Agricultural producers in Kaliningrad region in 2017 by 40% increased the supply of elite breeding dairy cattle in the Russian regions, said on Monday the regional Ministry of agriculture, where he summed up the work of breeding livestock in the past year.

"Beyond the region on dairy farms of the Moscow and Ryazan regions, in Bashkiria in 2017 delivered more than 1 300 head of heifers [young cows neoclassica - approx. TASS] Holstein, 40% more than the year before," the Ministry said.

Highly productive dairy cows grown in pedigree reproducers of the group of companies "Zalesskoye Moloko", which is one of the leaders of the dairy industry region. The average annual milk yield per cow on her farm is almost 9.5 thousand kg. the Average for Russia milk yield per cow in agricultural enterprises in 2016 was 5 449 kg.

"Due to the high productivity of the Kaliningrad region in 2016 for the first time in the post-Soviet period has started deliveries of breeding cattle to other regions of the country. Then "Zalesskoye Moloko" were sent to Kaluga, Ryazan and Moscow region, and also in Bashkiria 933 heifers Holstein", - stated in the message of the Ministry of agriculture.

Earlier, the Ministry of agriculture reported that the evaluation of animals, conducted last year, all the livestock of thoroughbred Holstein cattle in the region belongs to the class of "elite-record". These animals received the highest evaluation of breeding and productive qualities.