Development of of farming fur in Belarus

Abstract

Cellular as fur farming is a relatively young branch of agriculture. Its roots come from one of the oldest branches of economy-hunting wild animals. In a relatively short period of its existence the fur farming as agriculture industry, has achieved significant results in the domestication of fur-bearing animals. This article gives an analysis of the successful development of fur farming in the world, especially in the countries of the European Union. Along with this, the Belarusian fur farming so far cannot reach the level of the year 1991 in the number of wild fur-bearing animals. Thus, in 1991 year, livestock basic herd females fur-bearing animals was 215,9-thousand heads, but on January 1, 2018 year - 194 thousand heads. Decreased production of pelts and fur animals if in 2008 year production cell of furs in the Republic of Belarus amounted to 940 thousand pelts, in the year 2017 - 600 thousand.In the work of the noted the need to improve the technology of feeding animals, the introduction of mechanization and automation of technological processes in order to reduce production costs. A model of farm animal breeding development in close cooperation with the existing farms and research centers. According to the authors this will in the coming 5 years to double production cell of furs and reach millions of frontier production in the Republic of Belarus, thus fully meet the needs of the internal market.