Belgussehtin Belarusian breed is expected to be approved by 2020

"The stakes of breeding, development of the genetic potential of livestock are important for the development of dairy cattle breeding.By 2020, we plan to approve our own breed belgolstine, which can potentially provide 10 to 12 tonnes of milk per cow per year, "said Ivan Sheiko

In 2017, the average milk production per cow in Belarus exceeded for the first time 5 tonnes. "The genetic potential of our dairy cows is about 8.5 tons of milk per cow per year. At the same time, on individual farms, the milk yield is 10 tonnes of milk per cow and per year and over. So we always have a big reserve, "says the scientist, who believes that it is possible to realize the genetic potential of dairy cattle by introducing new, more modern technologies and improving the quality of food.

Igor Brylo, vice-president Minister of Agriculture and Food, noted that Belarus was ready to supply its products.Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and other countries are currently demonstrating their interest in buying purebred cattle.