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Timur Gavaev, Acting Minister of Agriculture of the Republic, said that a stable increase in the number of farm animals was recorded in the region.

The authorities of Kalmykia, with the support of scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), plan to create a selection and breeding center for the Kalmyk breed of cattle in the region. This was reported to journalists at the Ministry of Agriculture of the republic on Wednesday following a meeting with the director of the Caspian Agrarian Federal Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences Natalya Tyutyuma.

"In Kalmykia, they plan to create a selection and breeding center for the Kalmyk breed of cattle. The implementation of this project is planned to involve the FGBU "Caspian Agrarian Federal Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", which includes the Kalmyk Research Institute of Agriculture named after M. B. Narmaev as a branch The work will be carried out within the framework of the CPNI "Pedigree breeding of breeds of cattle for meat production," the report says.

According to Timur Gavaev, Acting Minister of Agriculture of the Republic, a stable growth in the number of farm animals is recorded in the region. The authorities of the region pay special attention to the quality and productivity of livestock.

"To continue the population of the Kalmyk breed of cattle, we need a good gene pool, the introduction of scientific methods and technologies will improve work in this direction. The development of animal husbandry and its productive qualities that meet the requirements of the economy are under the special control of the head of Kalmykia, Batu Sergeevich Khasikov," the report says. Hawaiian words.

Kalmykia is a predominantly agrarian republic, where 80% of the gross agricultural output comes from animal husbandry. Kalmyk State University works in close cooperation with the enterprises of Kalmykia. On its basis, the first laboratory in Russia for the transfer of embryos of cattle and small ruminants and artificial insemination was created, and its products, experts say, have a high export potential.

Meat from the steppe republic is known for its exceptional taste far beyond the region, it is appreciated by gourmets. In Kalmykia, natural grazing of animals is practiced in the steppe, where there are more than 200 species of herbs. Due to the hot sun, they turn into a natural concentrate of nutrients, with a minimum of excess moisture, which provides the meat with taste and aroma without the use of any industrial technologies.