The article contains generalized information on the
activities of peasant farms in cultivation of turkey for
meat using outdoor technologies. The production is
cost-effective, although the rates of live weight gain
and the cost of feeding do not reach the requirements
for the cross. There are some reserves to improve the
profitability (introduction of floor cell technology,
optimization of feeding and participation in
government support programs)
The author has examined peculiarities of meat
productivity of animals of the most common breeds:
Charolais, Simmental, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford,
Kuban type of Red Steppe. As a result of the
slaughter carried out for younger group achieved 15
months age, the Charolais breed bulls exceeded
peers of Kuban type on slaughter weight to 60.9 kg
(20.9 %), Aberdeen Angus – 53.8 kg (18.5 %),
Hereford and Simmental respectively – to 35.1 and
24.8 kg (8,5-12,0 %). By the age of 18 months their
superiority increased respectively by 56.9; 57.5; 55.8
and 29.9 kg (16.8; 16.9; 16.5 and 8.82%). Halves of
bodies of the Kuban breed (considering the specific
type of boneless beef output) aged 15 months gave
way to all the groups: Charolais and Angus – by 1.1-
1.5%, Simmental and Hereford – by 0.4-0.6%. The
yield of premium beef exceeds the standards in all
genotypes: Kuban – by 9.5%, beef breeds – by
11.2% (Charolais) and 19% (Simmental). The
balance beetween dry matter and moisture is in the
optimal range (0.43: 1-0,73: 1). At 15 months of age,
in the number of dry matter, Charolais bulls
outnumbered Aberdeen-Angus and Red steppe at
5.1-5.2%, Simmental and Hereford - on 3,0-4,9%.
With age, in the meat of calves of beef breeds the
level of fat increased, for example, in Hereford and
Simmental 0.3-0.5%, Aberdeen Angus and
Simmental – 0.7-0.8%. In the middle of a sample of
ground beef of carcasses of the calves of Charolais
breed at the age of 18 months it contained more
protein than in the meat of the calves of Red steppe
(1.2%, Hereford (1.1%), Angus (1.4%), Simmental
(1,3%). All the meat of the carcasses of the calves of
specialized beef breeds was of high quality and diet:
one part of the protein had 0.59 parts of fat
(Aberdeen Angus) and 0.45 parts (Hereford)
A fundamental element of the technology is the use
of beef cattle in the economic purposes of biological
resources of animals. In the development of modern
technologies there is a lack of focusing on one of the
main features of cattle – its own perception of the
environment, that is panoramic (binocular) vision. In
the modern cattle breeding we focuse on the
development of a variety of exterior signs. However,
one of the indicators that affect the behavioral
responses of animals (the degree of development of
the muzzle and the forehead of the animal, the shape
of the head) does not have due importance. The
author has conducted its degree of development
studies in bulls and cows of different breeds. Along
the length of the head, meat breeds (Hereford,
Aberdeen Angus, Simmental, Charolais) gave way to
Red Steppe 14.9; 15.5; 5.5 and 5.0 cm (27,5; 28,6;
10,1 and 9,2%, P
The article reveals issues concerning three years
research about the rate of influence complex
water soluble fertilizers in seed treatment and
treatment vegetative plant in phase 3-5 and 7-8
leaves for grain yield increase. In the process of
research were determined summarized water
consumption and coefficient of water
consumption, measuring of morphological signs,
were given economical estimation of using
complex water soluble fertilizers in corn grain
yield increase. The research shows the efficiency
of seed treatment of average corn hybrid
Krasnodarskiy 377 AMV by complex water
soluble fertilizer Lignohumate potassium at dose
0,5 l/t. Grain yield increase in mentioned variant
was 4,4 c/ha in comparison with variant of
distilled water treatment. The same grain yield
increase was got by using in seed treatment the
mixture of Albit, 0,05 l/t with Lignohumate
potassium, 0,5 l/t. the treatment of vegetative
plants in phase 3-5 leaves when were sowed non
treated seed were less efficient than in phase 7-8
leaves, where grain yield increase was 4,5 c/ha.
