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Chapter 409 Cow Breeding
"Hey, your place is much cleaner than our Guangming breeding base! There are so many computers?" Wang Jiafen felt an eye-opener as soon as he entered. Almost every researcher has a computer, and the cow pen is also very clean. Unrecognizable advanced equipment.

"This is Professor Van der Vaart from the Netherlands. He graduated from Wageningen University. After receiving his Ph.D., he cooperated with the famous CRV dairy breeding company and helped CRV improve the traits of dairy cows many times. From parity 2.8 to parity 3.2, the lifetime milk production of dairy cows has increased from 27985 kg/head to 30367 kg/head. It can be said that he is a gem-level breeding expert in the Netherlands. We paid a huge price to teach Professor Van der Vaart Please go to China."

"This is Professor Hutchinson from the Department of Animal Science at the University of Illinois. Professor Hutchinson is a well-known expert from the American Holstein Dairy Association. We spent a lot of money to invite him from the United States. Now he and Professor Van der Vaart combine Europe and the United States. With our advanced experience, we are trying to breed high-yielding dairy cow breeds that are more suitable for us in China!" Li Lei introduced her to the two main persons in charge of the breeding center.

Among all the breeds of dairy cattle today, Holstein cattle are the most influential breed of dairy cattle in the world. They are widely distributed in various regions of the world and have the largest number of herds. They are famous for their large size, high milk production and wide adaptability. Recognized as the dairy cow breed with the highest milk production performance, it occupies a dominant position in the dairy production of most countries in the world; all countries have formulated breeding objectives and breeding programs for Holstein cattle, and after years of systematic breeding, various breeds have been formed. Unique Holstein herds, such as American Holstein, German Holstein, Australian Holstein and so on.

The Netherlands is the origin of Holstein cattle, and the United States is the country that breeds the most Holstein cattle. These two countries have an absolute advantage in the field of Holstein cattle breeding. Now Li Lei has invited two senior experts from the Netherlands and the United States to preside over the breeding work. This is unique even if you look at the whole country.

Wang Jiafen listened with a serious expression. As early as the 80s, the American Holstein Cattle Association came to China to teach advanced breeding techniques in BJ and Shanghai. At that time, Guangming, as the leading dairy company in Shanghai, also participated in this cooperation deeply. So Wang Jiafen is very aware of the huge gap between China and foreign countries.

The most important criteria for judging whether a dairy cow breed is excellent are the average parity and the final milk production. The higher the average parity, the easier it is for this breed of dairy cow to breed offspring. The final milk production is how much the cow can produce in its lifetime. Milk.

Now most of the dairy cows raised in Guangming Ranch are Chinese black-and-white cows, which are a hybrid of Holstein cows and Chinese native cattle. In 1992, they were approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and renamed as Chinese Holstein cows; The average parity of dairy cows is only 2.4 times, and the final milk production of dairy cows is only more than ten tons, which is far inferior to that of Dutch and American dairy cows.

Similarly, if you raise a cow, a bright cow can only give birth to two to three calves in its lifetime, and its milk production is less than half of that of Holstein cows in the Netherlands. How can it compete?And if you continue to look at various data, you will find that Dutch Holstein cows consume much less feed to produce one kilogram of milk than bright cows!The gap between Chinese dairy cows and those of developed countries such as the Netherlands and the United States is comprehensive.

Otherwise, even if tariffs are imposed on foreign milk powder in the future, the price will be cheaper than domestic milk powder?This is the reason. They have better breeds of dairy cows, eat less and produce more milk. The protein content of milk is also higher, and the milk production time is longer than that of domestic Holstein cows. How can they compete with others?Therefore, if we want to gain a firm foothold in the dairy market, we must start from the root and breed better dairy cow breeds.

"How far have you achieved now? How much milk can the bred cows produce in the end?" Wang Jiafen asked hastily. She thought that Yili ranked first in the country and Wanda Mountain was developing rapidly, but it occupied a place close to the milk source. Because of the place of production, but looking at it now, Wanda Mountain is really far ahead of Guangming.

