The very fact that the ratio of plant and animal production is 70:30 in favor of plant production speaks of the situation in animal breeding. In the past, the ratio was 60:40 in favor of crop production.
In developed European countries, that ratio is 60:40, but in favor of animal husbandry – said Nenad Budimirović, secretary of the Association for Animal Husbandry and Processing of Animal Products of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
The value of livestock production in Serbia last year was 176.2 billion dinars.
The number of cattle at the end of last year was around 800,000 head, which is a decrease of 6.9%. The production of pigs is also in decline, by 7%, so around 2.6 million pigs are produced in pig farming.
Poultry production is lower by 3.5% and at the annual level it amounts to slightly less than 15 million pieces. Production in goat farming is around 191,000 head, which is also a decrease of 1.7%. Production growth of 1.5% was recorded only in sheep farming, where production reached 1.7 million pieces.
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