How can the modern livestock industry system be built faster?

As China's economy enters the new normal, many new changes have taken place in the livestock industry in terms of consumption patterns, production methods, restrictive factors, and economic benefits. How to adapt to these new changes and proactively address the new challenges facing livestock industry development under the new normal is the top priority of future work. As a major production area for livestock products in Jiangsu Province, Huai'an has both the need and the conditions to be among the first to seize the opportunities for livestock industry development under the new normal, focus on scientific and technological innovation, promote the transformation and upgrading of the livestock industry, and accelerate the building of a modern livestock industry.

Focusing on building large-scale livestock farming, innovating and transforming livestock production methods

First, consolidate advantageous leading industries. Stabilize the two advantageous leading industries of pigs and poultry, and focus on the shift from "quantitative improvement" to "simultaneous improvement of quantity and quality." The proportion of large and medium-sized scale farming of pigs for the whole year reached 65%, and is to reach 80% by 2020. The poultry industry must actively respond to the impact of the H7N9 virus on the poultry industry, expand the proportion of fast-growing large broiler farming suitable for fresh listing, and optimize the internal structure of the poultry industry. Second, develop characteristic livestock and poultry industries. The mutton sheep industry must expand the farming scale of high-quality breeds such as Hu sheep and crossbred sheep, and increase the total output of mutton sheep. The dairy industry must actively respond to fluctuations in dairy industry development, coordinate and help free-range dairy farmers and dairy enterprises establish a benefit linkage mechanism, and maintain the sustained and healthy development of the dairy industry. Third, focus on promoting standardized ecological healthy farming. Carry out the Ministry of Agriculture's livestock and poultry standardization demonstration creation activities and the province-wide livestock ecological healthy farming demonstration creation activities, with the focus of the creation activities on the prevention and control of manure pollution and comprehensive utilization at large-scale livestock and poultry farms. With demonstration farms as the focus, organize and carry out various forms of demonstration and promotion activities to drive the city's livestock and poultry farming industry to improve its level of standardized production.

Focusing on building a modern industrial system, innovating and cultivating livestock business entities

Further innovate the production and operation mechanism of the livestock industry, and gradually establish a modern livestock industry system. In line with market changes and the current state of industrial development, subdivide business entities, and gradually form various types of business entities at multiple levels and in multiple directions, such as specialized large households, family farms, specialized cooperatives, and leading enterprises. First, actively develop family farms. Give full play to the leading role of leading enterprises, and through forms such as "company + farmers," drive moderately scaled farming households to develop family farms. With Huai'an Wens as the leader, implement the "company + family farm" model, practice "unified provision of seedlings, unified provision of feed, unified provision of technical services, unified provision of veterinary drugs and vaccines, and guaranteed-price recovery of products," and drive farming households to develop family farms. Second, accelerate the cultivation of leading farming entities. Do a good job in serving already attracted leading enterprises such as Nanjing Dairy Group and Jiangsu Kangyuan Mude, and strive to achieve the goal of "taking root and blooming everywhere." Relying on Taiwan Mude Biological Company, build 2 pig breeding farms in Huai'an District and Xuyi County, drive surrounding farming households in Lianshui, Hongze, and Xuyi to carry out contract pig farming, with annual slaughter of more than 200,000 pigs. Third, encourage the development of diversified business entities. Encourage leading enterprises and cooperative organizations to continuously extend from the farming link to upstream and downstream industries. Actively guide farms and households to connect with processing enterprises and markets, vigorously develop deep processing of livestock products, and encourage the development of the entire industrial chain of production, processing, and sales. Actively develop new trading forms such as electronic trading, futures trading, and online shopping for livestock products.

Focusing on building a modern seed industry, innovating and implementing the livestock and poultry improved breed project

Make larger and stronger livestock and poultry breeding farms such as Huai'an Wens Breeding Livestock and Poultry Farm, Taiwan Mude Huai'an Breeding Pig Farm, Huaiyin Breeding Pig Farm, and Taisen Breeding Chicken Farm, and accelerate the construction of new modern livestock and poultry breeding enterprises integrating "breeding, propagation, and promotion" with the industry as the lead, enterprises as the main body, bases as the support, and industry-university-research integration. Focus on accelerating the industrialized development of Huai'an black pigs. Focus on amplifying the brand effect of Huai'an black pigs, continue to organize and carry out strain breeding work for Huai'an black pigs, and study feed nutrition standards and feeding management standards suitable for Huai'an black pigs. Form the Huai'an Black Pig Industry Group, integrate existing development enterprises, unify the names of Huai'an black pork specialty stores, and unify licensing and standardized management. Together with the Huai'an Research Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, explore the construction of a somatic cell and semen bank for Chinese local pig breed resources. Accelerate the promotion of a number of practical main technologies, such as ecological and efficient livestock and poultry farming, cage raising of laying ducks, four-season breeding of breeding geese, high-bed raising of mutton sheep, application of dairy cow DHI testing, and TMR total mixed ration feeding.

Focusing on improving the construction of the animal epidemic prevention system, strengthen supervision of livestock product quality

First, accelerate the rationalization of slaughter industry management. In light of local realities, adhere to the principle of unifying functions, institutions, staffing, and job responsibilities, add livestock and poultry slaughter administrative management bodies within municipal and county (district) agricultural departments, specifically responsible for livestock and poultry slaughter management within their jurisdictions. In accordance with the requirements of optimizing layout, transformation and upgrading, standardized operation, and strengthened supervision, continuously enhance livestock and poultry slaughter supervision capacity, accelerate the establishment of a meat quality and safety guarantee system, and strive to ensure that no major quality and safety incidents occur in the livestock and poultry slaughter link. Second, accelerate the construction of a harmless treatment system for dead animals. Make the harmless treatment of diseased pigs in the slaughter link an important part of the special rectification of pig slaughtering, and prevent dead pigs from entering slaughterhouses and diseased meat from flowing onto dining tables. The harmless treatment site for dead livestock and poultry in Xuyi County must promptly be put into production, give play to the project's functions and role, and is expected to reach a daily treatment capacity of 10 tons. Third, organize and implement the three major epidemic prevention actions. Organize and carry out the "three major centralized epidemic prevention actions" in spring, summer, and autumn-winter, further implement the "four" work systems of centralized immunization, monthly inspection, on-site supervision, and fixed-point contact, implement centralized immunization and monthly supplementary injections for major animal epidemics for livestock and poultry of free-range households, and implement scientific immunization for large-scale livestock and poultry farms according to immunization procedures, ensuring that the immunization density for major animal epidemics such as highly pathogenic avian influenza remains at 100% year-round and that the qualified rate of immune antibodies reaches more than 80%. Fourth, strengthen the construction of township veterinary stations. Accelerate the construction of the "five haves" township livestock and veterinary stations project, promote the addition of county-level supervision sub-office plaques to township or regional livestock and veterinary stations, and strengthen the team and capacity building of official veterinarians, practicing veterinarians, and village veterinarians.