
Centre de Démonstration des Technique d`élevage en Mauritanie
the Animal-husbandry Technology Demonstration Center Aided by China in Mauritania
The construction of the center started in 2014, and the infrastructure was completed in 2016, and since then entered a long-term technological cooperation period. The center mainly focuses on the cross-breeding and reproduction of dairy and beef cattle, forage grasses planting experiments and research, technological training, desertification control, and greening projects.
In terms of cow cross-breeding: the total success rate of artificial insemination reached 85%, and the embryo transfer conception rate reached 45%. The Holstein and Montpelier purebred and F1 and F2 generation through embryo transfer and artificial insemination have shown high adaptability to the local environment and stable performance. In 2025, Jersey cattle genes will be introduced to carry out three-way and four-way cross-breeding experiments, and the aim is to breed a new race with heat-resistant genes, suitable for local conditions, roughage resistance, and high disease resistance.
As for the forage planting experiment: In the past 8 years, the Demonstration Center has introduced 22 types of forage grasses, selected the main varieties suitable for the local climate and with high yield, regeneration, durability, and strong disease resistance, has realized the large-scale cultivation of alfalfa in desert soil, and introduced Giant Jucao from China to replace corn for silage, and applied water-saving irrigation technologies including large center-pivot irrigation system, drip irrigation, micro-spray belt, etc, and has summarized suitable planting and irrigation methods for each different forage grass.
Until now, the center has trained more than 1,200 students and planted more than 12,000 green plants and trees, becoming an oasis in the Sahara Desert, received visits from leaders of many countries, including the presidents of Mauritania and Gambia, as well as visits from NGOs such as the FAO, and has maintained long-term cooperation with many Chinese emerging agricultural equipment and tech companies and academic institutions.
中国援毛里塔尼亚畜牧业技术示范中心
示范中心于2014年开工,并于2016年完成基础设施建设,随后进入长期技术合作期。该中心主要致力于奶肉牛良种化繁育、饲草料种植试验与研究、技术培训、以及沙漠化工程与防沙治沙。奶牛杂交育种方面:示范中心人工授精总成功率达到85%,胚胎移植受胎率则达到45%,通过胚胎移植及人工授精繁育的荷斯坦与蒙比利亚纯种及杂交一代和二代奶牛对当地环境适应度高且表现稳定,将于2025年引进娟姗牛基因,开展三元及四元杂交试验,致力于培养出具有耐热基因、适宜当地条件、耐粗饲、抗病性高的奶、肉牛品种。饲草料种植方面:示范中心在过去八年内,先后引进22种牧草,筛选出了适宜当地气候且具有高产、再生性、持久性与抗病性强等特点的主推品种,实现了紫花苜蓿在沙漠土壤的规模化种植,并从中国引入巨菌草代替玉米制作青贮饲料,并应用了包括大型指针式喷灌机、滴灌带、微喷带和滴灌在内的成熟节水灌溉技术,总结出不同牧草适宜的种植与灌溉方式。
示范中心累计培训学员超过1200人次,种植绿化植被、树木等超12,000余株,成为了撒哈拉沙漠里的一片绿洲,先后接待过包括毛里塔尼亚和冈比亚总统在内的多国领导人到访,以及世界粮农组织等非盈利机构的参观,与中国多家新兴农业技术与设备企业和学术机构保持长期合作。