Yak milk still has a long way to go

With the increasing diversification of people's consumption demands, "niche milk" products such as yak milk, buffalo milk, and camel milk are rapidly entering people's field of vision, and the "niche milk" market is gradually heating up

Yak is one of the most famous cattle breeds in the world.

In China, the main products of yak dairy products are liquid milk, yogurt, casein, milk powder, etc.

Excessive regional color restricts the development of the industry

The contribution of yak milk to China's dairy industry is very low

At present, most of the domestic yak dairy enterprises are enterprises with local characteristics

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Liaoyuan Dairy Co.

Gansu Hualing Dairy Co.

It is not difficult to see that most of the companies involved in yak milk have local characteristics, and their main products are also yak milk related products

At the same time, the features of these products are not obvious and the products are single, and most of them imitate processed milk products

The guarantee of milk source for revitalizing the yak dairy industry is the fundamental

In recent years, with the deepening of social aging in our country and the increasing awareness of consumers consuming dairy products in the post-epidemic era, the dairy industry will usher in a new economic growth point.

However, because the yak is still a primitive cattle breed with a low degree of artificial breeding, the reproduction mainly depends on free mating within the group, and the population degenerates seriously and the production performance declines

Secondly, due to the use of standardized feed and intensive management, ordinary dairy cows have large milk production, long cycle and stable milk production, while the milk production period of yak is only half that of dairy cows, and the difference in milk production is about 30 times

In addition, the characteristic nutrient composition of yak milk is unknown

To revitalize the yak dairy industry, the guarantee of milk source is the foundation

Strengthening standard construction and increasing product added value

Since the yak milk industry is not suitable for the development of primary products such as raw milk sales, the development of functional products with high added value is the key to improving the quality and efficiency of the yak milk industry

In recent years, Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces (regions) have adopted advanced production technology and technical equipment through industrial upgrading and corporate innovation, and yak dairy enterprises have begun to take shape

However, at present, the relevant standard system of yak milk is not perfect, resulting in no unified quality standard for product production and large differences in product quality, which hinders the high-quality development of yak milk products
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It is understood that the current implementation standard of most yak milk products is "National Food Safety Standard Sterilized Milk" (GB 25190-2010), and the implementation standard of most yak milk powder products is "National Food Safety Standard Milk Powder" (GB 19644).
-2010)
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However, there is no uniform implementation standard for yak cheese
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For example, the implementation standard of plateau holy milk is Q/XZZN0002S, the implementation standard of Xihai Ranch yak cheese is Q/XHMC 0001S, and the implementation standard of Yak Mujia yak milk bar is SB/T1002
.

Experts said that only when relevant standards are unified and refined, can enterprises have laws to abide by during production, and regulatory authorities can apply laws during supervision
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(Comprehensive arrangement by Yang Xiaojing)

"China Food News" (April 19, 2022 Edition 04)

(Editor-in-charge: Yang Xiaojing)