The herd of sheep and goats in Dagestan exceeds 4.7 million heads

More than 22% of the total number of sheep in the country is concentrated here According to Dagestanstat, the number of sheep and goats in farms of all categories in the Republic of Dagestan at the end of December 2024 amounted to 4,742.1 thousand heads (-2.3% from the 2023 level). Of these, 2,305.5 thousand heads are kept in peasant farms, 1,288.5 thousand in agricultural organizations, and 1,148.1 thousand in households. The Republic of Dagestan occupies a leading position in sheep breeding in Russia, concentrating more than 22% of the total number of sheep in the country. The number of cattle in farms of all categories in the region amounted to 930.4 thousand heads, or 99.0% of the 2023 level. Most of the cattle in the region is kept in households - 723.5 thousand heads. There are 126.6 thousand heads of cattle in peasant farms, and 80.3 thousand heads in agricultural organizations. In particular, the herd of cows in the region amounted to 483.0 thousand heads, which is 0.7% ...