The objective of the project was to establish and support up to 10 demonstration farms of the German-Chinese Cooperation in Cattle Breeding in several Chinese provinces. The project aimed to improve the performance of the three cattle breeds Holstein, Simmental and Brown Swiss under various production conditions within China.

Main topics in the cooperation with the demonstration farms were:

• Improvement of cattle genetics
• Education and training of employees
• Specific consultancy for the improvement of milk production, rearing and fattening, housing and cow comfort, hygiene and slurry handling
• Long-term: Demonstration of the German genetics, technologies and know-how

The project was part of the Bilateral Cooperation Program of the BMEL and is implemented by ADT with partners of the German Agribusiness and the German livestock industry (German cattle breeding organisations Bayern-Genetik GmbH, Besamungsverein Neustadt a. d. Aisch e. V., German Genetics International GmbH und Masterrind GmbH).

The political partner in the country was the Ministry of Agriculture of China. The Chinese project implementation partner is the National Animal Husbandry Service (NAHS) in co-operation with the 10 demo farms in the provinces of Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Sichuan and Xinjiang.

For more information see: www.adt-rinderzucht-china.net