Minhe Beef Cattle [Qinghai Minhe Specialty]

What are civilian and beef cattle? Authentic Qinghai local specialties: Minhe beef cattle

Content summary:Do you want to know what Minhe beef cattle are? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction toQinghai's Minhe specialty - Minhe beef cattle. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Minhe beef cattle. The entire article takes about 6 minutes to read and mainly includes a basic introduction to Minhe beef cattle

Introduction to Minhe Beef Cattle

Minhe has a long history. As early as over 6000 years ago, our ancestors had already multiplied and thrived here. Before the Qin and Han dynasties, it was inhabited by the Qiang people, and during the Western Han dynasty, it was included in the central government's official register. Since the Zhou and Qin dynasties, with the gradual settlement of the Qiang nomadic people, wild animals have been domesticated during long-term hunting, and cattle have gradually been domesticated as a living resource. Since the Warring States period, China has entered a feudal society. Due to the influence of Central Plains culture, the Qiang people in the Hehuang region shifted from hunting and animal husbandry to agriculture. For over two hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, due to political corruption and incitement of inter ethnic hatred, the Hui people in Gansu were forced to leave their beloved homeland and embark on a difficult journey of exile. They settled in Minhe in 1879. Due to their expertise in raising cattle, cattle have become the main livestock industry here. After a long historical period, the number of cattle raised has not only developed, but the quality of cattle has also greatly improved. The scale of animal husbandry using cattle as farm animals is increasing

The primitive cattle breeding varieties in Minhe area are mainly small yellow cattle from Inner Mongolia, mainly used for labor, with low meat and milk production performance and strong reproductive performance. In order to improve the original breed and enhance production performance, Minhe County introduced Qinchuan yellow cattle breed bulls in the 1950s and crossbred them with local yellow cattle to improve the Qin Za first generation yellow cattle. In the 1990s, Simmental cattle frozen semen was introduced and crossbred with the improved Qin Za first generation yellow cattle for level hybridization. At present, the hybrid improved "Minhe Beef Cattle" not only maintains the characteristics of large body size, high reproductive rate, and good meat quality of Qinchuan yellow cattle, but also leverages the advantages of Chinese Simmental cattle such as high cold tolerance, coarse feeding tolerance, long lifespan, and strong adaptability, and has a red and white color characteristic beef cattle population. The production area covers 22 townships and 312 villages in the county, with a breeding capacity of over 20000 heads, gradually forming a group of "civilian and beef cattle"

Regional Scope

Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County is located in the eastern part of Qinghai Province, adjacent to Gansu Province in the east and south. It faces Yongdeng County in Gansu Province and Honggu District in Lanzhou City across the Datong River in the northeast, borders Yongjing County in Gansu Province to the east, faces Jishishan County in Gansu Province across the Yellow River to the south, and is adjacent to Xunhua County, Hualong County, and Ledu County in the west, northwest, and north of the province. The geographical coordinates are 102 ° 26 'to 103 ° 04' east longitude and 35 ° 45 'to 36 ° 26' north latitude. The county is 69 kilometers long from north to south and 32 kilometers wide from east to west. The highest altitude is 4220 meters and the lowest is 1650 meters, with an average altitude of 2100-2500 meters. The average annual temperature is 7.9 ℃ -8.1 ℃, and the annual precipitation is 350-650 millimeters. The transitional zone from the Loess Plateau to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. There are 22 townships in the county, with a total land area of 189344.42 hectares, including 42937.51 hectares of arable land and 59403.92 hectares of pasture land. Minhe beef cattle are mainly produced in Minhe County, our province, and their breeding is distributed throughout Minhe County