Chongming White Goat

Chongming White Goat

The Chongming White Goat is a geographical indication certification trademark.

The Chongming White Goat is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　The Chongming White Goat is one of the sheep breeds in the Yangtze River Delta region. It is a locally unique and superior breed nurtured under the specific environmental conditions of Chongming, and is also one of the traditional specialties of the area.

　　The Chongming White Goat is a multipurpose breed used for meat, hide, and wool. Its meat and offal are not only delicious in taste but also have the effects of warming the spleen and stomach, nourishing the body, strengthening bones and muscles, and balancing nutrition for weight control. The small-packaged red-braised goat meat produced in our county has been awarded the "Gold Award at the Agricultural Expo" and has obtained the right to use the green food label. The uncastrated young male goats produce wool that is excellent material for making writing brushes, especially the neck and back mane known as "fine glossy top," which is a special raw material for manufacturing high-end brushes, oil painting brushes, and precision instrument brushes. The goat hide is delicate, soft, and smooth, making it a high-quality type of leather.

　　In recent years, the county Party committee and government have further promoted the development of the white goat industry by constructing a thousand-head breeding goat farm covering an area of 1,000 mu in Beibaxiao, which can supply 800 breeding goats annually. Currently, the total number of white goats raised in the county is around 600,000, with about 300,000 market-ready goats available each year.

　　Chongming White Goat

　　Geographic Scope

　　Chongming Island is the third largest island in China and the largest estuarine alluvial island in the world. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, surrounded by rivers on three sides and facing the sea on one side. It borders the vast East China Sea to the east, faces Baoshan District and Pudong New Area of Shanghai and Taicang City of Jiangsu Province across the water to the south, connects to the rolling Yangtze River to the west, and is separated by a narrow strip of water from Haimen City and Qidong City of Jiangsu Province to the north. In 1222 (the 15th year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty), the Tianci Salt Field was established on Chongming Island, under the jurisdiction of Tongzhou; on December 1, 1958, it was placed under the administration of Shanghai, and Chongming County was established. The geographic protection scope of the Chongming White Goat, a geographical indication for agricultural products, covers Chongming County between longitude 121°09′30″ to 121°54′00″ and latitude 31°27′00″ to 31°51′15″, including Chongming Island, Changxing Island, and Hengsha Island. The total land area of the three islands is 1,411 square kilometers, of which Chongming Island covers 1,267 square kilometers, Changxing Island 88 square kilometers, and Hengsha Island 56 square kilometers. Chongming County is a major sheep-raising county in the Shanghai area, with an annual inventory of over 300,000 white goats and an annual output of approximately 250,000 meat goats. In 2002, the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Government clearly designated Chongming County as an important strategic space for Shanghai’s sustainable development in the 21st century. In 2005, with the establishment of the overall goal to build Chongming into a world-class modern ecological island district, Chongming embraced a once-in-a-millennium historical development opportunity.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) External Sensory Characteristics: The Chongming White Goat is well-known throughout the country and is a specialty nurtured under the specific environmental conditions of Chongming Island. It is a multipurpose breed for hide, wool, and meat, with a medium to small build, sturdy physique, strong adaptability, high reproduction rate, and particularly delicious meat. Though not large in size, it has well-developed muscles, is entirely snow-white, and has soft, elastic wool, giving it high economic value. Appearance Characteristics: Medium to small build, long and straight head, long beard under the jaw, some with dewlaps, pure white fleece, coarse and long horns in males that tilt backward and outward in a V-shape, short and fine horns in females, upright and flexible ears, and a straight nasal bridge. Body Characteristics: Birth weight of Chongming White Goats is 0.96kg–1.30kg; at 12 months, male goats weigh 15kg–17kg, and females 16kg–18kg; adult males weigh 30kg–33kg, and females 21kg–26kg; adult male body length is 73–83cm, females 65–75cm; adult male height is 45–65cm, females 35–55cm; male chest circumference is 78–82cm, females 65–75cm. Trait Characteristics: Early sexual maturity—male goats are ready for breeding at 10–12 months, females at 8–10 months. They can breed year-round, have two pregnancies every three years, and a lambing rate of 180%–320%. (2) Product Quality and Safety Regulations: (a) Grading: Fresh and frozen carcass goat meat is divided into: Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3. (e) Safety Requirements: The production of Chongming White Goats strictly follows the standards and specifications for pollution-free livestock products. NY5147 Pollution-free Food — Goat Meat NY5027 Pollution-free Food — Drinking Water Quality for Livestock and Poultry NY5030 Pollution-free Food — Guidelines for Veterinary Drug Use in Livestock and Poultry Raising NY5032 Pollution-free Food — Guidelines for Feed and Feed Additives Used in Livestock and Poultry Raising NY5149 Pollution-free Food — Guidelines for Veterinary Epidemic Prevention in Meat Goat Raising NY/T5151 Pollution-free Food — Management Guidelines for Meat Goat Raising NY/T5339 Pollution-free Food — Guidelines for Veterinary Epidemic Prevention in Livestock and Poultry Raising GB16548 Regulations for the Harmless Treatment of Diseased Animal Carcasses and Products GB16549 Regulations for the Quarantine of Livestock and Poultry at Origin