Ulaanbaatar
Pilot Project Improves Livestock Meat Yield and Hide Quality
Society
Ulaanbaatar, February 5, 2025 /MONTSAME/ Under the “Producing Quality Meat in Pastures” Project, 100 calves are being fed with mineral-enriched fodder in Bayangol soum, Selenge aimag.
As a result of the Project, the weight of calves increased by one kilogram per day, and after three months, the average live weight of calves was 310 kilograms. The dressing yield reached 145 kilograms, while the quality of meat and skin improved.
The outcomes of the pilot project “Producing Quality Meat in
Pastures,” jointly implemented by the SAMO Institute of Food Research and
Production and the School of Animal Husbandry and Biotechnology of the Mongolian University of Life Sciences have been presented and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Enkhbayar
Jadamba highly appreciated the results of the
project.
The Minister
emphasized that a project to feed
calves, yearlings,
and three-year-old young cattle with supplementary fodder following
the pilot project recipe can be implemented this year in collaboration with and Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Light Industry. Minister Enkhbayar has
instructed relevant officials to organize a workshop in November to present the
project results to citizens and businesses engaged in beef cattle farming.
