BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The number of bovine animals increased by 4.9 percent at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2020 in Georgia compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019 and reached 955,000 heads, Trend reports citing National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Of which, the total number of dairy cows and buffaloes increase by 0.7 percent from the same period of the previous year and equaled 453,800 heads.
The total number of sheep and goats down by 9.9 percent and year-on-year amounted to 846,100 heads.
The number of pigs equaled 237,200 heads which is 3 percent more than in the same period of the previous year.
The number of poultry increased by 22.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 11.5 million heads.
Meanwhile, in the second quarter of 2020, the number of bovine animals increased by 2.6 percent compared to the same period of 2019 and reached 1 million heads in Georgia. The total number of dairy cows and buffaloes increased by 1.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and equaled 471,200 heads.
The total number of sheep and goats was down by 12.1 percent year-on-year and amounted to 984,200 heads. The number of pigs equaled 205,400 heads which are 1.8 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. The number of poultry increased by 16.9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 15.5 million heads.
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