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= Nanyang Cattle =

History and Development
In the 1990s, with the development of agricultural machinery, ecological environment and socio-economic, Nanyang cattle as a meat and cattle gradually ended the history of the service and into the new stage of development of meat. There has been a major development and transformation. In this historical transformation, Nanyang cattle as the pride of Nanyang people, its development never has any relax. Municipalities and the municipalities in the seed system, the scale of farming and other aspects of the implementation of a proactive industrial policy and held two consecutive Chinese Nanyang cattle festival in 2003 and 2004. They also hosted the fourth national cattle industry conference. Tanghe and Xinye also played a slogan which named"lifted all the power of the county to develop cattle industry" to carry out by a strong push.

Industry Feature
The beef industry has three characteristics: first, it can develop a lot. The beef industry is a pillar industry that can start agriculture, digest crops and use crop straw. It also can offer materials for food, leather, pharmaceutical industry. It has high relevancy, long industrial chain, the development of large capacity, a strong influence on the agricultural economy. Second，good prospects. At present, China's per capita consumption of beef is only 4.5 kg which accounts for 8% of the meat structure, large distant by compared with 60% of developed countries, The gap between the great development of beef cattle industry is big. Third, the policy is excellent.

Industry Advantage
First, the variety of advantages. Nanyang cattle has a long history, widely distributed, renowned Chinese and foreign. Its fleshy, fragrant and unique flavor can produce high-end snow beef. Second, the number of advantages. At present, the cattle quantity reached 1.5 million, accounting for 15.5% of Henan. Nanyang beef cattle industry in the country has a strong influence. Third, the basic advantages. Nanyang has rich forage feed resources and two state-level beef cattle system which named cattle breeding field and cattle technology center. It has a number of beef cattle slaughtering enterprises. It has a large number of areas which confirms its sales such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Hongkong. In 2011, it also registered the "Nanyang cattle" collective trademark and become the only one registered collective trademark of cattle species in the whole country. Fourth, the atmosphere advantage. Nanyang municipal Party committee and municipal government have always attached importance to the development of cattle industry. They have given strong support in policy, funding and other aspects.

Location
Nanyang Basin

Environment
Nanyang is located in the transitional zone of subtropical and temperate zones with distinct seasons, abundant light, moderate rainfall and long frost-free period. It is the basic factor of Nanyang cattle. The area which takeovers more than 70% of Nanyang named Basin Tang and White River Basin is a plain area which has vast, fertile land and densely population. Historically, large areas of mountain wasteland and valley wetlands provide adequate forage for the growth of Nanyang cattle. And the fertile plain is required to need a large number of cattle and offers the feeding of Nanyang cattle provide straw and other kinds of forage.

Valuation
The largest draught of bull is 398.6 kg which takes over 74% of its weight. The largest draught of cow is 275.1 kg which takes over 25.9% of its weight. The average draught of bullock is 146.7 kg which takes over 24.9% of its weight.