The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan summed up the results of the first half of the year in livestock production

Deputy HEAD of the department for the development of livestock industries, Irek Gibadullin, stated in his report that over the 6 months of this year, agricultural enterprises produced more than 880 thousand tons of MILK, with an increase of 7% compared to last year. The average milk yield per cow was 4 thousand 127 kg of milk. In terms of productivity per cow, we are up 8% compared to last year, plus 291 kg.

205 thousand tons of MEAT were produced, of which 47.8 thousand tons were cattle meat , 98% by 2023. Pig meat - 50.3 thousand tons with an increase of 2%, and poultry meat 105.8 thousand tons with 96% growth by 2023.

According to the results of 6 months of this year, 17 municipal districts increased the number of cows. The number of cows is being actively increased in the Menzelinsky, Kukmorsky, Baltasinsky, Aktanyshsky, Mamadyshsky, Sabinsky and Muslyumovsky districts.

Positive dynamics are observed in the number of pigs and poultry. The pig population in the republic is mainly concentrated in 6 large pig breeding complexes. The largest increase in pig numbers is in Kamsky Bacon and Avangard. The Navruz and Phoenix enterprises also have an increase in livestock.

Positive dynamics in the growth of horses is observed in 16 municipal districts. The largest increase in the number of horses is in the Drozhzhanovsky district, plus 216 heads by 2023 and 214 heads to the plan. The Almetyevsky, Tyulyachinsky, Leninogorsky and Baltasinsky districts were significantly expanded beyond the plan.

Next, Irek Gibadullin drew attention to the topic of milk production. There is also a good increase compared to the 2023 level in Menzelinsky, Kukmorsky, Baltasinsky and Arsky districts. The pace is high this year in the Bugulminsky, Sabinsky and Aktanysh municipal districts.

“I would like to note our main leaders in milk production - this is the Atninsky district. In the first half of the year, more than 5 thousand 700 kg per cow were milked here. Next come Menzelinsky, Sabinsky, Bugulminsky, Kukmorsky and Mamadyshsky municipal districts. Their increase is over 5 thousand kg,” he noted.

At the meeting, it was especially noted that it is necessary to take special control over the insemination of cows on private farms.

“It is important to count the livestock in order to more effectively see the situation with the increase in cattle, sheep and goats in the future and for the current year. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to maintaining road maps. Close attention should be paid to feeding animals. Feed is the key to high productivity,” concluded Gelyus Bayazitov at the end of the meeting.