Yak production technology

Author: Zhang Rongchang / Hu Jiang (editors)
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is compiled by Zhang Rongchang, Professor at Gansu Agricultural University, Chairman of the International Yak Research Academic Symposium, and Director of the International Yak Research Information Center, among others. It includes 11 chapters covering yak production on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, local yak breeds, reproductive characteristics and artificial insemination techniques, inbreeding and interspecific hybridization techniques for yaks, yak feeding management and forage processing, preliminary processing of yak meat and milk, and the prevention and treatment of common yak diseases. The content is rich, novel, scientific, and practical, and will undoubtedly help accelerate the industrialization of yak production on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, the shift from quantity-based to quality-efficiency-oriented development, and the development of yak products. This book is suitable for yak and grassland beef cattle breeding enterprises, pastoral households, production personnel of military agricultural and pastoral farms, students and scientific researchers in animal science and technology and veterinary medicine, as well as civil servants in agricultural and pastoral departments at all levels for reference.