Also in the region, egg production increased by 5.5%. According to Lipetskstat, as of the beginning of August, the livestock herd in the Lipetsk region numbered 114.9 thousand heads, including 42.6 thousand cows. The main part of the cattle was kept in agricultural organizations—72.3 thousand heads, or 62.9% of the total livestock. Livestock in households numbered 25.9 thousand heads (22.5%), and in peasant (farmer) farms—16.7 thousand heads (14.6%). The pig herd in the region numbered 754.6 thousand heads. Almost all pigs were kept in agricultural organizations—733.4 thousand animals (97.2% of the total number). There were 17.7 thousand pigs (2.3%) in households, and 3.5 thousand (0.5%) in peasant (farmer) farms. The number of sheep and goats was 65.5 thousand heads. Households accounted for 80.9% of the total number (53.0 thousand heads), peasant (farmer) farms—10.7% (7.0 thousand heads), and agricultural organizations—8.4% (5.5 thousand heads). From January to July, 228.5 ...