5.1 million livestock offspring being cared nationwide

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. As of April 1, 5.2 million dams (22 percent of total 24 million) have delivered offspring. 14.8 thousand of the dams are camels, 23.8 thousand - mares, 102 thousand – cows, 2.8 million - ewes, and 2.3 million - goats. With 2.2 million livestock offspring delivered nationwide, the survival rate is currently at 98 percent. The offspring delivery rate is the highest (63 percent) in Khovd aimag followed by Bayan-Ulgii aimag (56 percent) and Uvs aimag (53 percent).