New Gansu client Lanzhou News (New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Fu Runzhi) a few days ago, the Ministry of Commerce Information Office released information showing that Wuwei Tianzhu white yak successfully selected the first batch of 100 Chinese geographical indication products.
It is understood that the Tianzhu white yak is named after the Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County produced in the eyes of Qinghai-Tibet and the hinterland of Qilian, known as "Qilian Snow Peony" and "Grassland White Pearl", is a precious and special local fine species in the Qinghai-Tibet high prototype yak, long-term growth in the cold and hypoxia, dry grass period and ice sealing period of about half a year of severe natural conditions, was included in the "National Inventory of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Protection", through the "Agricultural Product Geographical Indications" certification and geographical indication trademark certification, green food A-level certification, organic product certification, It is listed as one of the 100 public brands of high-quality characteristic agricultural products in China.
In recent years, based on its resource advantages, Tianzhu County has focused on cultivating the white yak industry as the first of the "eight major industries" of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization strategy, and actively carried out purification and rejuvenation, so that the white yak population structure has become more and more reasonable, the breeding system has been continuously improved, the market effect has been gradually improved, the industrial efficiency has been rising, and the brand value has increased. At present, the number of white yaks in the county has reached 80,000 heads, the average income of farmers and households has increased by 44,500 yuan, and the farmers and herdsmen rely on the "unique" white yak industry to live a "cattle" life.