Research Progress on Forage Production, Processing and Utilization in China

This book has 11 chapters which systematically introduce the latest achievements in scientific research and technological application of the forage industry in China, and also cover the laws and polices related to forage production. The main focus of this monograph is the progress of forage science in China. Each chapter in this book contains numerous charts and diagrams further illustrating the impact of development activities in the area. It is the first book in its field and compiled by mobilizing all the research forces in the field of forage grass and under the leadership of China Agricultural University, Lanzhou University, and Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences with the support of other related universities and research institutes. China is the largest forage consumption country in the world. Every year, more than 2 billion herbivorous livestock need more than 350 million tons of forage but the supply each year is only 250 million tons. With the policy and financial support of the Central Government, the forage industry in China has been developed rapidly, great progress has been made in the science and technology in forage production, processing, and utilization, and its influence has been increased in the world.

Dr. Fuyu YANG is Professor works at Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci.&Tech., China Agricultural University. He is also the Secretary-General of China Strategic Innovation Alliance of Forage Industry Tech., Deputy Director of Forage Engineering Technology Research Center of MOA, and researcher at National Energy R&D Centerfor Nonfood Biomass His main research areas are Forage production and quality evaluation: Forage stands establishment and management; forage harvest, yield and quality control; hay making and silage fermentation and preservation; forage quality test and evaluation.

Herbivorous animal production: Nutritive quality and digestive characteristic of forage; Influence of the nutritional value of the forage ration on the growing performance of animals; forage ration feeding strategy.

Bioenergy forage production: Bioenergy forage resources selecting and evaluation, cultivation, havesting and utilizing; planting energy grasses on marginal lands; growing and using biomass energy forages to reduce the level of CO2 emissions.

He won the National Award for Science and Technology Progress and the National Ten Thousand Plan of Science and Technology Talents.