The livestock in Moldova totals almost 2 million animals. According to the Agricultural Information Center, which provided a response to an inquiry made by IPN news Agency, the State Register of Animals on December 31, 2017 included over 800,000 sheep, more than 550,000 pigs, almost 300,000 cows and nearly 250,000 goats, as well as almost 45,000 horses and over 2,000 donkeys.
During the last few years, the livestock diminished by almost one third – from over 5.5 million animals in 2015 to slightly over 2 million at the end of 2016 and under 2 million in 2017.
The Agricultural Information Center explains that in the period the animals were only registered and the cases of sale, slaughtering or death of animals weren’t recorded. A number of campaigns have been carried out since then to warn owners of animals about the necessity of informing the national operator about the circulation of owned animals and what happens to them after registration.
Over 1.5 million animals are owned by private individuals, while almost 40,000 are kept at farms. Most of the animals are bred in southern and northern Moldova.
