The species of poultry called Rudong Langshan Chicken is renowned for its quality and is bred for both its egg and meat. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The Rudong Langshan Chicken farm – located in Rudong county, administered by Nantong city in East China's Jiangsu province – is renowned throughout the country for its premium poultry.

It is a national and provincial breeding conservation farm that undertakes the protection, development and utilization of the genetic resources of Rudong Langshan Chicken.

The farm has four modern functional zones for conserving and developing the species, hatching, commercial chicken breeding and processing the eggs and meat products.

After years of development, the genetic resources of Rudong Langshan Chicken are said to be well preserved, with the number of birds on site currently around 60,000.

Rudong Langshan Chicken is a famous local chicken species, bred for both its egg and meat in China. In recent years, the farm has given full play to the advantages of its unique species and the brand's respected position in the market.

The farm employs a management mode called "company + breeding base + farmers". Through it, the farm demonstrates and promotes the standardized breeding of Rudong Langshan Chicken and provides producers with free technical training and guidance, consultations and marketing services.

In addition, it also focuses on improvements to the species. The farm has in succession delivered high-quality baby chicks to impoverished areas in Chongqing, Shaanxi province, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and other places, to boost local poverty alleviation and to contribute to rural revitalization.