative will increase milk production through subsidised artificial insemination (AI).