Leveraging advantages to develop livestock farming.

With its vast hilly and forested areas and numerous natural grazing grounds, Thai Nguyen has favorable conditions for developing large-scale livestock farming. In recent years, people in rural, mountainous, and highland areas of the province have gradually shifted from small-scale farming to commercial buffalo farming. This transformation helps to effectively exploit the available potential and provides stable income for many households.

Every year, the family of Ms. Diep Thi Luong (in Van Phu hamlet, Thanh Cong commune) earns hundreds of millions of dong from selling breeding cows.

The family of Ms. Diep Thi Luong, residing in Van Phu hamlet, Thanh Cong commune, is one of the exemplary households of the San Diu ethnic minority who boldly invested in commercial cattle breeding. Despite facing economic difficulties, Ms. Luong decided to borrow money from the bank to buy breeding cows.

Initially, the family only raised 3-4 cows. Thanks to proper care and effective utilization of natural food sources, the herd developed steadily, bringing significant economic benefits.

Seeing that the model suited her family's circumstances, Ms. Luong continued to expand the scale. At one point, her family's herd of cattle reached 25, mainly breeding cows. Each year, the family sold breeding cows, creating a relatively stable source of income, transforming them from a struggling household into a well-off one in the region.

Ms. Luong shared: "Thanks to cattle farming, my family has been able to build a spacious house, take better care of our children, and our lives are improving day by day."

In Dong Danh hamlet, Trang Xa commune, Mr. Chu Van Doan's family is known as one of the pioneering households in raising buffaloes for commercial production. Having been involved in buffalo farming for nearly 20 years, Mr. Doan has continuously accumulated experience, proactively securing sources of breeding stock and feed. At one point, his family's buffalo herd grew to over 40 animals.

Currently, his family focuses on breeding buffaloes. Each year, he sells 8-10 buffaloes, providing a steady income. Thanks to good care and disease prevention techniques and efficient use of available grazing land, the buffalo herd always thrives. Mr. Doan's family's farming model has become a place many households in the area visit to learn from and emulate.

Raising white horses for meat in Pham hamlet (Kha Son commune).

According to statistics, the province currently has over 136,000 buffaloes and cows, mainly concentrated in mountainous and highland communes. In recent times, people have gradually changed their farming methods, focusing on selecting high-quality breeds, applying fattening techniques, building biogas digesters, and carrying out regular sanitation and disinfection of barns, aiming for biosecure farming.

From primarily raising livestock to support agricultural production, many households in Thai Nguyen have now identified buffalo and cattle farming as their main economic development direction. This shift from raising animals for plowing to raising them for commercial purposes is showing clear positive results.

With the advantage of abundant hilly and forested land, and the support of local authorities through supportive policies, large-scale livestock farming oriented towards commodity production is expected to become an important economic sector, contributing to increasing people's income and promoting the construction of new rural areas in the province.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/kinh-te/202512/khai-thac-loi-the-de-phat-trien-chan-nuoi-gia-suc-02b4ad1/