Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River

Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River

The Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River is a geographical indication protected product.

　　The Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River is a specialty of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province.

　　The Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River is a well-known livestock breed on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Its stud bull, the “Panjiang Cattle,” is included in the National Cattle Breed Register and is one of China’s renowned local cattle breeds.

　　The Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River refers to Panjiang Cattle raised and bred in the Nanpan River basin. Owing to the region’s distinctive natural conditions, these cattle are robust, tolerant of coarse feed, adaptable, and produce high-quality meat.

　　The Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River have medium-sized heads, wide and flat foreheads, broad noses, square and even mouths, short horns often in the shape of “radish horns” or “eagle claw horns.” Their necks are slightly short with well-developed dewlaps. Bulls have particularly prominent shoulder humps, which rise 8–10 cm above the backline (in some cases up to 18 cm), while cows have gentler shoulder humps. Their chests are relatively deep but somewhat narrow. The rump is broad, and the hindquarters are often sloped. Their limbs feature prominently visible tendons and strong joints, with sturdy pasterns, dense and solid hooves. The front legs are straight, and the hind legs are slightly outwardly arched. The tail root is high, the tail is long and thin, with the tail brush extending past the hock joint. The udders are small, teats are short and fine, the hide is thin yet dense, the hair is soft, mostly yellow, followed by brown and black.

　　The administrative regions currently under the jurisdiction of nine cities and counties, including Xingyi City, Xingren County, Anlong County, Zhenfeng County, Pu’an County, Qinglong County, Ceheng County, Wangmo County, and the Yilong Pilot Zone in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

　　“Request from the People’s Government of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, Regarding the Demarcation of the Geographical Indication Protection Area for the Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River,” Qiannan Prefecture Document No. 2015〔22〕

　　Guizhou Provincial Local Standard:

　　“Geographical Indication Product – Yellow Cattle of the Nanpan River” (Draft)