PRIME MINISTER VISITS COW FARM

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag Thursday legged a cow farm, a "Khishihten Nuudelchin” LLC, which is breeding Montbeliarde cattle. The farm has been erected under 2.8 billion togrog out of 43 billion from the "Chingis" bonds revenue for the diary production this year. The farm has imported from France 150 heads of the Montbeliarde cattle of dairy and beef products. "The Mongolian cow gives 4.5 liters milk a day, whereas her "French counterpart"--from 20 to 25 liters, with high protein," said the company’s executive director J.Battogs. “As we have learned, the Montbeliarde mountainous region has had no animal diseases in the last 20 years," he said, adding that it is fully possible to develop here such farms combining with Mongolian traditional experience. Cattle farm normally requires good fodder and places, "so we planted all kinds of fodder plants on four thousand hectares and have managed to fully provide our cows with fodder," Battogs said. He wants to import 160 heads soon, he added. The Premier noted that ten such farms around the capital city would satisfy 50 percent of its need in dairy products, and wished the company big successes. As of today, 15 companies have received financing of MNT 10.5 billion from the “Chingis” bonds and are ready to start activities son, a Vice Minister of Agriculture and Industry Ts.Tuvaan added.