Zhushan Yunba Yellow Cattle

Zhushan Yunba Yellow Cattle

Zhushan Yunba Yellow Cattle is a protected geographical indication product.

　　A specialty product of Shiyan City. The Yunba Yellow Cattle is a robust variety of the Bashan Yellow Cattle, a superior yellow cattle breed in southern China. It has a larger body size, more developed muscles, strong endurance, excellent climbing ability, and greater disease resistance, making it well-suited for agricultural work and transportation in mountainous areas. The Yunba Yellow Cattle mainly comes from Zhushan, Zhuxi, and Fangxian counties in Shiyan City, and is also distributed in Yunxi, Yunxian, and Danjiangkou City.

　　It was first discovered in Miaoya, Desheng Town, Zhushan County, hence it was called Miaoya Cattle. In 1974, the Agriculture Bureau of Zhushan County established a breeding station for Miaoya Cattle in Miaoya. In May 1982, the cattle section of the National Livestock and Poultry Breed Register conducted an on-site investigation of the Yunba Yellow Cattle in Shiyan City and unanimously recognized it as an excellent draft cattle breed, naming it Yunba Yellow Cattle. It was included in the "Hubei Province Livestock and Poultry Breed Register" in 1985. The core producing area, Zhushan County, currently has a population of 46,000 yellow cattle, including 16,000 breeding cows and 200 breeding bulls.

　　The production area of Zhushan Yunba Yellow Cattle covers the administrative regions of 17 towns and townships under the jurisdiction of Zhushan County, Hubei Province, namely: Chengguan Town, Yishui Town, Majiadu Town, Baofeng Town, Leigu Town, Qingu Town, Desheng Town, Shangyong Town, Guandu Town, Pan Kou Township, Zhuping Township, Damiao Township, Shuangtai Township, LouTai Township, Wenfeng Township, Shenhe Township, and Liulin Township.