Mongolia registers record high number of livestock

STORY: Mongolia registers record high number of livestock DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock animals in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia logged 71.1 million head of livestock, a record high since the nomadic country began a livestock animal census in 1918, said a senior expert of the National Statistics Office (NSO) Wednesday. A preliminary result of the annual livestock census by the NSO showed that the number of livestock in 2022 increased by 3.8 million, or 5.6 percent, from the previous year, Erdene-Ochir Myagmarkhand told a press conference. Sheep accounted for 46.0 percent of all livestock, goats 38.8 percent, cattle 7.7 percent, horses 6.8 percent and camels 0.7 percent, said Myagmarkhand. Mongolia is one of the world's last surviving nomadic countries. The promotion of livestock husbandry is seen as the most viable solution to diversify the landlocked country's mining-dependent economy. Xinhua News Agency corresp