"Golden Fund" of elite flock from all over Russia will present in Kalmykia

"All-Russia Exhibition of sheep is carried out in the country for the second time. This is a very significant event not only for sheep, but of all livestock in the region. We have an opportunity to achieve the sheep industry and the best economy. The event will give impetus to the development of the industry as a whole and all areas of sheep, "- said the source. According to him, the exhibition will be attended by about 20 farms in Kalmykia and about a hundred tribal enterprises from 15 regions of Russia. Planned as part of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the Kazakh breed of sheep meat Merino. "The exhibition will be presented a gold key gene pool breeds of wool, meat, astrakhan, skin coat, and dairy productivity, bred in European countries. Best of sheep and goat breeds 1925 ", – said the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic. "In addition, the exhibition will gather in Elista, the leading scientific institutions of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, enterprises of light and processing industries, manufacturers of veterinary medicines, machinery and equipment for livestock and agricultural equipment," – he added. The exhibition includes the cultural program which will provide artistic groups, the source said. Many regions will demonstrate their culture on national households. Sheep in Kalmykia is one of the most important areas of economic development. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kalmykia, a region takes second place in the Russian Federation on the number of sheep. On 1 January 2011 it amounted to about 2.2 million heads. Selection and breeding work is a family breeding plants and 15 breed reproducers. In the Republic of Kalmyk concentrated gene pool, Grozny, Astrakhan, and other breeds of sheep.