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Meat and dairy production has increased in Republic of Georgia

  • 23 Sep 11:51

According to Georgia Stat, the number of cattle in Georgia increased by 2.6% and amounted to 1 million head in the 2nd quarter of 2020. Pigs livestock increased by 1, 8% to 205,400 head. The number of chickens increased by 16.9% and reached 12.5 million. During the reporting period, 197, 4 million liters of milk were produced, which is 0.1% up y-o-y. Meat production grew by 5.8% and amounted to 16,300 Mt. There were produced 167.5 million eggs, which is 1.4% down against the. Read more...

VR-glasses for cows were tested on a farm near Moscow

  • 26 Nov 10:21

A prototype of virtual reality glasses for cows was tested at a livestock farm in the Moscow region. According to the leaders of this large enterprise, the development of domestic IT specialists will help improve the emotional state of dairy cows, which stimulates their productivity. It is possible that the “happy” cows not only give more milk, but also improve its taste. The developers of the virtual reality studio, in collaboration with veterinarians and production consultants, adapted human VR glasses to the structure of the cow head. Cows perceive the shades of the red part of the spectrum better and weaker perceives shades of green and. Read more...

Russia Ups Dairy Support in 2016

  • 26 Jan 10:15

Russia's Agriculture minister Alexander Tkachev promised extra money for the country's dairy industry during the recent 'Agrofarm 2016' event. Mr Tkachev said that the state support of the dairy industry is unprecedented, and it is necessary to achieve self-sufficiency for 90 per cent of milk production. State support of the dairy industry in 2016 increased by almost half to about 30 billion rubles. "We need to build a new dairy complex, support the development of family livestock farms and to increase the productivity of dairy cattle," he said. Mr Tkachevdrew attention to the issues that limit the growth rate of the domestic. Read more...