Prospectives for sheep and goats breeding households in new millennium

Abstract

Livestock husbandry participation in total agriculture production of Serbia is unfavorable (41% of total value). Sheep and goat breeding particularly lag behind. Sheep production participate with extremely low percent in total world production in this branch. Sheep and goat breeding importance was declining for a long period of time. An increase of interest for sheep breeding was noticed in early nineties since it was more resistant to the economy hardships than pig and poultry production. Concerning the natural conditions, cultural heritage and other social aspects, regional and geo-strategy importance of this production, we consider this increase of interests for sheep and goat breeding necessary to support. Sheep and goat breeding prospective should be seen as a valuable component of the highland rural revival, since this production have considerable advantage comparing to other branches of live­stock husbandry in the present private possession dominated environment. However valorization of this potentials could not be increased without transforming complete agro industry and social environment. Important role in this process of changing have state and its institutions, but also market and related components of total national economy structure. If this changes provide favorable environment we could expect soon a significant increase of the amount and quality of the sheep and goats production. .

Cilj ovog rada je da opšti pregled trenutnog stanja i problema u ovčarskoj i kozarskoj proizvodnji i predloži rešenja i preporuke za ovu proizvodnju u narednom veku. Poseban naglasak je stavljen na individualna gazdinstva koja će se baviti ovčarstvom i kozarstvom kao primarnom proizvodnjom.