1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 323 Director Su, you are now the flag bearer of our animal husbandry industry!

When Su Wenchen arrived at the breeding farm.

The people from the Animal Husbandry Research Institute had been there for a while by this time.

Under Hou Guozhong's guidance, they are looking at various types of breeding rabbits.

However, after seeing Su Wenchen enter.

Liu Xun, the director of the animal husbandry institute, who had been squatting in front of the rabbit cage to observe, immediately stood up and walked towards Su Wenchen.

"Director Su, we meet again!"

Su Wenchen was also somewhat surprised to see this, but he still quickly went to meet him.

"Director Liu, why did you have to lead the team down here personally?"

"And I remember the ministry's notice about the technical backbone training program, which was supposed to start in September and last for three months, wasn't it?"

Seeing Su Wenchen say this, Liu Xun smiled and explained.

"Of course, it was the information you presented that fueled the rumors."

Upon hearing Liu Xun's words, Su Wenchen's eyes lit up.

"So, it's already been approved from above?"

Liu Xun nodded.

"Not only has it been approved, but the first batch has already been sent to your headquarters by special personnel."

"Unfortunately, there are regulations that foreign language materials cannot be copied or disseminated without the approval of the highest authorities. That's why I had to bring people down early and let them see it at your venue."

"But I haven't been studying with you for very long, and you've already dragged me here to work! Otherwise, you wouldn't let me into the archives."

"Director Su, I think you're collecting tuition fees a bit too early!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.

"Director Liu, this really wasn't my intention!"

"However, we also need to put what we've learned into practice, right? Just reading books isn't enough!"

"Perfect timing! We should absorb the knowledge from foreign books while also integrating it with our own realities!"

"Otherwise, just watching without practicing is nothing but empty talk, isn't it?"

Liu Xun nodded with a sigh at this moment.

"This is indeed a problem. After reading some foreign literature on animal husbandry, I found that their development is much faster than ours."

"I even saw in some special publications that other people's frozen semen technology is already very mature. One high-quality bull can directly mate with thousands of cows, which greatly increases the coverage of good breeds."

"As for all kinds of mechanical aids, needless to say, they can even use machines to greatly improve the efficiency of milking."

At this point, Liu Xun sighed.

"There is also artificial insemination, and their success rate can reach more than 70%, and even 80% or 90% in some high-end ranches, while most of our state-owned farms only have a success rate of about 30% to 40%."

"The gap is still too big!"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"A large gap is not a problem, aren't we already catching up?"

Then Su Wenchen steered the conversation back to the main topic.

"Besides, Director Liu, isn't this a perfect opportunity for you to practice your skills?"

"I have other things to do here, so I'll trouble you to help with the breeding of this batch of rabbits."

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Liu Xun immediately asked curiously.

"I was just talking to your Section Chief Hou about this! With a breeding expert like you at your farm, why did you bring us here?"

"When I first arrived, I heard that Director Su was farming in the fields?"

"What kind of treasure do you grow that you can't spare any time for? If I remember correctly, isn't your branch farm going to carry out large-scale meat rabbit farming?"

"What could be more important than this?"

"Or are you saying, Director Su, that you're really going to switch careers and go into agricultural research?"

"Although it is said that agriculture and animal husbandry are inseparable, we ourselves know that selecting high-quality breeding stock and selecting high-quality breeds are two completely different things!"

"After all, although these animals can't speak, they can go into heat and feel fear. High-quality breeding animals are relatively easy to distinguish, at least there is some behavioral logic involved."

"But breeding superior varieties is different. You can't even move a knife if it's on your head. You really have to go all over the country with a magnifying glass to find them!"

"Director Su, you are now the flag bearer of our animal husbandry industry!"

“If you all leave, it will be even harder for us to develop.” In Liu Xun’s opinion, Su Wenchen was the most talented person he had ever met in the animal husbandry industry.

Although breeding stock is indeed easier to distinguish than improved breeds.

It also requires a lot of visual observation of body shape and appearance, combined with experience, intuition and growth rate, and finally a comprehensive judgment.

In Liu Xun's view, if Su Wenchen went to study something else, it would be the biggest loss for their animal husbandry industry!

He absolutely did not want to see this happen.

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen simply laughed.

"Director Liu, using flags and such is too much. You're trying to flatter me to my detriment!"

"If I keep talking like this, I'll be too embarrassed to go out!"

"However, researching improved varieties is definitely out of the question. Besides, my understanding of farming is probably less than that of an average farm worker."

"What kind of superior breed would I research!"

"We've just discovered a rather interesting breed of rabbit; let's see if we can breed it!"

"Come on, I'll show you!"

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Liu Xun was taken aback, but immediately asked curiously.

"Is it also a breeding rabbit?"

However, after following Su Wenchen to a separate rabbit hutch in the side courtyard, Liu Xun was completely confused.

Looking at the few white rabbits in front of him, Liu Xun couldn't help but think that these were just the most common domestic rabbits!
Many farmers raise this kind of animal; he has seen quite a few and couldn't possibly mistake it.

So he looked at Su Wenchen with complete bewilderment.

"Director Su, you haven't led me to the wrong place?"

"The breeding rabbits you're talking about, you don't mean these cheap, low-quality rabbits, do you?"

Liu Xun looked at these breeding rabbits and couldn't see anything interesting about them.

Because these animals are small and obviously have little meat, they have almost no economic value.

In his opinion, this kind of rabbit has only one advantage: it has a good stomach and can eat any kind of roughage.

Whether it's hay or grass, vegetable leaves or tree leaves.

It can be said that they accept all comers.

This is also why this common type of rabbit is rarely raised in state-owned farms and is generally raised in rural areas.

Because of the scarcity of resources for ordinary farmers, it is definitely easier to raise this kind of roughage-tolerant breed.

Otherwise, even if they could grow to be very plump, they would have to eat concentrated feed like corn and soybean meal every day, which farmers couldn't afford.

Su Wenchen looked at Liu Xun, who seemed somewhat skeptical, and immediately smiled and nodded.

"I'm talking about these most common rabbits!"

See Su Wenchen for confirmation.

Liu Xun observed carefully for a while longer, and even other researchers nearby who heard the two talking craned their necks to observe.

I wanted to see what made these rabbits different.

However, after looking at it for a long time, they still couldn't find anything different.

Liu Xun even went so far as to grab one of the rabbits by the scruff of its neck with one hand and support its rear end with the other.

After observing carefully for a while, he finally made a decision.

This is just a very ordinary and common domestic rabbit.

"Director Su, I really can't see anything special about these ordinary rabbits of yours!"

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.

"This is something I can't say, and besides, I haven't even fully confirmed it myself!"

"That's why I can't find the time right now, but don't worry, Director Liu, since you've been here for a while, I'll definitely let you know as soon as it's confirmed."

Seeing that Su Wenchen had already said so, Liu Xun didn't say anything more.

"OK then!"

"I'll definitely check out what kind of rabbits you're selling in that cage!"

(End of this chapter)