REARING AND BREEDING OF HEREFORD CATTLE ON A PEASANT (FARM) ENTERPRISE

Abstract

The authors developed an innovative project for raising and breeding beef cattle on the basis of the peasant farm enterprise of Mikheeva S.I. and prepared competitive documentation for the selection of participants in measures to support beginning farmers and the development of family livestock farms of peasant farm enterprises under the Penza Region state programme "Development of the Agricultural Sector of the Penza Region in 2014-2022".Based on the results of the study, a model of beef cattle breeding development on the basis of a peasant (farm) enterprise was developed. This model provides for breeding, rearing and fattening of cattle of the Hereford breed. The advantages of this breed are stability and endurance, simplicity in breeding, ability to transfer positive qualities by inheritance, high quality of meat.Taking into account the production indicators of the Hereford cattle breeding, the authors determined the financial indicators and economic efficiency of beef production. Net profit in the fifth year of the project will be 2213 thousand rubles, profitability of costs and sales will be 123 and 55% respectively. Organization of business taking into account technological features of the industry will allow the P(F)E of Mikheeva S. I. to get a level of profitability much higher than in the industry, and stable demand for meat and meat products guarantees its sales.

Keywords

• beef cattle breeding
• meat and meat products production
• hereford breed
• farming
• "marble meat"