1,200 imported breeding pigs settle down in Heibei province, each costing 30,000 RMB
Morning of October 16, a Boeing 747 from the Yangtze River Express flew over ten hours from Chicago and landed at Shijiazhuang airport, inside were 1200 SPF pigs from the United States.
This is the largest breeding pigs introduction of Hebei Province and the largest transportation of live animals executive by Shijiazhuang airport.
Each breeder hogs cost more than 30,000 RMB including transportation, inspection and quarantine fees, etc.
According to the relevant person in charge, these pigs after clearance will be transported by special convoys to Hengshui Wuyi County to the pig breeding company designated quarantine area for a period of 45 days of disinfection and isolation, and then enter the breeding program.
This was reported as Hebeis largest single shipment of pigs.
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