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12 Sep 2014

Belarus president orders to create dairy breeding farms in every oblast

ZHODINO, 12 September (BelTA) – Dairy breeding farms have to be created in every oblast. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave the relevant instructions as he visited the agricultural breeding enterprise ZhodinoAgroPlemElita on 12 September, BelTA has learned.

The head of state was informed that as much as 41% of the milking herd in Belarus is concentrated at industrial enterprises. Animals fit for such an environment are needed to make this kind of animal husbandry possible. Work is in progress to create the relevant Belarusian breed. Science is supposed to produce a pedigree herd for Belarusian farms by 2020. The relevant dairy breeding farms have to be created in every oblast to make that happen.

“It is a breakthrough. It is more precious than gold and the gold and foreign exchange reserves,” said the President.

Alexander Lukashenko gave instructions to draft a legal act by 1 October to specify the conditions that foster the creation of such farms. “We will have seven farms like that. Then we will get good breeding material,” noted the head of state.

The President was made familiar with the operation of the dairy breeding enterprise ZhodinoAgroPlemElita. The agricultural enterprise was given to the Animal Husbandry Research and Development Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for the sake of creating innovative animal husbandry facilities. In particular, the enterprise has a pedigree reproduction farm for 500 sows, a dairy farm for 850 cows with a high genetic potential, a dairy breeding farm for 350 cows, a pig farm for testing and experiments, wireframe and tent premises for keeping pigs. In 2013 the dairy farm for 850 cows was one of the country’s 10 best dairy farms. The share of extra quality milk in the output was 92% while profitability was over 30%. The pedigree reproduction farm in combination with another reproduction farm for 1,000 sows is supposed to become the basis for setting up a modern selection and breeding system for the Belarusian pig farming industry. It will be used to secure the accelerated completion of the effort to create a Belarusian marketable pig crossbreed.

“Don’t convert this endeavor into a common highly profitable enterprise. It is just one of the considerations. You should provide us with uncontestable technologies,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

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