The number of pigs and poultry has increased in the Nizhny Novgorod region

By the end of March, there were 360 ​​thousand heads in the region, which is 52.4% more than last year. In addition, the number of poultry in the region increased by 4.6% - their number is 8.3 million heads.

In the first quarter, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter also increased in the region. it amounted to 41.6 thousand tons, which is 15.7% more than last year. Pig and poultry production account for 44% each, and cattle for 12%.

The experts also noted that in the first quarter 140.8 thousand tons of MILK were produced, which is 5.2% more than last year. On average, 1941 kg of milk was received from one cow, while last year 1793 kg were received in the first quarter.