我国西部边区 的一个特点 就是它拥有广阔的牧区。我国可以放牧的草原一共４３亿亩，占我国土地面积的三分之一，主要就在西北边区。历来牧业是这个地区的经济基础，而且是有极大的潜力。从事牧业的又都是少数民族，从发展少数民族经济的角度看，牧业的现代化更有重要意义。因 One of the characteristics of our western border region is that it has a vast pastoral area. Our country can graze a total of 4.3 billion hectares of grassland, accounting for one third of China’s land area, mainly in the northwestern border. Historically, animal husbandry has been the economic basis of the region and has great potential. In the pastoral areas, all are minorities. From the perspective of developing the economy of ethnic minorities, the modernization of animal husbandry is of great significance. because