Strictly adhere to technology and be passionate about your business. The chairman of the agricultural production cooperative explained how to prevent livestock losses.

October 30, Vitebsk Region. Romuald Shukel, chairman of the Mayak Braslovsky agricultural cooperative, spoke to journalists about how to avoid mortality in livestock farming, a BELTA correspondent reports. 
"The secret is that when a calf is born, you need to follow all the raising technologies - colostrum, vaccinations , proper feeding from the first day - we have muesli and everything else. It's also important that they are handled by a calf nurse who cares about her work. Only then will there be results," said Romuald Shukel. 
Availability of veterinary medications is also a mandatory requirement. "I have the green light for this on my farm. Sometimes it's tight with money, but we first and foremost buy veterinary medications. Because every heifer is a future cow , and"A bull is MEAT . So you just have to keep an eye on them. Furthermore, the gold standard of any farm is its veterinarian and livestock specialist. They must be true experts in their field and passionate about it, then there will be results," the chairman emphasized. 

Regarding the challenges facing the agro-industrial complex today, the HEAD noted that they are serious and there are no unnecessary demands. "I believe that anyone who works can happily continue doing so; there are no problems. Speaking of labor discipline, there are issues, but we resolve them on the spot. As for livestock mortality, on our farm it's about 1-2 heads per month. That's how it should be; sometimes, for example, a premature calf comes in. The recent meeting with the President impressed me, especially the fact that there will be support , and the village will thrive. I'm glad that ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO set achievable goals. "Those who want to work, work, and those who don't, look for excuses," says Romuald Shukel. 
The farm currently has 7,400 hectares of arable land, over 10,000 hectares of agricultural land, and employs 400 people. "We have a pig-breeding complex for 22,000 head, which is fully occupied, and we have about 3,000 cattle —currently about 900 cows—and we are engaged in crop production. We also have a large construction project underway. We are currently at the new complex, which was commissioned in December 2024. The complex began to fill up in February; there are some minor imperfections, but they have not affected the ability to accommodate livestock. Currently, 770 cows and heifers have been brought in. In total, 770 dairy cows will be kept, plus 340 heifers and so-called dry cattle. "There are currently 180 calves in the calf barn," the farm's manager reported. 

The farm sells 12 tons of extra-grade MILK daily. "That's a good chunk of change . But I think there's more to come. The farm is fully supplied with feed—24,000 tons of haylage and silage. We feed 50 tons of haylage-silage mixture daily, and the feed is supplied in the required quantity. The team is committed to the work. We have a competent chief livestock specialist, a competent veterinarian, the complex manager, his deputy, and the rest of the team. There's no need to rush anyone. We always maintain order," concluded Romuald Shukel. Photo by Sergey Sheleg