Bamboo rat has a big market in China. Domestic bamboo rats have entered the large and medium-sized cities, towns and consumer markets in the south and west of China, and the demand is increasing by 3% every year. In Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hainan, Shanghai and other large and medium-sized coastal cities. The sales volume of the commercial bamboo rat has always been optimistic, and the price has always shown a firm trend, with a price of 80 ~ 100 yuan per kilogram. A barbecued bamboo rat weighing 1 kg costs more than 200 yuan. Especially before and after the festival, the sales of bamboo rats are more prosperous, and the price is rising, which is in short supply. According to incomplete statistics, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Fujian, Shanghai and other places consume more than 6 million bamboo rats every year. At present, the output of bamboo rat in China is only110 of consumption, which is far from meeting the needs of rapid market growth. At the same time, in recent years, bamboo rat, as a kind of advanced new lake food for health care and beauty, has risen rapidly, which has spawned many manufacturers and companies of bamboo rat deep-processed products, which need a lot of bamboo rat raw materials. In recent years, China's bamboo rat breeding industry has gradually warmed up, and a single spark can start a prairie fire. Many farmers have introduced and bred, which requires providing a large number of bamboo rat provenances. Bamboo rat is very popular in the international market. 1. Development value of bamboo rat. 1. Edible. The bamboo rat has a clean diet, delicate and lean meat, and extremely delicious taste. It is a kind of meat food with high nutritional value and low fat and cholesterol content. According to the determination, it contains crude protein 57.78%, crude fat 2.54%, crude ash 17.36%, crude fiber 0.84% and cholesterol 0.05%. It is also rich in phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin E, amino acids and steroids. The contents of lysine, leucine and methionine are more than those of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, sheep, fish, shrimp and crabs. It can be used as a medicine to treat diseases. Modern medicine has proved that bamboo rat meat can promote the growth of white blood cells and hair, enhance liver function, prevent arteriosclerosis, resist aging and delay puberty. It is a natural beauty and fitness product. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the gallbladder, liver, heart, brain, testis and kidney of bamboo rats can be used as medicine. Gallbladder can improve eyesight, refresh the mind, treat eye diseases and deafness; Kidney can cure scabies and beriberi; Liver, heart and brain can cure palpitation, fright and insomnia. After the testicles are fried, add a little borneol and swallow it with boiling water to treat high fever and vomiting. Soaking bones in wine can cure rheumatism and rheumatoid diseases. 3. Drug concentrate. Chinese medicine has always regarded bamboo rat hair as a good raw material for medicine. Because the main component of bamboo rat hair is hard protein, it can be made into hydrolyzed protein, cystine, cysteine and other important drugs after hydrolysis. Folk medicine is usually used to treat infant malnutrition and pox and leprosy. Biochemical drugs such as carnosic acid, thymosin and cephalin can be extracted from bamboo rat leftovers. The linear white tendon at the tail of bamboo rat can be used for surgical suture. 4. Good raw materials for making fur. Bamboo rat fur is fine and soft, glossy and smooth, native sheep feather is thick, the skin plate is moderate in thickness, easy to tan, the hair base is gray and easy to dye, so it is the first-class raw material for making fur clothes. Second, the market prospect of bamboo rat 1. There is a strong domestic market. In China, the bamboo rat has entered the large and medium-sized cities, towns and consumer markets in the south and west of China, and the demand is increasing by 3% every year. In Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hainan, Shanghai and other large and medium-sized coastal cities, the sales of commercial bamboo rats have always been optimistic, and the price has always shown a firm trend, with a price of 80 ~ 100 yuan per kilogram. A barbecued bamboo rat 1 kg costs more than 200 yuan. Especially before and after the Spring Festival, the sales of bamboo rats are more prosperous, the price is rising, and the supply is in short supply. According to incomplete statistics, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Fujian, Shanghai and other places consume more than 6 million bamboo rats every year. At present, the output of bamboo rats in China is only110 of consumption, which is far from meeting the needs of rapid market growth. At the same time, in recent years, bamboo rat, as a kind of advanced new lake food for health care and beauty, has risen rapidly, which has spawned many manufacturers and companies of bamboo rat deep-processed products, which need a lot of bamboo rat raw materials. In the past two years, the bamboo rat breeding industry in China has gradually warmed up, and a single spark can start a prairie fire. Many farmers have introduced and bred, which in turn requires a large number of bamboo rat provenances. 2. It is popular in the international market. Bamboo rats and their products have been selling well in the international market, and nearly 50 bamboo rats are exported to Southeast Asian countries every year. Alaska needs to import 300 tons of bamboo rat meat from China every year. A pair of bamboo rat leather shoes costs 2000 ~ 2500 yuan in the international market, and a suede bamboo rat leather coat costs 4000 ~ 5000 yuan, which is very popular. The bamboo moustache is 40,000 yuan per kilogram, and the high-grade brush made of moustache is a traditional export commodity of China, which has been selling well in the Japanese market. Third, the benefits of bamboo rat breeding Bamboo rat breeding has the characteristics of wide adaptability, grain saving, strong reproduction, fast growth, easy maintenance and management, and rich profits. It can not only vigorously develop rural areas, but also be suitable for family farming and factory farming of urban residents. 1. Staple food straws. The feed of bamboo rat is mainly crop straw and plant roots, such as corn straw, sorghum straw, soybean straw, sugarcane root, reed and Miscanthus. Do not compete with people, livestock and poultry for food. Or compete with cattle and sheep. Cattle and sheep eat the tender branches and leaves of plants, while bamboo rats only eat the old roots of plants. In order to ensure the nutrition needed for the growth and development of bamboo rats, it is necessary to feed some concentrated feed. 2. There is no need for sunshine and water. Bamboo rat likes to live in a dark, cool, dry and clean environment with the temperature of -8 ~ 35℃, and has the characteristics of taking water from feed instead of drinking water directly. Therefore, it can not only build nests and caves in remote rural areas, but also build nests and ponds indoors in cities, which is more suitable for farming in arid and water-deficient mountainous areas with abundant bamboo forests, corn and sorghum.