China's domestic ancestral laying hens break the monopoly of imported breeds

In recent years thanks to the joint efforts of the government enterprises and scientific research institutes the development of laying hen breeding industry in China has achieved remarkable results. at present domestic ancestral laying hens have occupied half of the market breaking the situation of monopoly by imported varieties in the past. This is what the author learned at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new farm construction of the national laying hens core breeding farm of Hebei Dawu Group. It is reported that Hebei Dawu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group Poultry Company is the first batch of core laying hens announced in China, which has been committed to cultivating and popularizing domestic laying hens for a long time, and has made outstanding achievements in laying hen independent breeding. Successfully selected "Jingbai 939" and "Dawu Fen No. 1" new layer breed matching line is the world's first red feather shell layer. The matching system has good production performance, strong adaptability, high elimination value and good market prospect.

In recent years, the laying hen industry in China has developed steadily, the level of scale, standardization and industrialization has been continuously improved, and the comprehensive production capacity has been significantly enhanced. In 2013, China produced 28.761 million tons of poultry eggs, of which eggs accounted for about 80%, ranking first in the world and accounting for about 40% of the world's total egg output. The per capita share of poultry eggs reached 21 kg, exceeding the level of developed countries in the world. The Ministry of Agriculture attaches great importance to the development of the laying hen industry. Through the implementation of standardized demonstration activities for livestock and poultry breeding, a total of 526 standardized demonstration farms for laying hens have been established in recent years, which has played a positive role in accelerating the transformation of the mode of production of laying hens. Through the implementation of the "National laying Hen genetic improvement Program", we can speed up the scientific and technological innovation of the laying hen breeding industry, enhance the independent breeding capacity of laying hens, and improve the breeding system of laying hens. Through the implementation of standardized livestock and poultry breeding projects and improved breed projects, we have supported the construction of a large number of large-scale laying hens breeding farms and breeding farms. In the future, around the goal of accelerating the transformation and upgrading of the laying hen industry, we will create a more dynamic development environment for the laying hen industry from the aspects of policy design, planning guidance, scientific and technological support, etc.