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Gross animal breeding product in Artsakh grows by 16.4%

In the year past gross animal breeding product comprised about 76 billion.

Gross animal breeding product in Artsakh grows by 16.4%

Gross animal breeding product in Artsakh grows by 16.4%

STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 26, ARTSAKHPRESS:Norayr Musayelyan, head of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department of the Artsakh Ministry of Agriculture told Artsakhpress about the aforementioned.

He said the gross animal breeding product has increased by 16.4 % as compared with the indicators of 2016.

In his words, a rise of 19,3 % has been recorded in the field of meat production.

“While in 2016 13,000 tons of meat was produced, in 2017 this indicator was 15,428 tons. Due to decrease in the number of cows, the production of milk also has decreased. Egg production has decreased by 1,5 %. Production of honey has  increased,’’ head of the department said, in particular.

Referring to the number of livestock, Norayr Musayelyan informed that, as of 1 January 2017, there were 46,743 head of large cattle, while in the same period of 2018 this number stood at 43,112. Decrease has also been recorded in the number of small cattle.


     

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