How to raise cows to earn more money

Author: Li Jianguo et al.
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Since the reform and opening-up, China's dairy industry has entered an unprecedented period of prosperity and has been listed as a key industry for encouragement in the near term. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, from 1978 to 1998 over 20 years, the total output of dairy products in the country increased 7.7 times, with an average annual growth rate of 11.6%. An integrated business model covering dairy production, processing, and sales has taken shape. Dairy farming has shifted from state-run operations to collective and household models, and from suburban urban areas to more remote areas, forging a uniquely Chinese "company + farmer" model for industrialized dairy production. However, China's level of dairy production and consumption remains in a primary stage, with a significant gap compared to developed countries. This book primarily focuses on how to improve the economic benefits of dairy farming, comprehensively introducing topics such as how dairy farming can be profitable, high-quality dairy breeds, multiple-calving breeding techniques for dairy cows, targeted cultivation of high-yield dairy cows, and ration formulation techniques for high-yield and high-efficiency dairy production.