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Ministry of Agriculture to develop horse breeding in Russia

  • 3 Dec 12:31

On November 27 Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting on the development of horse breeding in Russia. The event was attended by the largest horse breeders, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and of the scientific community, the press service of the agricultural department reports. As Dmitry Patrushev noted, horse breeding historically occupies a special place in the livestock industry of Russia. For the last 12 years the number of horses in Russia has been growing steadily and today amounts more than 1.4 million heads. Horse owners are provided with subsidies to compensate the costs of breeding activities, and the annual. Read more...