Highland yellow cattle

Yellow cattle is an indigenous cattle breed that has long been raised by the Mong ethnic community on the Dong Van Karst Plateau (including Meo Vac, Dong Van, Yen Minh, and Quan Ba). Many processed products made from yellow cattle beef have been certified as provincial-level OCOP four-star products.

A specialty yellow cattle breed of the Dong Van Karst Plateau region.

Yellow cattle have high resilience to harsh weather conditions, especially strong cold tolerance, the ability to endure water scarcity, resistance to diseases, and good adaptation to steep and rugged rocky mountainous terrain. Yellow cattle deliver high meat yields, with beef that is more flavorful and of superior quality compared to other cattle breeds, and are favored by consumers both within and outside the province.

On April 19, 2019, the Intellectual Property Office under the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Decision No. 1983/QD-SHTT on granting the Certificate of Registration of Geographical Indication No. 00073 for this product. In addition, yellow cattle have been selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) for inclusion in the national conservation list.

At present, highland localities are continuing to implement policies to develop yellow cattle farming toward a commodity-oriented approach. At the same time, they are supporting the development of a diverse range of products made from yellow cattle beef linked to consumption markets, gradually forming a complete product value chain.

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