Authors:
O. G. LORETS, doctor of biological sciences, professor
O. V. GORELIK, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor
R. A. LUNEVA, candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor,
N. V. BELYAEVA, candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor,
Ural State Agrarian University (42 K. Liebknechta Str., 620075, Ekaterinburg)
Abstract. Meat industry is one of the main branches of agriculture. Meat and meat products are one of the most important components in human nutrition. They are are the main source of proteins, fats, essential amino acids of animal origin. In this article, the authors present the results of analysis of beef production in the economy and ways of marketing of produced meat products in different ways. Agricultural enterprises specializing in the production of milk, mainly produced small quantities of meat. These are farms with a closed type of production, which means the calves are grown from the moment of birth and before achievement of the live weight of 400–450 kg at the age of 15–18 months. Closed type of production is divided into 4 periods: suckling period, cultivation period, rearing, intensive fattening. In the agricultural enterprise the largest number of young cattle is used for the needs of the farm, namely the sale of calves and meat to the farm workers, and also to provide catering. Of 813 heads, 440 heads of young cattle were used for this. Despite the fact that the most profit the farm receives from the sale of meat on the side, it goes to certain losses to ensure social protection of its employees.
Keywords: cattle, breeding periods, the carcass, meat, implementation.
