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Inner Mongolia undertakes sci-tech innovations in dairy industry

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been pursuing sci-tech innovations in the dairy industry, aiming to enhance the quality of dairy products and guarantee output.

Inner Mongolia is an important dairy-producing area in China. One out of every six cups of milk in the country comes from the region.

After a decade of research, a high-quality variety of alfalfa has been cultivated to serve as a primary forage for dairy cows. This innovation enhances milk production while reducing costs.

"[This alfalfa] can not only provide sufficient nutrition for high-yield cows throughout the production process but also save over 1,000 yuan (about 135 U.S. dollars) per cow annually," said Ma Hongwei, person-in-charge of a local grass supplier.

Dairy farming is often criticized for producing significant amounts of greenhouse gases. In response, a team of researchers in the region has developed a new type of forage that reduces carbon emissions and increases production, marking the first of its kind in China.

"This is the forage we developed that can reduce carbon emissions and increase production. When used to feed cows, methane emissions can be reduced by 20 percent," said Gan Hongwei, head of a local dairy farm.

At present, 143 large-scale dairy farms have been built in Hohhot City, capital of the autonomous region.

To enhance the quality of dairy products, local researchers are also striving to improve the quality of cows through breeding.

The research team at the National Center of Technology Innovation for Dairy has developed 98 scientific research achievements in dairy cow breeding over the past two years.

Innovation is also evident in dairy product packaging lines. The ultra-high-speed filling machine can pack up to 40,000 boxes of milk per hour, which equates to 11 boxes of milk packed every second. The planned 32 production lines can pack 6,500 tons of milk per day, sufficient to meet the daily milk consumption needs of cities with a population of 10 million.

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