"Our research work is just beginning. At present, the average parity of dairy cows in the breeding center has only increased to 2.6, and the final milk production has increased to 21.2 tons. There is still a big gap between the high-quality dairy cows of CRV Company!" Van der Vaart the professor replied.

"There is also a big gap between the high-quality dairy cows of the American Holstein Cattle Association!" Professor Hutchinson shrugged, "Your breeding work is still too late, and the Holstein cows are foreign breeds. If you want to do a good breeding job, you must come from the Netherlands. , the United States and other places to buy frozen semen, which increases the difficulty of breeding work! However, Mr. Li is very familiar with animal breeding work, and his ideas are very advanced, integrating advanced technologies such as computers and genes into breeding research, so our work progress Soon, I believe it will bring surprises to the company soon!"

"Yes, I am willing to leave my hometown and come to China, not just for the annual salary of 20 US dollars. Huinong Group has invested a lot in the field of science and technology, and its vision is very forward-looking, even surpassing the CRV where I worked before. Company, I accepted the invitation to come to China in search of new challenges!" Professor van der Vaart said.

In fact, the income of animal breeding experts in European and American countries is not as high as ordinary people imagine. A professor in the field of agriculture only earns [-] to [-] U.S. dollars a year, which is completely incomparable with popular fields such as law, computer, and finance. However, This is really cheap for Li Lei, he only needs to spend a small price to poach high-level talents like Van der Vaart and Hutchinson.

"20 US dollars? Director Li, you are really willing to spend the capital!" This figure is nothing to Li Lei, but Wang Jiafen was very surprised when she heard it, because as the person in charge of Bright Dairy, her annual salary and bonus The sum is only about one hundred thousand, which is less than one-tenth of that of Professor Van der Vaart.

"It's worth the money. After Professor Van der Vaart came, he increased the cow's final milk production by more than 1000 kilograms. How many cows do we have in Wanda Mountain? How much can we sell the extra milk for? And this is only for now, if a few professors can increase the final milk production of our cows to more than [-] tons in the future, it will be hundreds of millions of extra income every year, no matter how you calculate this account, I think it is a good deal!" Li Lei Tanshou said that whether it is Zheng Junhuai or Niu Gensheng, they are always concerned about marketing. No one is willing to spend money on the root of the dairy industry. Therefore, the quality and output of domestic milk will not increase in the future. He can do this kind of thing, so after reaching a cooperation with COFCO, he immediately started to set up a breeding center.

As long as the problems of cow breeding and milk packaging are solved, it is equivalent to controlling the two most critical hurdles in the upstream and downstream of the dairy industry. At that time, no matter how well the dairy company advertises, it will not matter. They want to make money. You have to listen to Li Lei, or you can find a way to solve the problems of cow breeding and milk packaging by yourself.

"After I came to China, I found that many farms regard increasing the number of dairy cows as the most critical indicator, but this method is not necessarily correct! The number of dairy cows in our Netherlands is actually declining year by year, but milk and other dairy products The production has not declined! Because we are constantly updating the breed of dairy cows, the final milk production of the dairy cows is constantly increasing, so that the Netherlands can use fewer cows to produce more milk. So much milk!" Professor Van der Vaart continued.

"Our American Holstein Dairy Association is doing the same!" Professor Hutchinson added.

"The current breeding system in China is still relatively rough. There is still a long way to go, whether it is the establishment of the data base for dairy cow breeding, the improvement of the breeding system, or the independent research of breeding technology!" Wang Jiafen sighed. Of course she knew this. The advantage of doing this is that it is the same as laying hens. Local native chickens can produce dozens of eggs a year, while imported Hailan laying hens can produce [-] eggs. You don't need to think about which one is more profitable.

But now domestic breeding research is mainly carried out by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences at all levels. However, the funding of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has always been very tight. Let alone buying advanced equipment such as computers, even buying frozen semen from abroad is not enough, and companies are reluctant. Spend money on research, because if you spend the same money on advertising, the effect will be immediate, but investing in research and development may be in vain, so even leading dairy companies such as Yili and Guangming will not invest too much in this area. much money.

