Mongolia's number of livestock down by over 9 pct in 2023

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Mongolia's number of livestock down by over 9 pct in 2023

STORY: Mongolia's number of livestock down by over 9 pct in 2023 SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock in Mongolia STORYLINE: The number of livestock in Mongolia reached 64.7 million at the end of 2023, down by 9.1 percent from the previous year, the country's National Statistics Office (NSO) said Wednesday. Severe weather conditions with frequent snow and dust storms in the spring greatly contributed to the decrease in the number of livestock, said the NSO after an annual census of livestock across the country. The preliminary results of the nationwide census showed that sheep accounted for 45.5 percent of all livestock, goats for 38.0 percent, cattle for 8.3 percent, horses for 7.5 percent, and camels for 0.7 percent, according to the NSO. Among the Asian country's 21 provinces, the northernmost province Khuvsgul has the largest number of livestock with 5.7 million, followed by the central province

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