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ESTONIAN HEREFORDS 15th European Hereford Conference Tanel Bulitko September 2018, Hungary

ESTONIAN HEREFORDS 15th European Hereford Conference Tanel Bulitko September 2018, Hungary. ESTONIA. 1,3 mln People. 45 000 km 2 Total area. 10 000 km 2 22% Farmland. 27 500 km 2 61% Forest. 289 100 Pigs. 85 900 Sheep & Coats. 86 400 Dairy cattle. 5 700 Horses.

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ESTONIAN HEREFORDS 15th European Hereford Conference Tanel Bulitko September 2018, Hungary

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  1. ESTONIAN HEREFORDS15th EuropeanHerefordConferenceTanel BulitkoSeptember 2018, Hungary

  2. ESTONIA

  3. 1,3 mln People 45 000 km2 Totalarea 10 000 km2 22% Farmland 27 500 km2 61% Forest 289 100Pigs 85 900Sheep & Coats 86 400Dairycattle 5 700Horses 75 551Beefcattle 16 943 Herefords

  4. Size of Estonian beefcattlebybreeds 1994Beginning of beefcattlebreeding Total size of Estonian beefcattle: 75 551, 17 diferent breeds Herefordisthemostpopularbeefcattlebreed in Estonia. 22% of Estonian beefcattle are Herefords. * The source: PRIA, as of 01.01.2018

  5. Beefcattle in Estonia 2018 2154 Number of beeffarms 31 Average number of heads in beefcattle 789 Number of heads in thebiggestbeefcattle 48 Average farm size (by ha)

  6. Beefcattle in Estonia 2018 Beefcattleherding On thefield all yearround Vegetationperiod May - October Farmershavetocollectfoodfor 210 days/y

  7. Import of pure breedbeefcattle Import bycountries The total number of importedbeefcattlefrom 1995-2017: 5594 27%of importedbeefcattleiscomingfromDenmark

  8. Import of pure breedbeefcattle Import bybreed Herefordisthebreedwhichhasbeenimportedalmosteveryyearsince 1995. Herefordsare mainlyimportedfromDenmark, Finland, Sweden, Hungary

  9. Herefords in Estonia: History 1978 FirstHerefords in Estonia 1994 Beginning of beefcattlebreeding 2000 Establishment of Estonian BeefBreedersAssociation 341 membersas of 2016 2013 Establishment of HerefordBreedersClub 35 membersas of 2016 Picture: Establishment of HerefordBreedersClub (2013)

  10. Herefords in Estonia 2018 16 943 Totalheads of Herefords 7 435 Totalheads of sucklercows 6 368 Heads in datarecording 36% Pure-breedHerefords

  11. Shows Participation in animal shows April Maamess – Agricultural Exhibition July Farmers’ Day in Jäneda September „Tõuloom“ – Exhibition of AgriculturalAnimals

  12. Marketing Eesti Lihaveis (Estonian Beef Cattle) – Established trademark Liivimaa Lihaveis – Promoting and marketing of Angus and Herefordbeef from naturalgrasslands Baltic Grassland Beef (BGB) Project Export of fatteningbullstoTurkey and Poland Export of beefcattle (cows) todifferentcountries Localslaughterhouses

  13. Perspectives Trend globally: grass-fedbeef 1 millionhectares of farmland 1/3 isgrassland Hearding in nature reserve areas Smallerfarmerswill start herding beefcattles instead of dairycattles Decrease on dairycattle Decrease of pigs GoodconditionsforherdingHerefords

  14. TheGoals Herefordisthemostpopularbeefcattlebreed in Estonia Totalbeefcattlesize 100 000 Farmers are focusedmainly on onebreed Pure breedsucklercowherds Increase of artificialinsemination Import of new and qualitygenetics Goodqualitybeefproduction Increaseconsumerawarenessaboutbeef

  15. THANK YOU!

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