Innovative approaches to the development of dairy cattle breeding in the Kaluga region

Abstract

The use of innovative approaches to the development of breeding cattle in the region has significantly increased and improved the productivity of animals. So, over the past 5 years, gross milk production has increased by 192 thousand tons or 171%, milk yield per cow by 2705 kg and amounted to 8745 kg in 2021. The breed composition of cows has changed, the Holstein breed with a specific gravity of about 80% has become the predominant breed of dairy cattle in the Kaluga region. The selection of bulls is aimed only at the bulls-leaders of the Holstein breed and their sons. IT technologies are actively used in the management of regional dairy cattle breeding in the region.