date:Apr 09, 2014
teners, even on a small scale. Likewise, the modernisation of farms encouraged with generous state subsidies for mechanisation means there are fewer draught cattle being bred, says Xu.
In the meantime, state-led efforts to breed quality cattle continue, with some success. The CAAS published a handbook recently, showing staff in blue overalls lining up specimens of local and imported breeds and crosses of the two.
The Xiang Nan, for instance, is a cross between the local Chinese Yellow br