Taiwan Livestock Research Institute Explained

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
Native Name:畜產試驗所
Native Name Lang:zh
Abbreviation:TLRI
Formation:1940
Type:Research institute
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Headquarters:Xinhua, Tainan, Taiwan
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Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Huang Jeng-fang
Parent Organization:Council of Agriculture

The Taiwan Livestock Research Institute (TLRI;) is a research center in Xinhua District, Tainan, Taiwan. It conducts research on animal breeding, physiology, nutrition and feeding techniques, animal waste treatment and utilization of byproducts, animal product processing, and forage crops. The institute has cloned pigs, goats, and cows.

History

The TLRI was established as a horse-breeding farm in 1940 by the Japanese government. Between 1945 and 1952, it was a horse farm under the supervision of Taiwan Provincial Government. In 1952, it was named to Hsinhua Livestock Research Branch Institute. In 1958, it was reorganized as Taiwan Livestock Research Institute under the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry. It is now a unit of the central government's Council of Agriculture since 1999.[1]

Organizational structures

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806102509/http://english.tlri.gov.tw/page.aspx?path=165 . 2020-08-06 . Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
  2. Web site: Organization . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217162216/http://english.tlri.gov.tw/page.aspx?path=166 . 2020-02-17 . Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.