Chapter 237 Cows

Xu Jingyou got out of the car and looked at the endless grassland in front of him. He was very excited. "When I was in the United States, I also visited large ranches in Montana and other places. At that time, I never thought that my children would also have such a vast ranch!"

Xu Lingjun couldn't help but remind him, "These pastures belong to the collective, not our Xu family!"

"I said the wrong thing. It should be the ranch you are in charge of." Xu Jingyou corrected the mistake in time, and then asked, "You asked me to purchase dairy cattle from the United States and Europe before. Do you plan to raise dairy cows here?"

"Yes, judging from the development of countries around the world, when the economy reaches a certain level, milk consumption will surge. This is the case in the United States, Japan, and Germany, and China will be no exception! Therefore, the dairy industry will soon usher in a peak period of development. These pastures are very close to big cities such as Beijing, and are very suitable for the development of dairy farming. To raise dairy cows, we must first solve the problem of breeding."

As the country's doors gradually open, many people have realized the gap in science and technology between China and developed countries in Europe and the United States, but few people understand that the gap between China and developed countries in agriculture is also very large.

Specifically in the field of animal husbandry, the biggest gap is in breeding. Take dairy cows for example. Today, Holstein cows are the most widely distributed in all regions of the world, with the largest number of stocks, the largest size, the highest milk production, and the widest adaptability.

Holstein cattle originated from the provinces of West Friesland and North Holland in the north of the Netherlands, and the Holstein region in northern Germany. They were famous for their high milk production as early as the 15th century and were later introduced to all parts of the world.

After Holstein cattle were introduced to the United States in the 19th century, more than 100 years of long-term systematic breeding work was carried out through breed registration, production capacity determination, body identification, artificial insemination and other breeding work.

Breeding organizations have established unified selection standards and comprehensive selection indexes to select excellent breeding bulls for genetic improvement of dairy farms, which has greatly changed the production performance, body shape and appearance of Holstein cattle and significantly increased milk production.

By 2020, the average annual yield of Holstein cattle registered in the United States reached 12,733 kg, with a milk fat content of 3.84% and a milk protein content of 3.10%.

Domestic research in this area started late and the working methods were relatively backward. Although the level of attention has increased since then, it is still difficult to catch up with the United States' century of accumulation in a short period of time.

Today, China's Holstein cows, commonly known as black and white cows, produce only more than 4,000 kilograms of milk annually. By 2020, the average milk yield of dairy cows nationwide has reached 8,300 kilograms, close to the levels of some developed European countries such as France (9,048 kilograms) and Switzerland (8,724 kilograms), but there is still a considerable gap from the United States and Germany (9,873 kilograms).

In order to solve the problem of production, it is necessary to overcome the difficulties of breeding. This is undoubtedly a long-term task. Now that Xu Lingjun has obtained pasture suitable for raising dairy cows, he started this work as soon as possible.

He pointed to the busy construction site ahead and said to Xu Jingyou, "I plan to build a breeding center here, cooperate with the local agricultural college, introduce advanced American technology and cattle breeds, and breed dairy cows that are more suitable for the local environment and have higher milk production. The breeding cows you brought back this time have helped us solve a big problem. It is definitely not as convenient as you if we buy them ourselves."

Xu Jingyou's American identity does have its advantages. It is much more convenient to let him buy these things than for Xu Lingjun to do it himself.

"Mr. Xu, you must have invested a lot to do these things, right? And it's probably hard to see results in the short term." Song Jiaoying found it hard to understand Xu Lingjun's approach. In her opinion, there were many projects that could make a lot of money in the short term. Why did Xu Lingjun do these thankless tasks? If he had the time and energy, wouldn't he make more money by operating in the financial market?

Xu Lingjun smiled and said, "There is a saying that goes, the best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time is now; precisely because this work is difficult to be effective in the short term, we must do it as soon as possible, otherwise when everyone realizes it in the future, it will be too late!"

“Money is important, but sometimes it is not necessarily the most effective thing. Without core technology, no matter how big the company is, it will be controlled by others. For a livestock company, only by mastering excellent breeds can it stand firm. Otherwise, at the slightest disturbance, it will fall into an irretrievable situation!”

"According to the experience of European and American countries, it takes at least ten years to cultivate a high-quality variety. Ten years from now is the time when the domestic dairy industry will usher in an explosion. If we succeed, we will swallow the most lucrative fruits."

"If we don't have our own high-quality breeds, we can only spend a lot of money to import breeds from abroad. Not to mention whether these breeds can adapt to the domestic environment, the cost of introducing these breeding cattle is a huge expense, which will also greatly reduce our profits. In comparison, it is better to start research from now on!"

In the future, my country will have to spend tens of billions of yuan every year to import a large number of dairy cows from New Zealand, Australia, Uruguay and Chile to meet domestic demand. This is not a small amount of money, and the quality of dairy cows in these countries is not the best in the world. Better dairy cows cannot be bought even with money.

European and American countries have not yet tightened the export of dairy cattle breeding bulls. If Xu Lingjun does not seize the opportunity, when the policy changes in the future, he may not be able to buy the breeding bulls that Xu Jingyou brought back this time even if he has money.

"To do business, you must have a long-term vision and cannot be obsessed with gains and losses overnight. Lingjun, you can see ten years into the future, isn't that great!" With Xu Lingjun's guidance, Xu Jingyou made a lot of money in the financial market that he could never earn in his entire life, so now he feels that everything Xu Lingjun says is right.

Song Jiaoying couldn't help but complain in his heart, if you had such awareness, why would you work so hard all your life and only build a medium-sized chemical plant? "I thought it was simple. When I go back this time, I will collect all kinds of information as soon as possible, hoping to provide you with some help." Song Jiaoying has also realized Xu Lingjun's ability in recent years and has made up his mind to hold on to this thigh.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Song." Xu Lingjun nodded. Song Jiaoying was quite capable, and if she did a good job, Xu Lingjun wouldn't mind giving her some benefits.

After talking about dairy cow breeding, Xu Jingyou talked about another matter with a bright face, "I went back to Beijing to visit Mr. Rong this time, and he revealed some news to me in advance, saying that there will be a grand military parade on National Day this year, and my father and I are both on the list of guests watching the ceremony! I am a representative of overseas Chinese, and you are a representative of domestic collective enterprises!"

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