The 26th Northeast China International Animal husbandry Expo opens to visitors on April 21. [Photo/chinanews.com]

The 26th Northeast China International Animal husbandry Expo was held at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center from April 21 to 23.

The three-day expo served as a platform for the livestock and related industries to promote their achievements, discuss their experiences and technology, and negotiate cooperation agreements.

Covering an area of 22,000 square meters, the expo consisted of eight exhibition areas for “high-quality domestic animal products”, “meat processing machinery”, “biological product energy”, “special veterinary drug feed”, “international animal protection”, “international animal husbandry machinery”, “the clean energy and environmental protection industry” and “bullet and slaughter processing”.

Exhibitors at the fair specialized in livestock and poultry breeding equipment, livestock and poultry breeding, the processing of animal products, farm management, aquaculture technology consulting services, animal nutrition and healthcare, dairy production and processing, trade investment, and financial docking.

An additional 10 activities were also held during the fair, including a conference on new Chinese livestock products and technology, an onsite high-tech livestock product-launching conference, a meeting focusing on the exchange of technology for livestock and poultry meat processing and engineering, and an award ceremony for the best exhibitors at the trade fair.

More than 500 business representatives, scholars, and experts in the livestock industry attended the expo.