Youran Dairy has built a “three-dimensional integrated” talent training system of management talent delivery, job competency improvement and expert talent development, set up training programs for key positions at all levels, and strengthened the “five-line model” and “combination of training and war” and “nurturing & talent training” dual-wheel drive training mode to realize high-quality output of talents. By creating a “five-line model”, strengthening the “training and war” and “nurturing & talent” dual-wheel drive cultivation model, the company realizes high-quality output of talents. Meanwhile, the company is one of the few companies in China's upstream dairy industry that has its own R&D team, with a technical R&D team of nearly 400 people, including one candidate for academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 27 PhDs and 197 masters, who are all rich in relevant industry experience. The company attaches great importance to the reserve and cultivation of core talents, and Ohio State University to carry out in-depth cooperation, and select and send outstanding employees to the United States to study in large-scale farms, more than 30 outstanding employees have returned home and served in the company as a key position.
In terms of food safety and quality management, Youran Dairy has built a comprehensive quality management system framework based on international standards (SQF, ISO9001, ISO22000, Global-GAP, China GAP, FAMI-QS), forming a "three-all" quality management system covering all staff, all processes and all aspects.
Youran Dairy has pioneered the introduction of the TPM (Total Productive Management) system in the global animal husbandry industry, gradually integrating lean thinking and methods into various aspects such as feed processing, dairy farming, management processes, and value analysis. By independently developing a lean management methodology tailored to the industry, the company adheres to the principle of "doing it right the first time, every time" under the model of one thought, one standard, and one mechanism, continuously driving the business towards lean, efficient, and high-quality development. By actively integrating resources and benchmarking against excellent lean management companies, the company has fully merged its operations with the TPM methodology. Its feed mills in Linhe, Ningxia, and Dumeng have been awarded the "TPM Excellence Award - Class A". The Dayang Ranch has been honored with the "TPM Continuous Excellence Award". Driven by lean operations, the Dayang Ranch has seen an annual increase of over 2 kg in milk yield per milkable cow over the past three years, a reduction of 12.3% in electricity consumption per ton, and a 7.9% decrease in water consumption per ton. The overall equipment utilization efficiency of the ranch has increased by 14.7% compared to 2018.
The testing center of Youran Dairy was the first to be accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). The test results within the scope of accreditation can be mutually recognized in many countries which ensures that the raw materials are put into use after passing the test..
Youran Dairy has built a near-infrared nutritional database of major raw materials for dairy farming in China, which provides comprehensive raw material nutritional index data for precise formulation, and the acquisition of multiple nutritional indexes optimizes the dynamic cost of formulation. At the same time, NIR rapid testing technology is applied to the value assessment of raw materials to guide the procurement, quality control and grading of raw materials. The database has already exceeded 1 million calibrated samples, and the full results of sample testing can be obtained within 1 minute, which can quickly and accurately test the quality of raw materials and instantly analyze the nutritional value of raw materials, which is conducive to promoting the landing of precise nutritional solutions for dairy cow.
Youran Dairy has obtained 91 technical patents, including A Eucommia Leaf Composition for Prepartum Dairy Cows and Its Preparation Method and Application and Induced Expansion of Multipotent Adult Stem Cells in Cattle, Line Establishment Method, and Culture Medium. The company has also participated in the formulation of 45 national, local, and industry standards, accumulating substantial intellectual property assets and continuously enhancing its core competitiveness. Simultaneously, we will explore and practice research on dairy cow production performance, precision nutrition, pasture management, and animal health, as well as low-carbon breeding technologies. We aim to build a core advantage in "dual breed improvement", focusing on key industry issues. In areas such as dairy cow genetic resource research and conservation, and forage variety breeding, we will accelerate the establishment of more independent core advantages.
With many years of industrial experience, Youran Dairy is constantly exploring and practicing digitalization. Through continuous informatization practices, it effectively combines industry-leading management experience, standard processes, breeding technologies, etc. with the business through information technology, creating efficient operation management and collaborative service capabilities. At the same time, it uses advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and image recognition to digitally manage dairy farming. It takes the lead in practicing intelligent pastures in the industry, builds fully intelligent cowsheds, realizes "unmanned" dairy cow breeding, and leads the industry into the era of "unmanned dairy cow breeding".