NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK REACHES ALMOST 52 MILLION HEADS

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The National Statistical Committee (NSC) Tuesday released preliminary results of livestock census of this year. Accordingly, a number of livestock reached 51.9 million heads, increasing 6.8 million head or 15.1% against the previous year. The number of horses reached 2.9 million, cattle--3.4 million, camels--349.3 thousand, sheep--23.2 million and goats--22.0 million. The number of horses increased by 375.9 thousand, cattle--by 503.3 thousand, camels--by 27.8 thousand, sheep--by 3.1 million, and goats--2.8 million heads against 2013. The number of horses amounted for 5.8% of the total livestock counted, of cattle--6.6%, camel--0.7%, sheep--44.7% and goat--42.3%. The number of livestock increased in all provinces except Orkhon. The number of livestock increased dramatically in Sukhbaatar, Uvs, Gobi-Altai, Zavkhan, Bulgan, Khovd, Khentii, Dundgobi, Bayankhongor, Arkhangai, Khovsgol, Tov and Ovorkhangai aimags. 16 provinces and Ulaanbaatar city increased all five kinds of livestock. Arkhangai aimag counted the largest number of livestock (4,293.9 thousand heads), followed by Tov (4,181.5 thousand heads) and Khovsgol (41.516.8 thousand heads). The biggest number of horses (331.0 thousand) was counted in Tov aimag, of cattle (502.6 thousand)--in Arkhangai, camel (112.7 thousand)--in Omnogobi, sheep (2,229.9 thousand)--in Arkhangai, and goats (2,138.1 thousand)--in Bayankhongor.