Russian and Belarusian scientists plan to jointly breed disease-resistant livestock breeds

Scientists from the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus plan to develop joint projects to achieve food security in the countries. In particular, scientists plan to work together on breeding new breeds of cattle adapted to climatic conditions and resistant to diseases, told reporters on Tuesday during the International Scientific and Practical Forum "Agrarian Science - Agricultural Production in Siberia, Mongolia, CIS countries and BRICS" in Novosibirsk Academician-Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Azarenka. "The main topic is the food security of our countries. We brought our proposals in the field of mechanization of agricultural processes and in animal husbandry, we want to work together on breeding new breeds of cattle that are more adapted to our conditions and more resistant to diseases - specific issues", Azarenka said. He added that ...