Cattle breeding becomes a pillar industry in central China's Henan

Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-17 12:41:24|Editor: huaxia

Xianan cattle are seen at a Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)


ZHUMADIAN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Xianan cattle is domestically developed by Qi Xinglei and the scientific research team in Biyang County of Zhumadian City in Henan Province.

The industry concerning Xianan cattle has become an industrial cluster in Biyang County nowadays.

A staff member drives a vehicle to feed Xianan cattle at a Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

At present, Biyang County has developed modern animal husbandry by introducing leading enterprises and forms a full-chain industry integrating research and development, breed supply, scale breeding and commercial logistics.

In 2020, the county raised a total of 395,000 Xianan cattle with an output value of 15 billion yuan (about 2.31 billion U.S. dollars).

Researcher Lin Fengpeng records the situation of Xianan bull at a Xianan bull farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

Zhang Shichun feeds Xianan cattle in Luoqiao Village of Biyang County in Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

Researcher Lin Fengpeng monitors the situation of Xianan cattle at his office in a Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Researcher Lin Fengpeng records the situation of Xianan bull at a Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

A staff member cleans the cowshed at a Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Zhang Shichun leads Xianan cattle to cowshed in Luoqiao Village of Biyang County in Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2021 shows the Xianan cattle farm in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Quality inspector Song Renqi (2nd L) communicates with a staff member at a beef processing workshop in Biyang County of Zhumadian, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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