Agricultural companies of Minsk region on average have already prepared 22 centners of fodder units per conditional head of cattle for the upcoming winter season, BelTA learned from Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, Minsk City Executive Committee Sergei varnish.
"to feed the economy of Minsk Region will be provided in full. The harvest is collected almost the same as last year, even taking into account the weather conditions faced by the entire agricultural sector. As for silage and silage, it currently remains clean for fodder purposes a small amount of corn, "- said Sergey Lakeev.
According to him, from one year to improve the quality of grass forage (silage , silage) due to logging technology. This is due to the fact that we have already constructed a considerable amount of silage and haylage trenches with special designs for storing high-quality feed. "At the moment harvested silage corn 2 million 817 thousand. T, but it is planned to reach the level of last year and to prepare about 3 million tons. Silage harvested 2 million 438 thousand. Tons - almost the same as last year - said the deputy chairman Minoblselhozproda. - The focus is not only the volume but also the quality of the feed, so that they contained the desired percentage of dry matter ".
Sergey Lakeev also said that almost all the number of cattle (cattle) areas have been translated to the winter diet of the stall period. Regarding preparations for the winter season, at the cattle-breeding complexes, farms are hauling in the field of organic matter, carried out disinfection, whitewashing, cleaning. "The main thing that these livestock facilities was not a draft, were closed windows in winter, there was no excess heat. Otherwise, cattle can occur mastitis. It is controlled seriously. Services Committee on Agriculture and Food, the regional veterinary services work daily in the regions, provide practical assistance to farms, and the oversight function. Emerging issues are resolved quickly, "- he added.
Heat pig farms in Minsk region throughout the year is monitored more strictly, since in contrast to the dairy farms violation of technologies for pigs and piglets may lead to serious consequences in the form of case , explained. Sergei Lakeev noted that the construction and reconstruction of facilities for the maintenance of farm animals is an important task of cheapening their cost, but no less important, and energy efficiency. He told one of the ways to deal with these issues on an example of the installation of polycarbonate in the window openings.
In the agricultural organizations of the Minsk area cattle stock exceeds 920 thousand. The livestock of dairy herd has more than 324 thousand., fever - more than 730 thousand.
