TH imports cows with the best milk yield and quality in the world.

TH's first batch of imported cows in 2022 is the next step in the roadmap and plan to increase TH's total concentrated dairy herd to nearly 70,000 cows.

This is the 23rd batch of imported cows in the past 12 years of TH Group. Departing from Olympia port, Washington state, USA on December 22, 2021, the ship carrying 1,735 high-yielding HF dairy cows imported by TH Group made a 22-day trans-Pacific voyage before arriving at Cua Lo port, Nghe An, Vietnam.

Starting in 2022, TH Group will import 1,735 high-yielding HF dairy cows from the US to Vietnam. Photo: PV

According to veterinary care procedures to ensure animal welfare and biosecurity, after completing all "entry" procedures into Vietnam by sea, the dairy cows were brought to TH's Tan Dao farm in Nghia Dan, quarantined for 45 days to monitor their health before officially joining the herd at TH's dairy farms.

A "super ship" from the US carrying more than 1,700 high-yielding dairy cows of the world's top quality arrived at Cua Lo port on January 12, 2022.

At TH, the first important step in the production process is selecting and importing the best purebred cows, applying strict veterinary procedures with the highest world standards to ensure the health of dairy cows, producing clean, fresh milk that meets international standards.

The cows are brought to the quarantine area to monitor their health for 45 days before officially joining the herd at TH dairy farms.

With 1,735 purebred HF high-yielding cows joining the herd this time, reproducing and giving milk with high productivity, the fresh milk output from TH farm is expected to contribute to meeting the increasing demand for clean fresh milk in the Vietnamese market and other major markets.

As usual, TH's latest imported cow herd was carefully selected by the Group's genetic experts through a 3-generation pedigree, certified by the American Dairy Association as meeting the HF high-yielding dairy cow breed standards with high genetic and breed characteristics criteria. The Genetic Performance Index (GTPI) - an indicator that evaluates the cow's overall potential for milk, reproduction, appearance, disease resistance and the ability to pass these indicators on to the next generation - of the cow herd reached a "very good" level of 2,650. The cows also have the potential to inherit a low somatic cell count (below 100,000/ml of fresh milk) to help control mastitis, minimizing the use of veterinary drugs for cows.

These characteristics of HF cows are very suitable for TH's criteria of importing only purebred high-yielding cows from countries with the most developed livestock farming in the world. Thanks to the excellent cow breed combined with the optimal raising, care and nutrition process applied at the farm, TH has achieved outstanding achievements in milk yield and quality: the average milk yield at the farm reaches 34-36 liters/cow/day depending on the season, the highest in Vietnam and Southeast Asia; the fat content in milk reaches 3.6-3.8% and the protein content is over 2.7%.

Previously, in the period 2020-2021, TH imported 4,500 purebred HF dairy cows. Continuously importing cows in the past 3 years along with proactively increasing the existing herd has helped TH strongly increase the scale of concentrated dairy cow farming, expected to approach 70,000 cows in the near future.

TH Farm - owns the world's number 1 purebred high-yielding dairy cow herd.

The event of importing TH's dairy cow herd has created a vibrant start for economic activities in general and the dairy farming industry in particular in the new year 2022, contributing to realizing the goals of increasing the number of dairy cows and fresh milk production of the Vietnamese livestock industry.

This latest imported dairy herd in early 2022 will also help TH true MILK increase milk production, continuing to firmly hold the leading position in the fresh milk segment with nearly 45% market share. Total consumer awareness of the brand is 100%. Vietnam's leading fresh milk brand is expected to continue to innovate, launch many new healthy products, and provide international standard fresh milk products to consumers.

TH has strongly increased the size of its herd and boosted production to meet the growing purchasing power of fresh milk products.

In 2021, purchasing power in the liquid milk market was recorded to decrease due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, but TH true MILK fresh milk products continued to "go against the current" of the general trend with positive growth. This demonstrates the sustainable development advantage of TH - one of the few dairy enterprises with independent supply and output for products - with nearly 120 types of products bearing the core values ​​​​"For community health", "Completely from nature". In particular, product groups such as yogurt, cheese, butter, cream... of TH all had significant growth of up to 20%.

After 12 years of operation and sustainable development, in addition to ensuring production and business, maintaining the production chain, TH Group is an enterprise that values ​​social responsibility. In the context of the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it has successfully achieved the dual goal of both economic development, compliance with safe production regulations, and pioneering in joint activities to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Up to now, TH has supported/sponsored products, medical equipment, vaccines... worth 108 billion VND.

The total number of TH products by the end of 2021 is nearly 120 products. In which, the main product lines processed from clean fresh milk include TH true MILK, TH true MILK HILO, TH true YOGURT yogurt, TH true MILK LIGHT MEAL sterilized fresh milk with added oats, ice cream, butter, cheese, etc. With the mission of "For community health", TH Group continues to develop the path of healthy drinks by launching innovative product lines: TH true NUT nut milk, TH true WATER purified water, TH true JUICE fruit juice, TH true RICE roasted rice water, TH true TEA natural tea. TH products use healthy, natural ingredients and have world-leading production processes and technologies, contributing to providing a diverse source of nutrition, protecting consumers' health.