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WATER BUFFALO AND YAK PRODUCTION IN CHINA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

Qiu Huai'
Affiliation:
'Dept. of Animal Science, North-Western Agricultural UniversityYangling 712100, Shaanxi P. R., CHINA
Leo Jun'
Affiliation:
2Dept. of Animal Science, North-Western Agricultural UniversityY-,ingling, 712100, Shaanxi P. R., CHTNA
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Summary

This article introduces the water buffalo and yak populations of China and their production, it feels in the Chinese animal genetic resources pictures: two articles published in AGRI No. 9 on the Sheep Genetic Resources and the Wenling Humped and Red Cattle of China; the articles on goat breeds in this number of AGRI and the cattle production survey published in World Animal Review No. 3/ 1993. The authors discuss in this article the types, characteristics and distribution of the Chinese water buffalo population (2 220 000 animals); they also present the animals work, meat and milk performances and the crossbreeding experimentation to date with Murrah and Nili-Ravi bulls. The Chinese yak populations are described with an in depth presentation of adaptability and production performance information.

Resume

Cet article présente les populations de buffles et de yaks en Chine et leurs productions. Deux articles ont été publiés dans AGRI No. 9 sur les ressources génétiques ovines et le Wenling zébus et la race Bovine Rouge en Chine; les articles sur les races caprines publiés dans ce No. d'AGRI et celui sur la production bovine publié dans le No. 3/ 1993 de World Animal Review. Les auteurs présentent dans cet article les types, les caractéristiques et la distribution des populations de buffle en Chine (2 220 000 animaux); ils présentent également les performances des animaux en viande, lait et travail, ainsi que les experiences actuelles de croisements avec des tauraux de race Murrah et NiliRavi. Les populations de yaks chinois sont décrites largement, avec des informations sur leur performances d'adaptabilité et de production.

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Research Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1995

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