"China Limousin cattle industry federation" was established, China Animal Husbandry Association

Introduction: Click to visit the wonderful Atlas of "establishment of China Limousin cattle industry federation" This morning, on the occasion of centennial celebration of China Agricultural University, the "China Limousin cattle industry federation" announced its establishment meeting, which recommended the first round chairman and expert member of Limousin cattle industry Federation of China Association of animal husbandry Members of the announcement Committee include: Chen Youchun, Huang Zongzhou, Meng Qingxiang, Cao Binghai, Wang Yachun and Zhou Zhenming; members of the secretary group include: Chen Youchun, Shen Guang, Meng Qingxiang, Liu Qiangde and Lu Lin Louis de Neuville, academician of French Academy of Agricultural Sciences and honorary chairman of Limousin cattle association, introduced the current situation of Limousin cattle industry, international breeding situation and breed advantages in detail The establishment of "China Limousin cattle industry federation" has laid a new opportunity and guarantee for the development of China's beef cattle industry chain In the middle of the conference, relevant representatives of China Animal Husbandry Association presented "five cattle map" to Li Defa, Dean of the Academy of zoology of China Agricultural University in the capacity of animal husbandry association and alumni Limousin cattle introduction: France's second college large-scale beef breed, in 1924 was bred in Limousin plateau in central France It was first introduced into China in 1974 At present, there are three provinces in Northeast China, four in North China, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu Ningxia and other provinces and autonomous regions have breeding cattle or frozen semen and embryos for sale Features of body shape and appearance: smaller than Charolais, with fine skeleton and humped shoulder The bull's horn is thick and short, extending to both sides; the cow's horn is thin, bending forward The body is long and muscular, the rib arch is open, and the chest muscles are particularly developed The back and waist are wide and straight, the recommendation part is wide, and the hindquarters muscles are particularly obvious The limbs are strong and delicate, and the hooves are red The coat color of Limousin cattle is red, yellow and brown, and it has a red and yellow background similar to that of Dabieshan cattle, Nanyang cattle, Qinchuan cattle, Luxi cattle and many other local breeds Therefore, it is very popular when it is used to improve cattle breeds in China In addition, the color of the lower abdomen, the inside of the limbs, the eyelids, the circumference of the nose, the perineum and other parts of the cattle became lighter, showing flesh color or grass white The main advantages of Limousin cattle are fast growth, early maturity and good meat production Under better feeding conditions, the body weight can reach 250-300kg at the age of 6 months after birth, with an average daily gain of more than 1.49kg; marble beef can be produced at the age of 8 months, with a slaughter rate of 63% - 70% and a lean meat rate of 80% - 85%; it can grow to 400kg at the age of 10 months and 480KG at the age of 12 months The adult bull weighs 950-1200 kg, and the cow weighs 600-800 kg The low rate of dystocia is another advantage of Limousin cattle No matter crossbred with any breed of beef cattle, the birth weight of calves is smaller, generally 6-7kg lighter The opening degree of the pelvis of the cow is large during delivery, so the rate of primiparity is very high The rate of dystocia is only 0.5%, which is the lowest among the specialized beef cattle breeds The milk yield of Limousin is 1200 kg, but the milk expansion rate is as high as 5.0% Click to visit the wonderful Atlas of "establishment of China Limousin cattle industry federation"