Wang Jiafen knows that what Li Lei is doing is right. Whether it is the research and development of milk packaging technology or dairy breeding work, it can determine the outcome of the competition in the domestic dairy industry. If possible, she also wants Bright to increase investment in this area, but Reality doesn't allow her to do that.

Because Guangming is controlled by Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it has to turn over a large amount of profits to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission every year.Before Bright integrated its ranches and factories, and imported milk preservation technology from France, Wang Jiafen earned it through real estate development. Where can I find research and development funds now?

Taking a step back, even if she tried her best to persuade the SASAC, she would not be able to hire experts from abroad. State-owned enterprises are the most sensitive to wages. Who would dare to offer researchers an annual salary of one million?The superior doesn't allow it, and the employees below don't agree, why can he get tens of thousands of dollars a month when I make a pitiful thousand dollars a month?
Then the two professors took Wang Jiafen and others to visit one laboratory after another. Some of these laboratories do gene sequencing, some measure the production performance of dairy cows, and some do population pedigree mapping. Everywhere they go, just look at the equipment I knew Huinong must have invested a lot of money.

"Mr. Li, the money you spent on this breeding center is beyond our imagination!" After the visit, Wang Jiafen shook her head again and again. Before that, she thought that the scale of Yili and Wanda Mountain was larger than that of Guangming. [-]. There are just a little more milk sources. In fact, there is no essential difference between several companies. As long as Brightness can make up for the shortcoming of milk sources and work hard on marketing, it is not impossible for Brightness to catch up with Yili. .

However, after chatting with Li Lei and visiting the breeding center again, she realized that Yili is nothing, Guangming is far from Wandashan!Guangming can only solve some superficial problems now, but Wandashan has already started to make changes from the root.

This is like two students with similar academic performance. One student is cramming before the exam, but the other student hires a special teacher to make up lessons for him. There may be no difference in a month or two, but wait until a year. In the next two years, the former will definitely be thrown away by the latter.

"Mr. Li, you have bred our local fine-bred chickens and pigs before, and it is not surprising that you are now starting to breed cows, but I did not expect COFCO to have such courage!" Wang Jiafen was a little jealous, COFCO is also a state-owned enterprise, Why can people take out this money?
"Mr. Gao and Mr. Ning had this idea, but they gave up before listening to the budget! This stall is now solely owned by Huinong!" Li Lei shook his head, investing so much money in basic research, COFCO would not do this kind of thing. Fortunately, Li Lei had made a little money from the Southeast Asian financial crisis before, and a little leakage through his fingers was enough.

"Then COFCO has taken advantage of it! When the breeding work is completed, the first batch of fine-bred cows will definitely be supplied to Wandashan. By then, our life will be difficult!" Wang Jiafen began to envy COFCO. Huinong instead of Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, why is she so restrained like now?

"Any kind of good breed can't be bred in a short time, but I have this patience!" Li Lei knew what she was talking about. In the future, Wanda Mountain will use the good breed cows bred here, and the feed consumption will be lower. , milk production is higher, and the quality is better. How can Yili and Guangming compete with Wandashan?

"However, Wandashan is not without its shortcomings. After all, it is a newly integrated company. It takes time to adapt the personnel. The most troublesome thing is to find a suitable helm. Wang Desheng and Wang Zongshoucheng are more than enough, but development is not enough! Looking around In China, the only ones who can shoulder this burden are Mr. Zheng Junhuai and Mr. Wang!" After laying the groundwork for so long, Li Lei finally got to the point.

He looked at Wang Jiafen sincerely, "Mr. Wang, I know that at your level, salary and benefits are definitely not the most important thing. What is more important is to find a platform that can give full play to your abilities. I can assure you , when we get to Mount Wanda, we won’t be so tied up like we were in Guangming!”

I just came here for a visit, why did I start talking about this?Wang Jiafen was in a daze for a moment.

(End of this chapter)