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Scientists from the North Caucasus have started marker sheep breeding. Studies suggest an increase in the meat productivity of animals by 25%, the press service of the North Caucasus Federal University told reporters on Friday.

“The Department of Genetics and Breeding of the NCFU started marker breeding of sheep. This technology allows you to isolate the genes responsible for meat productivity in order to accelerate the selection of offspring with the specified criteria. <...> The increase in the yield of lamb meat by 25% is a key marker of the NCFU project “Technologies for the agro-industrial complex, food and processing industry,” the report says.

University scientists began research together with the North Caucasian Federal Scientific Agrarian Center and the All-Russian Research Institute of Sheep and Goat Breeding, which is part of it. The project is being implemented under the Priority 2030 state program.

“Genetics and selection in animal husbandry comes to the fore and is one of the tools for the food security of the state. I am sure that the implementation of the launched genetic project will ensure the solution of industry-specific tasks at the federal level, and will also contribute to the socio-economic development of the North Caucasus,” the words of the rector of the university Dmitry Bespalov are quoted in the message.

The university notes that the climate of the regions of the North Caucasus has advantages for sheep breeding. The district contains almost 40% of the total number of sheep in Russia. Lamb is considered a priority meat for many residents of the district and has broad prospects for the development of exports.