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Ninh thuanAt the end of the research project, the 11-headed gaur herd in Phuoc Binh National Park (Bac Ai district) was “abandoned”, leaving them starving and their bodies exhausted.
The Phuoc Binh test farm raised 11 gaurs in a 200-square-meter barn in Bac Ray village, adjacent to the Treo bridge over the Cai River. The corrugated iron roof, the barracks are welded iron frames, some of the bars have sprouted due to rust, replaced by wooden trees, tied up in the rough.
Upon seeing the stranger, the cows showed a wary expression, recoiling defensively like wild animals. The horns sway and glow, but they are not as strong as before, because their bodies are exhausted and sick. The ribs and ribs stick out as if there were only skin and bones. Some were so thin that their legs shook.
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This herd of gaurs originated from wild gaurs from Phuoc Binh National Park (Ninh Thuan). In 2009, bulls weighing almost a ton continuously appeared in the fields of Bac Ray village, Phuoc Binh commune. This individual aggressively attacks the domestic bull, then takes the right to mate with domestic cows.
In 2014, the bull was dead. At that time, their F1 crosses in the domestic cattle herds of the people of Phuoc Binh commune were over 20, their physique and wild characteristics were identical to those of the bison.
From 2012 to 2015, after its discovery, Phuoc Binh National Park collaborated with the Lam Dong Center for the Application of Science and Technology to implement the theme “Research on genetic identification and fertility evaluation of F1 cross-bred cows. “. between gaur and domestic cows in the border area with Ninh Thuan and Lam Dong “with a positive assessment of the prospects for the development of valuable genetic resources.
Next, the state-level project “Exploitation and Development of Genetic Resources of Rare and Precious Cows in the Area Adjacent to 3 Provinces of Ninh Thuan – Lam Dong – Khanh Hoa” was implemented, with a budget of almost 5 billion VND , at the end of 2015. The topic is chaired by Assistant Professor Dr. Le Xuan Tham, former Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Lam Dong Province.
5 males and 5 females of the F1 generation have been acquired for research and propagation in the hopes of creating a series of F2 bulls, opening a new direction for the Vietnam livestock industry. However, so far, all 5 cows in the herd have not been able to reproduce.
In particular, an F1 male when wandering accidentally mating with a domestic cow, giving birth to a calf. Two years ago, this F2 crossing was purchased by the project, allowed to enter the test farm, and raised to 11.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tich, 49, the farm’s custodian, said that this herd of cows used to bring multi-billion dollar projects, it was hunted for photos by many national and foreign newspapers, but now they are neglected by the authorities . ability to gradually die out.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tich, the custodian of the field, said that his family struggled too hard to take care of this herd of bulls. Image: Viet Quoc.
For the past year, they have only been able to eat dry straw that will last all day. Each can only roll one straw a day, now it is reduced to less than one roll (7-8 rolls by 11). “Looking back, but in a week or so the straw in the warehouse will run out, they have nothing to eat,” Tich said, saying that during the project, the gaur herd can eat fresh grass, there is land available. . Rent a private lawn planted daily.
On the afternoon of September 25, Mr. Tich called Lam Dong to continue reporting the cow disease, then asked a woman when to pay for the care and straw for the cows. The female voice reassured: “I’ll be down in a few days.”
According to Mr. Tich, she is an official working in Lam Dong’s Department of Science and Technology, who deals directly with her family in hiring care and purchasing straw. “Every time the phone is turned on, it promises the same, but for 3 months, they have not paid money, while my family needs it,” he said.
In 2018, Mr. Tich was hired to care for this herd of bulls, after Chuan and his neighboring fields stopped accepting this job. The cows were moved to Mr. Tich’s highland stables, near the bank of the Cai River. Every month they pay him 4 million dong. But because Gaur’s herds were neglected, Mr. Tich was also not paid his wages, including renting land to build a farm and buying straw.
Answer VnExpressOn September 26, Associate Professor Dr. Le Xuan Tham said that the results of the research cannot be said yet because there are still many complicated problems that must await the next research projects. The issue led by the boss is already over a year over, now it has nothing to do with management and care.
The F1 gaur herd in Phuoc Binh National Park has only been able to eat dry straw for over a year. Image: Viet Quoc.
Nguyen Nhu Chuong, director of the Lam Dong Center for the Application of Science and Technology, said that in June 2019, when the research project ended, his unit was temporarily in charge of caring for the cross-breed cow herd in Phuoc Binh. . “Because there are no new projects, since then, we have to spend our career funding to maintain, very difficult,” said Mr. Chuong.
Also according to Mr. Chuong, by coming here, Lam Dong Province will deliver the gaur herd to Ninh Thuan Province, which the unit receives directly in Phuoc Binh National Park. “The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province has approved this, maybe we will do it in October,” Chuong said.
Mr. Nguyen Cong Van, Director of Phuoc Binh National Park, said that although he knew that the cows were sick and emaciated, the unit could not do anything because it was not accepted again. “Here, if Lam Dong’s side hands it over, we will choose another position in the national park to nurture and serve research,” Mr. Van said.
Viet Quoc
