Fan Bo returned to his hometown to raise Wanbei White Goat

The rows of sheep houses are clean and tidy, the snow-white sheep are playing happily, and the workers are busy preparing fodder. When the author came to Taihe Xinxiang Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., which is located in Dasong Village, Gaomiao Town, Taihe County, what came into view was a scene of vitality. Although it has just started for more than a year, Xinxiang animal husbandry has begun to take shape, and the first batch of Wanbei white goats are growing gratifying.

Fan Bo, the founder of the company, is a native of Gaomiao. with the rise of the upsurge of transferring land to develop modern agriculture in recent years, he has shifted his investment vision from the city to his hometown. "in recent years, the economic benefits of raising sheep have been very stable, but compared with poultry or pigs, the breeding cycle of goats is longer and the investment is relatively large, while the scale of raising goats in rural areas is relatively small. Over the years, I went out to work and made some money in the medicine business, so I made up my mind to join the animal husbandry industry. " Fan Bo told me that unlike many people who chose Boer goats or unpopular African black goats, he set his sights on the local Wanbei white goat from the very beginning.

"over the years, many people around me have complained that the mutton now has no mutton flavor, which is different from what I ate when I was a child. Indeed, when I was a child, I raised two or three white goats in my family, and one of them would be slaughtered during the Spring Festival. In addition to taking them to the market for money, we could also have a few meals, and we could never forget the delicious taste. " Fan Bo said that in recent years, because Boer goats produce more meat and are easy to raise, they have spread rapidly in rural areas, and many people have forgotten about local goats. To this end, he decided to invest in raising local Wanbei goats. Fan Bo said that Wanbei white goats have high reproductive capacity and good skin quality, but they are small and slow in growth, so they are mostly produced as mutton sheep. "the white goats we breed have strong physique, symmetrical structure, delicious meat, good skin quality, and high reproduction rate. Although the growth rate may be a little slower than Boer goats, the sales market prospect is very good, and it also has a certain significance for the preservation of Wanbei goat species." Fan Bo said that since he became a monk in the medicine business, he spent a lot of time along the way. in addition to checking materials and consulting experts, he also inspected the breeding of mutton sheep everywhere, and it took him more than half a year to try to raise mutton sheep.

In March 2015, Fan Bo invested 3.6 million yuan and began to build a breeding base. Because the base is located in the local mass entrepreneurship and innovation Park, it has received strong support from the government and people's society departments. "in less than 20 days, we have completed the transfer of 100 mu of land, because the infrastructure such as roads, hydropower and other facilities in the park are complete, and the breeding base has developed rapidly." Fan Bo pointed to the 30-mu sheep house that had been built and told me that after he really did it, he did not dare to take it lightly. "the first thing to do when getting up early every day is to check the sheepfold, then mow the grass, mow the grass, mix the fodder, clean up, and observe how the sheep eat fodder. Almost every day is spent in a busy way. " Fan Bo said that he was relieved only when he was really successful in breeding. At present, the development of the base has been on the right track.

After more than a year of development, the base currently has more than 300 goats, all of which will reach 3000 to 4000 when completed, and is expected to make a profit of 20 to 3 million yuan this year.

"next, we are going to carry out pilot farming in surrounding villages and towns through the cooperation model of 'company + base + farmers' to gradually expand the scale and drive the local people to cultivate and become rich. In addition, it is also prepared to expand the scale and raise other livestock varieties. In the future, we also want to develop meat processing projects. " Fan Bo told me that because entrepreneurship has received strong support from the hometown government, he said that after the development of the enterprise, he would drive more people to get rich together, do a good job in goat breeding, and strive to make their own goat meat brand.