Dead carcasses: What is causing the increase in livestock mortality in Kazakhstan in 2023?

Published 2024년 4월 23일

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Kazakhstan has seen a significant increase in livestock mortality, with the number of dead animals reaching 8,100 as of mid-April, attributed to floods and other factors. The veterinary services sector experienced a 33.4% increase in value and a 117.9% increase in investment in the first two months of the year. There has also been a surge in administrative offenses in the field of veterinary medicine, with a 61.7% increase compared to the previous year. The government has pledged to compensate farmers for dead animals and has imposed significant fines for violations.

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Livestock mortality has increased: for a number of animals, the figures have increased significantly, reports the portal Energyprom.kz. According to the information, based on the results of January-December last year, services in the field of veterinary activities in Kazakhstan were provided in the amount of 69 billion tenge - 33.4% more in value terms than a year earlier (IFO - 117.9%). Regionally, the largest number of services in the sector fell on the Turkestan region: 7.7 billion tenge, against 4.6 billion tenge a year earlier. In second and third places are Astana (7 billion tenge) and Zhambyl region (5.9 billion tenge). The lowest figures were recorded in Shymkent (646.3 million tenge), as well as in Ulytau (1.1 billion tenge) and Mangistau (1.3 billion tenge) regions. Investments in fixed assets in the field of veterinary services in January-February of this year amounted to 995.3 million tenge, against only 43 million tenge a year earlier. At the same time, the Turkestan ...

Source: Agrosektor