Goat milk volumes increased by 73% in Udmurtia, Russia

Dairy goat breeding is a small livestock sector in Udmurtia, which continues to increase the pace of development. And this is mainly the contribution of small farms. In 2021, goat farms in Udmurtia produced 1,029.7 tons of raw milk valuable for processing, the volumes increased by 433.2 tons compared to 2020, or by 73%. Marketability of goat milk was 74%. The herd of Udmurt goat breeders more than tripled - in a year it was increased by 3335 heads. The yield of kids per 100 goats was 75%. And today the total number of goats in Udmurtia is 4518 heads. The Ministry of Agriculture of Udmurtia notes that this significant growth in the industry is largely due to the launch of a new large-scale production at Ecofarm Dubrovskoye LLC in the Kiyasovsky district. Moreover, last year three more farms specializing in the production of goat milk were opened in the republic: in the KFH district Guliyev Damir Fuzuli Ogly, in the Selta district of the IP Obukhov P. V. and in the Sharkan district ...