2017 Subsidy-Eligible Livestock and Poultry Projects Announced by the Ministry of Agriculture
I. Livestock and Poultry Improved Breed Subsidy
The state provides subsidies to farms (communities, households) raising breeding sows, dairy cows and beef cattle that use improved breed semen for artificial insemination. The subsidy standards are:
Ministry of Agriculture: In 2017, These Livestock and Poultry Projects Can Receive Subsidies!
Pigs: Based on 4 doses of semen per breeding sow per year, with a subsidy of 10 yuan per dose, totaling 40 yuan;
Dairy cows: A subsidy of 70 yuan per breeding cow. For Holstein cattle, based on 2 doses of frozen semen per breeding cow per year, with a subsidy of 35 yuan per dose;
Beef cattle: For dual-purpose Simmental cattle, based on 2 doses of frozen semen per head per year, with a subsidy of 10 yuan per dose; for beef breeding cows, based on 2 doses of frozen semen per head per year, with a subsidy of 5 yuan per dose;
Sheep: A one-time subsidy of 800 yuan per breeding ram.
II. Standardized Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry Farms (Communities)
Application period: March, August
Pigs: Breeding sows in stock of 300 or more, and annual slaughter of 5,000 fattened pigs or more, subsidy of 250,000-1,000,000 yuan;
Beef cattle: Annual slaughter of 500 fattened cattle or more, or breeding cows in stock of 50 or more, subsidy of 250,000-500,000 yuan;
Meat sheep: Farms in agricultural areas with breeding ewes in stock of 250 or more, or annual slaughter of 500 meat sheep or more; farms in pastoral areas with breeding ewes in stock of 400 or more, or annual slaughter of 1,000 meat sheep or more, subsidy of 250,000-500,000 yuan;
Broiler chickens: Raising capacity of 5,000 or more per house, annual slaughter of 100,000 or more, subsidy of 350,000 yuan;
Dairy cows: Farms (communities) with annual stock of 300-499 head receive a central government investment subsidy of 800,000 yuan each; farms (communities) with annual stock of 500-999 head receive a central government investment subsidy of 1,300,000 yuan each; farms (communities) with annual stock of 1,000 head or more receive a central government investment subsidy of 1,700,000 yuan each;
Laying hens: Laying hen raising scale (cage capacity) of 10,000 or more, subsidy of 350,000 yuan;
Rabbits, waterfowl, bees: Launched in 8 provinces and autonomous regions including Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan and Qinghai; specific requirements to be determined by each pilot province in light of local conditions.
III. Modern Seed Industry Enhancement Project - Livestock and Poultry Improved Breed Projects
Project subsidy: The maximum central investment limit for pig, beef cattle and dairy cattle breeding innovation base projects is 5,000,000 yuan, and the maximum central investment limit for sheep and chicken breeding innovation base projects is 3,000,000 yuan.
Application period: January
Pig breeding innovation base: Landrace pigs in stock of 600 or more, or Large White pigs in stock of 600 or more, or Duroc pigs in stock of 300 or more, with annual testing of 2,000 breeding pigs or more.
Beef cattle breeding innovation base: Base cows of a single breed in stock of 100 or more.
Sheep breeding innovation base: Special-grade and first-grade base ewes of 300 or more at meat sheep farms; special-grade and first-grade base ewes of 600 or more at wool and cashmere sheep farms.
Dairy cattle breeding innovation base: Excellent seed cows in stock of 300 or more at the cattle farm.
Chicken breeding innovation base: Base flocks of 10,000 sets or more at laying hen and broiler breeder farms.
IV. Standardized Livestock, Poultry and Aquaculture Project
Project requirements: For specific raising scale, refer to local requirements (generally annual slaughter of 5,000-50,000 pigs, with breeding sows in stock of 300 or more; laying hens in stock of 10,000-100,000 birds; broiler slaughter of 50,000-1,000,000 birds, with raising capacity of no less than 5,000 birds per house. Beef cattle annual slaughter of 100 or more; meat sheep annual slaughter of 300 or more.)
Project subsidy: 500,000-1,500,000 yuan
V. Pilot Project for Resource Utilization of Livestock and Poultry Manure
Project requirements: Raising scale for pigs, dairy cows, beef cattle and broiler chickens to reach annual slaughter of 50,000 head, 1,000 head, 2,000 head and 10,000,000 birds or more respectively. Annual livestock and poultry manure generation around commercial livestock and poultry manure treatment enterprises to reach 20,000 tons or more.
Project subsidy: 3,000,000-10,000,000 yuan
Application period: September-October
VI. Agricultural Comprehensive Development - Livestock and Poultry Improved Breed Breeding
Application entities: Enterprises and cooperatives
Project requirements: Established for 2 years or more, with registered capital of 3,000,000 yuan or more
Project subsidy: 3,000,000 yuan
Application period: November-December
VII. These Major Animal Disease Vaccines Are Free
The state implements a compulsory immunization policy for animal diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, classical swine fever and peste des petits ruminants. For the compulsory immunization vaccines against the above major animal diseases, farms (households) do not need to pay vaccine costs.
Compensation for Losses from Culling Due to These Major Animal Diseases
The state implements compulsory culling of animals infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and peste des petits ruminants, as well as animals in the same group, and dairy cows testing positive for brucellosis and tuberculosis. Subsidies are provided to compensate raisers for losses caused by the culling of livestock and poultry due to the above diseases.
(Source: China Pig Raising Network)