Livestock population reaches largest ever number

Economy | Agriculture
en_khuder@montsame.mn
2016-06-24 15:04:28

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Ministry of Food and Agriculture reported Friday that the number of livestock has reached 73 million heads after the country received 18.8 million heads of baby animals this spring.

As of today, 19.3 million heads or 81% of total 23 million heads of dams have given births nationwide, thus the number of baby animals has become 18.8 million heads. 55 thousand heads of them were baby camels, 568 thousand--foals, 954 thousand--calves, 9.4 million--lambs and 7.9 million--baby goats.