Main achievements in the development of animal husbandry in China

Introduction: since the reform and opening up, China's animal husbandry has made great progress, the production level of animal husbandry has been continuously improved, and the output of main animal products has been growing rapidly for more than 20 years Animal husbandry has become the pillar industry of China's rural economy, and it is also the highlight of increasing farmers' income In 1985 and 1990, the production of eggs and meat in China leaped to the first place in the world, becoming the largest livestock production country in the world In 2004, China's total meat output reached 72.448 million tons, 27.237 million tons of eggs, 23.684 million tons of milk and 374000 tons of sheep hair By the end of 2004, the total output value of animal husbandry in China had exceeded 1 trillion yuan, accounting for 33.6% of the total agricultural output value In 2004, the per capita share of meat, eggs and milk in China reached 56.0kg, 21.1kg and 18.3kg, respectively, an increase of 42.9kg, 18.5kg and 16.9kg compared with 1980 The per capita share of meat has exceeded the world average, and the share of eggs has reached the average level in developed countries At present, China's animal husbandry has entered a new stage of development, showing the following obvious characteristics (1) the pace of structural adjustment was accelerated, and the production structure was further optimized In recent years, the growth rate of pork and eggs slowed down, while the growth rate of beef, mutton and milk remained at a high level In 1998-2004, the annual average growth rate of pork and egg production has decreased from 7.1% and 12.1% in 1980-1998 to 3.2% and 5.1%, while the annual average growth rate of beef, mutton and milk production has reached 5.9%, 9.3% and 22.7% respectively; in 2004, the export rates of pigs, beef cattle and sheep have reached 132.6%, 37.3% and 83.2% respectively During the 24 years from 1980 to 2004, the structure of meat production in China has changed a lot In 2004, the proportion of pork production in total meat production decreased from 94.1% in 1980 to 64.9%, that of poultry increased from 5.1% to 18.7%, and that of beef and mutton increased from 5.6% to 14.8% (2) livestock and poultry breeding has been developed from scattered to moderate scale operation, and the degree of intensification has been continuously improved In 2004, there were 1.437 million pig farmers (farms) with more than 50 pigs on the market, accounting for 37.9% of the total number of pigs on the market; there were 4.414 million chicken farmers (farms) with more than 2000 pigs on the market, accounting for 45.5% of the total number of poultry on the market; there were 750000 egg farmers (farms) with more than 500 layers on the market, accounting for 14.443 million tons of eggs Accounting for 53% of the total output of eggs in the country; 412000 households (farms) of more than 10 beef cattle, 1522700 beef cattle, accounting for 35.4% of the total output of beef cattle in the country; 1765000 households of more than 30 beef sheep, 125 million beef sheep, accounting for 44.1% of the total output of meat sheep in the country; 331000 households of more than 5 cows, 13.64 million milk output 30000 tons, accounting for 60.4% of the country's total milk output There are various characteristic industrialization management modes in China, and the animal husbandry industrialization organization accounts for more than 20% of the whole agricultural industrialization organization, which has become an industry with high degree of agricultural industrialization.