SMOLEVICHI DISTRICT, 24 July (BelTA) – I reemphasize importance of preventing cattle loss, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he made a working trip to Smolevichi District, BelTA has learned.
"God forbid you anger me on this matter! You'll regret it. I won't repeat myself ten times. Livestock loss is unacceptable. This problem was solved back in Soviet times," the head of state emphasized.
The president referenced his background as a farm manager: "We built specialized complexes precisely for fattening cattle and beef production. We had separate facilities: one for bulls, another for young heifers. That's how we raised them."
The head of state reiterated his firm policy: "If farms cannot ensure proper calf survival rates, they must transfer the animals to other farms ‘in the name of revolution’. For money. Pay them extra if needed. Let the farmers at least earn their wages," he stated. "The cattle must be kept on farms that can take proper care of them and feed them.”
"The key metric is livestock mortality. No matter how hard you try to convince me, I won't accept that everything is normal, that there's no 'above-plan' mortality as you report to me. What 'above-plan'? What plans are you even talking about?!" Aleksandr Lukashenko asked a question.
The president asked Anzhelika Gushchenya, the director of Ozeritsky-Agro, the farm he was visiting, about their livestock loss situation. The loss rates are literally fractions of a percent, virtually nonexistent, she said detailing their calf-rearing and livestock management practices. "Simple and sensible. Nothing overcomplicated. This is exactly how it should be done,” the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that if other farms cannot work in this way, then they can come and learn from the positive experience: “Let them come, she will gladly show how it is done.”
The president also stressed that iron-clad discipline and competent organization of the veterinary service are instrumental in solving the problem of cattle loss.
"God forbid you anger me on this matter! You'll regret it. I won't repeat myself ten times. Livestock loss is unacceptable. This problem was solved back in Soviet times," the head of state emphasized.
The president referenced his background as a farm manager: "We built specialized complexes precisely for fattening cattle and beef production. We had separate facilities: one for bulls, another for young heifers. That's how we raised them."
The head of state reiterated his firm policy: "If farms cannot ensure proper calf survival rates, they must transfer the animals to other farms ‘in the name of revolution’. For money. Pay them extra if needed. Let the farmers at least earn their wages," he stated. "The cattle must be kept on farms that can take proper care of them and feed them.”
"The key metric is livestock mortality. No matter how hard you try to convince me, I won't accept that everything is normal, that there's no 'above-plan' mortality as you report to me. What 'above-plan'? What plans are you even talking about?!" Aleksandr Lukashenko asked a question.
The president asked Anzhelika Gushchenya, the director of Ozeritsky-Agro, the farm he was visiting, about their livestock loss situation. The loss rates are literally fractions of a percent, virtually nonexistent, she said detailing their calf-rearing and livestock management practices. "Simple and sensible. Nothing overcomplicated. This is exactly how it should be done,” the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that if other farms cannot work in this way, then they can come and learn from the positive experience: “Let them come, she will gladly show how it is done.”
The president also stressed that iron-clad discipline and competent organization of the veterinary service are instrumental in solving the problem of cattle loss.
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