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  • 19 Oct 2022, 10:46

"Damate" increases sales of breeding cattle from its own breeding reproducer in the Tyumen region. In 2023, it is planned to sell about 800 heads of highly productive animals. To this end, the company has expanded the capacity of its production sites with two open yards."Damate" develops sales of breeding stock

The Damate group of companies continues to develop livestock breeding and increases sales of highly productive cattle from its own breeding farm in the Tyumen region. In 2023, the company plans to sell about 800 breeding animals. To this end, the company expanded the capacity of its production sites by building two outdoor livestock pens.

Work on breeding breeding animals is carried out on the basis of the largest dairy complex in Siberia "Damate" for 6 thousand heads of milking herd. The enterprise received the status of a breeding reproducer and started selling highly productive heifers and heifers of the Holstein-Friesian breed in 2019.

The farm breeds Holstein-Friesian cattle for sale. The breed is well adapted to cold climates and resistant to low temperatures. The average daily milk yield exceeds 30 liters per head.

The status of the breeding farm confirms that all cattle kept at the complex are purebred and meet the requirements for breeding stock, the conditions of keeping and feeding comply with zootechnical standards, modern equipment has been installed, advanced technologies have been introduced at all stages of the process in accordance with the latest trends in animal husbandry . The farm maintains zootechnical records in full using modern computer programs for herd management, the farm is free from infectious diseases. The company is staffed with highly qualified personnel.

The construction of new pens is another step in the development of breeding business at the complex. Open keeping of animals has a number of advantages and will positively affect the health of cattle. Animals receive more sunlight, clean air, the risk of diseases of various etiologies is reduced, which has a positive effect on future milk yields. In addition, animals kept outdoors are under round-the-clock control of the farm staff and specialists. The pens are equipped with video surveillance, thanks to which specialists, analysts, and managers can monitor the behavioral reactions of animals, conduct zootechnical and veterinary activities, and feed them online.

Recall that "Damate" opened a dairy complex in the Tyumen region in the year. To date, the number of cattle on the farm is 12,560 heads, of which 5,695 are cows.

Damate Group of Companies (Damate Group of Companies) is a Russian agricultural holding, a category expert in niche meat markets. V. portfolio of the company projects for the production of turkey, duck and lamb. Damate is also developing dairy farming, milk processing and its own genetic projects.

The company's production facilities have no analogues in Russia in terms of the level of technical equipment and the number of implemented innovative solutions. Damate widely uses information technologies and artificial intelligence in its activities. The company pays special attention to the issues of biological and sanitary safety of production and product quality.

The geography of Damate Group of Companies activities covers several regions: Penza, Tyumen, Rostov regions and the North Caucasus Federal District. The company's products are sold throughout the country from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok and exported abroad.

Russia's largest full-cycle complex for turkey production is located in the Penza region. A high-tech plant for deep processing of turkeys has also been launched here. The Damate group of companies owns the leading milk processor in the region, Penzensky Dairy Plant (Molkom).

One of the most modern dairy complexes in Siberia is successfully developing in the Tyumen region, on the basis of which projects unique for the country in the field of genetics and breeding are being implemented. The construction of the country's largest breeding turkey reproducer is also underway here. Damate plans to build a selection and genetic sheep breeding center in the region.

In the Rostov region, Damate restarted the turkey production and industrial duck meat production facilities.

In the North Caucasian Federal District, "Damate" develops the production of lamb. Within the framework of the project, the construction of breeding and fattening grounds is underway, the reconstruction of the meat processing plant is being completed. Damate was the first in Russia to start working with sheep farms on a contract farming model. The service company created for this purpose provides consulting and resource support to partner farms.

The bank of agricultural land of the company has more than 99 thousand hectares in the regions of presence, of which land in cultivation - more than 77 thousand hectares.

More than 10 thousand people work at the company's enterprises throughout the country.

Naum Babaev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Damate Group of Companies, Rashid Khairov, General Director of Damate.