The rise of animal husbandry in Guangdong (6.14)

OA show ('918 '); Guangdong, located on the coast of the South China Sea, although there is no vast grassland, it has become an important "pastoral area" in China Last year, the province's total output value of animal husbandry reached more than 21.9 billion yuan, the export earned more than 1 billion US dollars, and the total output of meat reached 3.15 million tons, all of which are among the top in the country According to the head of the animal husbandry department of Guangdong, the formation of the new "pastoral area" in Guangdong is mainly the result of the role of market mechanism The first agricultural product to be released in Guangdong is beef cattle After the opening of the bull market, the number of cattle raised in the whole province rose in a straight line, and the number of stocks jumped to the second place in the country Since then, animal husbandry products have been released one by one, not only the vast majority of farmers are willing to build their own capital to raise chickens and pigs, but also foreign trade, commerce, animal husbandry, agriculture, grain and other industries have set up modern livestock and poultry, feed, veterinary medicine, processing and other enterprises Driven by the market, Guangdong's animal husbandry has shown unprecedented vigor and vitality With the introduction of foreign investment alone, the province has reached more than 1.2 billion US dollars With the increasing market demand, the traditional production mode of animal husbandry in Guangdong Province has been greatly changed They generally carry out specialized production and improve the rate of livestock and commodity At present, the annual output of poultry is tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and it is not uncommon for the animal husbandry households that raise hundreds of pigs and thousands of pigs annually At present, about two-thirds of the livestock farms and Specialized Livestock households in Guangdong rural areas have reached the level of intensive and specialized production Guangdong Province has also adjusted the production structure of animal husbandry according to its own resource conditions and economic characteristics, and vigorously developed the domestic poultry industry with low grain consumption, short production cycle and high feed reward The number of poultry raised increased sharply from more than 100 million in 1980 to 1.07 billion in 1999, accounting for about a quarter of the country The variety also increased from chicken, duck and goose to more than ten kinds of pigeon, quail, partridge, guinea fowl, duck and black chicken In the next few years, Guangdong will also promote the development of Three-way Hybrid lean meat pigs, reduce traditional pig breeds, stabilize broiler production, and vigorously develop herbivores At the same time of meeting the domestic market demand in Guangdong Province, Guangdong makes full use of its regional advantages to vigorously develop "export animal husbandry" Every year, a large number of famous and special animal products are continuously exported At present, there are 1 million live pigs and 50 million broilers sold to Hong Kong, Macao and overseas markets, with an annual earning capacity of more than US $1 billion At present, the output value of animal husbandry in Guangdong has risen to 23% of the total output value of large-scale agriculture, which has become a major pillar of the rural economy HFD (author:)