HomeSupported by Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding was established in 2010 by the Ministry of Science and Technology and completed in 2013. It is the only state key laboratory of agriculture in universities and research institutes of Guangdong Province.
Laboratory with pig chicken important economic characters, the application of the genetic basis of livestock and poultry breeding, new technology, new varieties of livestock and poultry (matching) cultivation, genetics and nutrition as the main research content, genetic basis to set up the laboratory, laboratory, laboratory, breeding pig breeding chicken breeding new technology laboratory, nutritional support technology laboratory and other five professional laboratory. Two guidance and management organizations, "Academic Committee" and "Management Committee", have been set up. The laboratory has 57 permanent staff, including 21 doctors and 21 senior titles. The laboratory has made a series of major innovations in the utilization of livestock and poultry resources, genetics and breeding, and the interaction between genetics and nutrition. It plays an important role in promoting the technological progress of the industry, improving the coverage rate of superior varieties, cultivating and expanding regional advantageous industries, gathering innovation teams, and enhancing innovation ability.
Since its construction, the laboratory has undertaken 101 research projects, including 33 national projects. There are 2 national poultry resource preservation farms, 10 local livestock and poultry varieties are collected and preserved, and more than 30 specialized livestock and poultry strains and supporting lines are bred. It has won one second prize of national science and technology award, two first prizes of provincial science and technology Award, and one first prize of provincial agricultural technology promotion award. Through the promotion of new varieties and new technologies, it has led 60,000 households, increased their income by more than 1.2 billion yuan and created a social output value of 20 billion yuan, making a significant contribution to the development of China's animal husbandry industry and the construction of a new socialist countryside.
