Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia welcomes 1.9 million newborn livestock last week
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ By this April 25, 12.1 million mother animals (50.3 percent) have given birth, and 11.9 million heads of newborn livestock are alive and well, reports the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. This indicates a growth in number of the newborn animals by 1.9 million.
Among them are, 34.2 thousand baby camels, 103.2 thousand colts, 309.9 thousand calves, 6.2 million lambs, and 5.2 million goatlings. A survival rate is 92.7 percent.
A total loss of livestock reached 931.4 thousand heads, increasing 27.0 thousand against last week. In specific, 325 camels, 34.2 thousand horses, 90.5 thousand cows, 334.6 thousand sheep and 471.7 thousand goats have been lost. These animals made up 5.4 percent of all livestock counted in the beginning of 2016.
The largest numbers of the livestock lost are counted in Sukhbaatar, Uvs, Arkhangai, Zavkhan and Bayankhongor provinces.
