China: Yunnan Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine carries out genetic material collection of Yanjin buffalo

From November 20 to 23, the scientific and technical personnel of Yunnan Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine went to Yanjin County and Daguan County of Zhaotong City to collect genetic materials of Yanjin buffalo. Yanjin buffalo is a local fine breed that has been selected, bred, protected and utilized by the working people for a long time. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties more than 2,000 years ago, Zhaotong area began to raise it, and the breeding history is long. This buffalo breed is included in the "List of Chinese Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources", "Yunnan Provincial Domestic and Commercial Poultry Breeds" and "Yunnan Provincial Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources". As an important livestock resource in Yunnan Province, the Yanjin buffalo breed has not been effectively developed and utilized for a long time, resulting in its population shrinking and a sharp decrease in the number of groups. In this collection of genetic materials of Yanjin ...