Small livestock on five Lebap Region farms nears 110,000 head ahead of winter

Small livestock on five farms in Lebap Region, Turkmenistan, is approaching 110,000 head, including about 55,000 ewes, according to the newspaper Turkmenistan. The farms also keep more than 1,300 cattle and over 2,700 camels.

Ahead of the winter season, the Serdar, Jeyhun, Garagum, Tallymerjen and Koytendag farms stockpiled more than 7,500 tonnes of feed. This includes over 4,000 tonnes of roughage, about 2,000 tonnes of field grasses, over 1,250 tonnes of straw, around 250 tonnes of alfalfa and 55 tonnes of barley.

Preparations began in summer, when herders inspected 309 sheds, 89 pens and 520 wells, repairing facilities that needed restoration. Feed deliveries to the farms are continuing. The report says the feed stockpiling and preparation of livestock housing aim to provide animals with the necessary conditions during the cold period and preserve the herd until the spring lambing season.