Animal breeding in Latvia GITA JANSONE H E AD OF L I V E S TOCK P R ODUCTION AN D P E D I GREE D I V I S I ON D E PAR T M E N T OF AGRICULT U R E M I N I S T RY OF AGRICULT U R E OF LAT V I A
Facts on Latvia Area km 2 64 573 Population, mio (at beginning of 212) 2.24 Population density per 1 km 2 31.3 Borderline 1 866 km including coastline 498 km Length of the territory, km from the North to the South 21 from the West to the East 45 Average elevation above the sea level 87 m Highest point (Gaiziņkalns) 312 m Mean monthly air temperature C o in Riga Average +7.3 Average Jan. -3 Average Jul. +19.8 Norway Denmark Germany Sweden Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Finland Estonia Latvia LATVIJA Lithuania Belarus Ukraine Russia THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 2
Structure of Agricultural land Total area 1933.8 thsd.ha Permanent crops,,3% Pastures and meadows, 35% Arable land, 65% THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 3
Structure of Agricultural output in 216 (base prices) Beef meat; 3,8 Pork; 5,7 Eggs; 3,4 Poultry meat; 3,7 Rape seed; 8,8 Milk; 19,6 Cereals; 28,8 Other livestock products; 2,7 Other crop products; 4,3 [KATEGORIJA S NOSAUKUMS]; [VĒRTĪBA] Vegetables; 5,2 Potatoes; 5,1 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 4
Self-sufficiency in agriculture products, % in 216 2 18 16 14 172 161 134 12 1 15 8 6 65 57 4 2 Beef and veal Eggs Milk Sheep and goat meat Poultry meat Pork 5
Livestock sectors of Latvia THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 6
Dairy sector Number of farms and cows, milk yield 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 165 96 162 414 6993 778 153 927 7296 5812 595 6182 218 278 17 9 83% of dairy cows under recording 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 214. 215. 216. Total number of dairy cows Number of dairy farms Average milk yield per cow (statistic data) Average milk yield per cow (recording data) Average number of cows in herd: 8,6 Average number of cows in recording herd: 27 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 7
7 6 5 4 3 Beef sector Number of beef farms, beef animals and suckling cows 53 955 34 253 59 25 38 87 64 322 44 71 2 1 432 436 4162 214. 215. 216. Farms Beef cattle Suckling cows Average number of beef cattle in herd: 15 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 8
Pig sector Number of pigs and farms 35 3 328 857 327 694 331 296 5 26 6 5 25 3686 4 2 15 1 5 2899 76 847 927 3 2 1 26412 24547 26 82 214. 215. 216. Sows Pigs, including sows Farms with sows Farms with pigs THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 9
Number of farms Number of animals Sheep and goat sectors Number of goat and sheep farms and 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 92583 animals 4199 4 33 12255 279 12 276 16 573 3 733 2 539 2 374 12 682 13 21 214. 215. 216. Farms with sheep Number of sheep Farms with goats Number of goats 12 1 8 6 4 2 Average number of sheep in herd: 29 Average number of goats in herd: 6 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 1
1 2 Horse breeding sector Number of horse farms and horses 6 1 9 8 4 918 4 438 4 47 5 4 9 6 9 4 1 135 3 9 2 9 9 598 9 364 2 1 8 8 214. 215. 216. Number of horses Number of farms Average number of horses in herd: 2 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 11
tūkst. Poultry (thousands) 9 8 7 6 5,1 3,4 3,9 5,5 4,5 3,5 2,5 Other poultry (quails, turkeys, geese, ducks etc.) Laying hens 5 4 451,4 4341 4341, 132, 68,3 17,4 1,5,5 Broilers 3 2 1 2654,9 2236,9 2255,7 1723,4 235,8 2171,9 214. 215. 216. -,5-1,5-2,5-3,5 Number of poultry Farms with poultry THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 12
Beekeeping 95335 9298 99813 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3352 2931 3268 214. 215. 216. Bee colonies Bee holdings Average number of bee colonies in holding = 31 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 13
Fur-bearing animals 43851 262543 22773 6823 44 4176 122 835 55 214 215 216 Minks Chinchillas Foxes THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 14
Rabbits Farms Rabbit breeding 37 12 36 5 36 767 927 98 1 8 35 5 36 865 6 35 35 475 4 34 5 35 166 2 34 214 215 216 Rabbits Rabbit farms THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 15
531 659 123 1424 2842 3777 3216 2544 9375 9717 1183 Untraditional animals 12 1 8 6 4 2 Red deers Fallow Mouflons deers 214 215 216 Other wild animals THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 16
Dairy cattle: Latvian Brown cow (152), Latvian Blue cow (312) Horses: Latvian horse breed draught type (215) Latgale Trotter (~2) Latvian Arden (~2) Pigs: Latvian White pig (5) Native breeds Goats: Latvian Native goat (24) Sheep: Latvian Dark-headed sheep (549) Also: Latvian local bee population (6 colonies) Latvian Hound THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 17
Conservation measures of native breeds In situ conservation Farm animal breeders Nucleus Latvian Brown cow herd (at Latvia University of Agriculture training and research farm «Vecauce») Project for the breeding of new bulls of the Latvian Brown and Latvian Blue cow breeds, since 216 Ex situ conservation Semen storage 3 AI stations store semen - decisions on number of semen doses needed for storage are made in collaboration with breeding organizations Specialized Laboratory for storage of DNA and biological material (from 27) Laboratory functions within the Latvia University of Agriculture More than1 DNA samples from 6 local breeds are stored in laboratory THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 18
Challenges in livestock sector I The new EU Animal Breeding Regulation (216/212) - New Animal breeding law - New regulations: - procedure for recognition of breeding organisations and approval of breeding programmes; - procedure for maintaining of herd-books; - recording rules; - rules for issuing zootechnical certificates; - rules for acceptance of sires, semen and embryos for breeding; - Discussions with animal breeding organisations to explain the new procedures and to implement them Creation of gene bank, participation in EUGENA THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 19
Challenges in livestock sector II To ensure that organisations comply with requirements of the Animal breeding regulation Cattle breeding organisations: 4 Sheep breeding organisation: 1 Pig breeding organisations: 2 Goat breeding organisation: 1 Horse breeding organisations: 2 Organisations for other animals: 5 THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 2
- Challenges in livestock sector III To ensure that breeding programmes comply with requirements of the Animal breeding regulation Cattle (5): - 2 dairy cattle programmes (Red breeds, Holstein breed) - 2 breed preservation programmes (Latvian Brown and Latvian Blue cow) - 1 beef cattle programme for main breeds Pigs (2): - 1 programme for main breeds - 1 breed preservation programme (Latvian White pig) Sheep (5): - 1 programme for local breed, including preservation measures (Latvian Darkheaded sheep) - 4 programmes for other breeds Goats (2): - 1 programme for main dairy goat breeds (including preservation measures for Latvian Native goat breed) - 1 programme for meet goats (Boer breed) Horses (4): - 1 programme for Latvian horse breed (including preservation measures for driving type horses) - 1 breed preservation programme (Latvian Arden) - 1 programme for trotter breeds - 1 breed creation programme (Latvian Sport pony) Other animals (5) 1 programme for local bees, 1 programme for rabbits, 1 programme for fur animals, 2 programmes for deers THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF LATVIA 21
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