Why should I come to work in China?" Davis, an American livestock expert, has been thinking about it since he set foot on Chinese soil.

"Because the new boss is paying you well!" said Jeffrey, a professor at A&M University.

Davis froze.

Yes, if the salary is not high enough, if the sincerity is enough, if it is not ...... He said that he would not accept a long-term job in China, thousands of miles away.

But...... Damn capitalists!

They are all expert advisors to Anderson – forage and livestock are not separated, and in order to better serve its customers, Anderson needs authoritative experts to communicate with customers and provide guidance.

Then, the company changed to a new owner.

As senior experts in the industry, they naturally don't worry about not having a home. But the new boss was clearly interested in them, and then they were sent to China......

After all, whether it is an expert or a professor, it is necessary to have a good meal. Faced with double salaries and generous living allowances, even if they were sent to Africa, they would admit it.

However, their working environment looks better than expected.

They arrived by car in Heze City, in the western part of Lu Province, a large beef cattle breeding base of Jiagu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

A beef cattle breeding base covering an area of 3,500 acres appeared in front of them.

With the main body of the steel frame, the hollow heavy eaves, and the jujube red resin glazed tile roof, in the mountain bay shaded by bamboo and wood, several rows of buildings built according to the mountain situation look very magnificent.

"It's pretty!" Professor Jeffrey was a little surprised.

"Chinese love to pay attention to the façade, what's the use of being pretty...... expert Davis," muttered expert Davis.

Jeffrey didn't care about his colleagues who liked to find faults, and after getting out of the car, he took the initiative to learn about the situation of the farm with Li Dongliang, the person in charge of Jiagu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, who came to receive him.

“...... There are more than 20 large-scale cattle sheds, in addition, there are basic facilities such as disinfection rooms, epidemic prevention laboratories, green storage kilns, slaughterhouses, and workers' dormitories...... "Li Dongliang saw that Jeffrey's work attitude was not bad, and he didn't mind introducing it himself.

Entering the free-range area, the sound of soothing classical music surrounds you, and thousands of cows with red and white flowers bask in the sun and graze leisurely.

"The cattle we raise are a cross breed of Simmental cattle and Chinese Luxi cattle, with an annual slaughter scale of 10,000 heads...... Li Dongliang said eloquently.

This is the largest modern beef cattle breeding base of Jiagu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in the Central Plains beef cattle area, which integrates "beef cattle breeding, beef processing, and organic fertilizer manufacturing", which is close to the consumer market and the port, which is conducive to the transportation of imported forage.

According to the National Beef Cattle Advantageous Regional Layout Plan (2008-2015), four advantageous areas are planned across the country, including the Central Plains Beef Cattle Area, the Northeast Beef Cattle Area, the Northwest Beef Cattle Area and the Southwest Beef Cattle Area. Among them, Shandong Province is one of the cores of the Central Plains beef cattle region, targeting to provide high-quality beef for the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei", "Yangtze River Delta" and "Bohai Rim" economic circles.

Although the "Sanqin cattle" independently cultivated by Jiagu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry are top beef cattle, the population is still insufficient, and at present, it is necessary to rely on hybrid cattle to support the beef market.

Of course, the consistent operation of the Jiagu system is that even if it is a mass product, it must be different.

Jeffrey listened attentively, "So, what exactly is our job ......"

Li Dongliang said with a smile: "We hope to achieve automatic management in the farm, then, we must record and analyze the feed intake, nutrient ratio and other indicators of beef cattle in detail, your beef cattle breeding experience is richer, so I hope to be able to 'take the pulse' for the beef cattle breeding management system of the farm......"

From the perspective of beef cattle breeding model, the intensive beef cattle breeding model in the United States is more in line with China's national conditions, and Jeffrey and Davis, experts who are often active in the front line in the United States, are definitely good helpers for Jiagu to learn from each other's strengths.

Both Jeffrey and Davis nodded.

"In addition, I hope you can provide some suggestions for the construction of our beef grading system......"

Many countries have a beef grading system, which makes consumers more clearly judge the grade of beef, and the product achieves high quality and high price, and also strengthens the standardization of the slaughtering and processing industry, and carries out beef slaughtering and processing from both production and consumption.

But generally speaking, isn't this supposed to be built by the state or an association......?

Jeffrey and Davis glanced at each other, and both saw the disapproval in each other's eyes.

But neither of them refuted, and Jeffrey looked even calmer: "I think, this should be fine!"

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"That's very problematic!" Davis said with some surprise.

As the two got to know the Jiagu beef cattle farm, they discovered that there were more things than they could have imagined.

In fact, before coming to China, they all came with pride.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the gap between China's beef cattle farming industry and the United States is too great.

China's beef cattle breeding industry can't even be called modern - breeding, slaughtering are very scattered, the annual slaughter of more than 50 farmers slaughter accounted for only 25%, can you believe it? more than 1,000 slaughter of farmers (enterprises) slaughter accounted for less than 4.5% of the slaughter?

Of course, this is in line with their perception of the cattle industry in non-developed countries.

The most obvious point is that there is no money.

-- Large-scale regular beef cattle breeding and slaughtering require a lot of investment. Generally speaking, it generally takes more than 2 and a half years for calves to be successfully fattened (high-grade beef even takes more than 3 years), and the comprehensive cost of continuous investment during this period will be more than 20,000 yuan.

Of course, they did not doubt Jiagu's financial strength - after learning that Jiagu was one of the largest grain merchants in China.

But in addition to money, there must also be technology. The breed of beef cattle, the feeding management technology and the slaughtering process determine the growth rate, net meat rate, beef quality and eating taste of the slaughtered cattle, etc., which determines the profit margin of the slaughtering enterprise - this is where they come in.

They don't look down on Jiagu, but on China's cattle industry, which has a weak breeding system and imperfect market functions, such as the lack of resources for good meat breeds, and the low slaughter rate of beef cattle...... It's all well documented.

But......

"Did you notice that their beef cattle growth rate and feed conversion rate are quite high?" Davis had not yet looked down on the crossbred cattle breeds raised by Jiagu, but now he was blinded.

"Well, they don't use Clenbuterol either, but the feed conversion is really impressive, and it probably has something to do with the hybrids...... Jeffrey mused.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that allows the use of clenbuterol, and the muscle growth rate and feed conversion rate of cattle will be significantly improved after the use of clenbuterol. But China doesn't allow it.

How to produce more meat with the same feed is a problem facing the global aquaculture industry. The feed conversion rate of Jiagu cattle alone should not be underestimated.

"Did you notice that they don't need antibiotics to prevent disease...... Davis muttered.

Jeffrey is also amazed: "They use herbs as additives, and almost eliminate the residual ...... caused by the use of antibiotics, chemical synthetics, etc. in beef cattle rearing."

Factory farming in the United States is inseparable from antibiotics, and poisoning from eating salmonella-infected beef is not uncommon. In comparison, this approach of the Chinese is really a bit showy!

"I don't know how they did it. But, Davis, this means that the Chinese have the ability to optimize their meat structure. Jeffrey said calmly.

"Start large-scale, automated breeding, establish a market beef grading system, and improve unique varieties...... Although it is just a company's action, I think this is probably the future of China's cattle industry!"

Davis thought so.

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