More than 40 enterprises in the region have the status of breeding organizations in the Vologda region

Breeding work is carried out at a high level in the Vologda region . Today, 41 legal entities have 53 tribal organization statuses. Most of them specialize in breeding cattle for dairy production. Of the total number of breeding organizations, 35 enterprises have 38 statuses of breeding organizations (three enterprises have two statuses each).
In the region, breeding activities in the field of dairy farming are carried out by 22 breeding plants and 16 breeding reproducers. During the current year, 23 tribal organizations received or confirmed their existing status.
Two breeding organizations have been newly created on the basis of the Vologodsky branch of Alta Genetics Russia LLC: an organization for artificial insemination of farm animals and an organization for embryo transplantation of cattle.
An information support center has been created on the basis of the regional information and selection center of JSC Breeding Enterprise Cherepovetskoye, and a molecular genetic examination laboratory has been reopened on the basis of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. At the same time, three organizations ceased their activities in the field of livestock breeding.
“From 18 to 28 this year, the number of breeding farms for breeding the Holstein breed has increased, and accordingly, the number of cattle of this breed has increased significantly in the region. As of December 25, 2023, in the breeding organizations of the region, 83.1% of cows are classified as Holstein, 8.5% are black-and-white, 4.5% are Ayrshire, 3.2% are Yaroslavl, and 0 are Kholmogorsk. .7% of cows,” said Sergei Poromonov, Head of the region’s Department of Agriculture and Food Resources.
The Department monitors the implementation of minimum requirements by breeding enterprises in the region. These are requirements for the number of pedigree dairy cattle, the yield of calves, the frequency of monitoring Milk production per month with determination of the fat and protein content in milk , the use of artificial insemination of cows and heifers, and the sale of pedigree young stock. An important requirement for organizations remains the implementation of a breeding work plan developed jointly with the breeding center.