The state and ways of development of traditional animal husbandry in the Republic of Kalmykia

The Republic of Kalmykia is located in a zone of vast dry steppes, which allows for pasture-based animal husbandry.

The traditional animal husbandry of the republic is beef cattle breeding, sheep breeding, herd horse breeding and camel breeding.

According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kalmykia for 2024, the number of cattle in our republic increased by 103% compared to last year and amounted to 320 thousand heads. This indicates the development of the agricultural sector in the region.

The number of cows amounted to 214 thousand heads. 86 calves were received per 100 cows and heifers, a total of 196 thousand calves were received during the reporting period. The number of sheep today is 1,570.0 thousand heads. Wool shearing from one sheep averaged 3.5 kg. We received 1.2 million during the October period of this year. the lambs.

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