On the farms of the Moscow Region, the number of goats and sheep is increasing. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region Andrei Razin. “Over the past 7 months of this year, the numbers of small cattle — sheep and goats — increased by 5.3% compared to last year. Mostly goats of Saanen, Alpine and Nubian breeds are raised, whose milk differs little from cow's in taste and smell, ” Andrei Razin said. According to the minister, dairy and meat goat breeding in the Moscow region is becoming popular and profitable. The growth was provided by the households of individual entrepreneurs, including. Read more...
From the beginning of January to the end of April 2019, the cattle numbers in Russian farms of all forms of ownership decreased by 0.9% compared to the first four months of 2018. As for May 1, the cattle numbers were 18.8 million heads, APK-Inform agency reports, citing Rosstat. In particular, the number of cows in the period from January 1 to May 1, 2019 decreased to 8 million heads (-0.3%), and the number of goats and sheep - to 24.5 million units (- 4.3%). In contrast to cattle and small ruminants, the number of pigs increased to 24.7. Read more...
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