What comes to mind first when you think of yak?
The Boat of the Plateau?
beef jerky?
Tibetan?
……
These are some of our perceptions of yak
In fact
A yak is not a cow without a story
Yak on the Tibetan Plateau
Popular science time:
Yaks are the same as penguins and polar bears
It is one of the only three remaining source animals in the world
It once lived with mammoths and saber-toothed tigers.
The three source animals of the Earth
Primitive cattle that still survive in a primitive natural state.
They live on snowy plateaus above 3500 meters,
It is known as the purest natural ecology on earth except for the north and south poles,
Zero pollution, zero hormone residues, zero pesticide residues,
Zero physical pollution, zero chemical pollution
Yak under a snowy mountain
Drink the water that melts the snow from the millennium snow,
Enjoy the highland sun,
It eats natural pastures and precious herbs with health benefits
(Rhodiola Rosea, Snow Lotus, Cordyceps, etc.)
Thousands of years of survival of the fittest,
This makes the yak super immune and cold resistant.
Resistant to coarseness, hard work, good at taking steep slopes and dangerous roads, snowy mountains and swamps,
Can swim across the rapids of rivers
The name "Boat of plateaus" comes from this
The Boat of the Plateau
Map of the distribution of the world's yaks
The picture comes from netizen Sangs Rgyas
China is the birthplace of the world's yak
There are nearly 16 million yaks worldwide
Of these, 95% are concentrated in China
Centered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
It is distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Yunnan
and other places in alpine areas.
The whole body of the yak is a treasure, and the Tibetan people cannot do without food, clothing, shelter, and farming.
Drink yak milk, eat yak beef, and roast yak dung.
Wool can also be used for clothing or tents, and leather is a good material for tanning.
To survive bravely and tenaciously on the roof of the world,
The Tibetan people who have experienced hardships and hardships provide a life,
sources of information necessary for production,
Become a generation of reproduction on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,
The source of life and strength for the Tibetan people who have developed and grown up.
Yak beef is rich in protein and amino acids,
as well as carotene, calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements,
The fat content is particularly low, the calories are particularly high,
It has a significant effect on enhancing human disease resistance, cell vitality and organ function.
The extremely high nutritional value of yak beef is unmatched by other beef
It has served consumers around the world with its name, excellence, rarity and characteristics
"Lü's Spring and Autumn" contains "the beauty of meat, the meat of the yak",
Yak beef
In the Markets of Hong Kong, Macao and Western Europe, yak beef is known as the "crown of beef cattle".
Yak beef is among the best in meat for its protein and low fat.
It is a rare high-grade meat in the international market.
Yak milking
Yaks living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are affected by factors such as weather,
The time of conception and lactation is about June to November of each year,
The daily milk production is about 3-5 liters, which is much lower than the milk production of ordinary dairy cows.
The taste is rich and mellow, and the coagulation is good,
High nutritional value, known as natural green concentrated milk;
Yak dairy products
It is a unique, high nutritional value, scarce high-end green food;
Yak dairy contains a variety of nutrients,
Such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA),
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA),
Lactoferrin, amino acids, lysozymes and trace elements
A variety of nutrients needed by the human body.
Analysis of yak genotypes by experts,
Yak milk was found to be a high proportion of A2-type β-casein A2 milk source.
Type A2 milk source improves digestive function and has low allergenicity.
Comparison of the growing environment and nutrient content in the milk of yak and ordinary dairy cows
Yak milk is rich in bone bridge protein,
It can be involved in tissue repair and autometry,
It is important for early infant immunity and brain development.
In addition, the ratio of whey protein to total protein in yak milk is greater than that of ordinary milk.
White yak
And the white yak is very rare and is praised by Tibetans as the "sacred cow".
It is the patron saint of the Tibetan people and a symbol of auspiciousness and well-being.
The yak is gentle, docile, and kind,
With strong endurance and hard-working spirit,
For the Tibetan people, who have been living a nomadic life for generations,
Yak has an irreplaceable importance.
In the harsh climatic conditions of alpine cold,
Regardless of the scorching summer,
It's still a cold winter of ice and snow.
Yaks are hardy and load-bearing
Tenaciously running through the snowy plateau,
The "Soul of the Plateau" is also a yak.