UrBC, Yekaterinburg, May21, 2019. Sverdlovsk Region’s sheep and goat stock decreased by 4.1%, or 2,700 head of cattle in April 2019 compared with April 2018, that is, from 66,400 down to 63,700. The cattle stock also dropped by 0.8%, or 2,000 head of cattle, that is, from 266,300 down to 264,300, Sverdlovskstat reports.

The overall number of cows declined by 0.5%, or 600 head of cattle (from 116,200 down to 115,600).

Sverdlovsk Region’s pig stock rose by 3.1%, or 10,700 pigs (from 346,100 up to 356,800); the poultry stock rose by 0.7%, or 100 chickens/ducks (from 13,400 up to 13,500).