The state and problems of the development of downy goat breeding in Russia on the example of the Orenburg breed (review)
https://doi.org/10.30766/2072-9081.2026.27.1.25-40
Abstract
Downy goat breeding in Russia is represented by small-numbered breeds with a limited range, and in the current conditions they are on the verge of extinction, especially the population of the Orenburg goat breed is in critical condition. Current scientific research of Orenburg goats continues to the present time, which indicates the presence of scientific and practical interest in this breed. This review presents the current global and domestic state of goat breeding. Special attention is paid to the problems and development of down goat breeding in the Russian Federation, as one of the commodity branches of agricultural production. Information about the unique native Orenburg breed of downy goats is presented. The history of the creation and breeding of the breed, the main directions of productivity and the external indicators of animals are considered. The inbreeding characteristics of Orenburg goats are given, down quality indicators are considered, and the results of genotyping the modern gene pool of the Orenburg goat population are presented. Attention is paid to the technology of combing the down of Orenburg goats. The article presents studies on the elemental, amino acid composition of the wool and down of Orenburg goats over the past five years. At the same time, when preparing the review, there is a lack of research in the field of the influence of normalized diets of Orenburg goats on scar and intestinal digestion, physiological status, intensity of growth and development of young animals. This work presents a summary of the latest economic, scientific, research and practical knowledge about the current state, problems and trends in the preservation of the Russian downy Orenburg goat breed, as one of the exceptional gene pool populations preserved in Russia.
Supporting agencies: the research was carried out under the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the state assignment of the Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst (theme No. FGGN-2025-0006) during the implementation of the national project "Science and Universities".
About the Authors
A. A. Zelenchenkova
Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aloyna A. Zelenchenkova, PhD in Agricultural Science, senior researcher, Head of the Laboratory of Fundamental Bases of Nutrition of Farm Animals and Fishes
Dubrovitsy village, 60, Podolsk City District, Moscow Region, 142132
N. S. Kolesnik
Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikita S. Kolesnik, junior researcher, the Laboratory of Fundamental Bases of Nutrition of Farm Animals and Fishes
Dubrovitsy village, 60, Podolsk City District, Moscow Region, 142132
P. D. Lakhonin
Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel D. Lakhonin, junior researcher, the Laboratory of Fundamental Bases of Nutrition of Farm Animals and Fishes
Dubrovitsy village, 60, Podolsk City District, Moscow Region, 142132
A. I. Bogomolov
Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton I. Bogomolov, graduate student, the Laboratory of Fundamental Bases of Nutrition of Farm Animals and Fishes
Dubrovitsy village, 60, Podolsk City District, Moscow Region, 142132
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Zelenchenkova A.A., Kolesnik N.S., Lakhonin P.D., Bogomolov A.I. The state and problems of the development of downy goat breeding in Russia on the example of the Orenburg breed (review). Agricultural Science Euro-North-East. 2026;27(1):25-40. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30766/2072-9081.2026.27.1.25-40
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