Seed treatment of Lignohumate potassium in
combination with vegetative plants treatment in
phase 7-8 leaves by using Megamix, Bionekskemi
and Lignohumate potassium allowed to get
grain yield level 80,3-80,8 c/ha
The article presents results of the six-year study of the
effect of stocks Berlandieri × Riparia Kober 5BB and
Chasselas × Berlandieri 41B on yield, quality of
grapes and wine Rkatsiteli in the central zone of the
Krasnodar region. Effect of stock on the scion strongly
depends on the annual weather conditions. In a given
year, there is a stock, better adapted to the weather
conditions. Stocks of Chasselas × Berlandieri 41B
increases winter hardiness variety Rkatsiteli. On
average, during six years the stocks have not been
resulted in significant difference between the
percentages of developed into shoots buds and fertile
shoots shown in the coefficients of fruiting and
fruitbearing shoots Rkatsiteli. Among all the
influencing factors, the degree of influence of stocks is
0.1-0.4%. Some differences in forming of generative
organs of wintering buds along the fruiting twig under
the influence of stocks do not lead to significant
differences in biological terms of fruiting varieties in
the whole piece. On average, six years of significant
difference in the effect of stocks on the average weight
of the bunches, and the yield is not defined - the
degree of influence of rootstocks on mentioned
indicators is 0,1-2,1%. A significant impact of stocks
on the dynamics of sugar accumulation in berries has
not been discovered. The degree of influence of
stocks on to the final sugar content and acidity of
berries is 0.3 and 14.5%, respectively. The wine
produced from Rkatsiteli berries on a stock Berlandieri
× Riparia Kober 5BB has the better tasting score than
on the stock Chasselas × Berlandieri 41B (7.5 and 7.4
points, respectively). The main influence on fruiting of
the variety Rkatsiteli was provided by the conditions
of the current and previous vegetation. Within the
conditions of the central zone of the Krasnodar region
the cultivating of the variety Rkatsiteli is reasonable
for both studied stocks
The present article is concerning with the research of
influence of new mineral additive «Koretron» in diets
for young pigs on meat performance. The mineral
additive «Koretron» adsorbs and removes mycotoxins
from the body and is the source of water-soluble
silicon, which is necessary for stable functioning of
intestine and stomach smooth muscles and for
improving of calcium digestibility. It is proved, that
the considered feed additive has positive effect for
animal growth intensity because it has contributed to
increasing of both total and relative weight gain of
young pigs on fattening. It is determined, that the
mineral additive «Koretron» has positive influence on
meat productivity of animals from the test group:
killing-out percent, hot carcass weight, rib-eye area as
well as weight and meat yield, fleshing index have
been increased. The considered mineral additive has
contributed to improving of chemical composition of
meat: the content of dry matter both in the average
meat sample and in the longissimus dorsi, content of
nutrients synthesized in carcass meat, energy value of
carcass meat, biological value of meat have been
increased. The data received during our test give
evidence of high bioavailability of water soluble
silicon in tested additive, which has activated
metabolic processes in the bodies of young pigs on
fattening and, as a consequence, the gain of their live
weight has been increased and morphological structure
of carcasses and meat quality have been improved
We review the critical ratio of shares of domestic and
imported sunflower hybrids in the region and the trend
of displacement of domestic hybrids in the Kuban region,
yields and gross harvests culture. The article reveals
a negative trend for the full displacement of domestic
hybrid seeds from the market in the Russian
Federation
The article discusses the effect of additional spikelets
in the variety of Bezostaya 1 on the realization of
productivity of the examined plants. We traced the
frequency of occurrence of multirov spikes and studied
the effect of this phenomenon on the productivity and
the main quantitative characteristics of the studied
plants. The article demonstrates the structure
distinction of productivity for abnormal and normal
ears. Experience was one-way vegetation, planted in
triplicate, time of experiment - 2013 - 2015 years.
The study revealed that the most frequent was the
emergence of 1-4 additional spikelets per spike. Some
quantitative characters had a slight deviation, these
include the number of spiked ledges on the kernek,
spike length and plant height. To a large extent we
increased the characteristic values such as the number
of grains per ear, number of spikelets per spike,
number of grains onto the ledge, head weight and the
weight of grains spike. We significantly reduced
weight of 1000 grains. It was revealed that more
localized spikes were mostly in the middle, the most
productive part of the ear. As a result, changes have
affected not only the quantitative characteristics
related to the productivity of the ear, but also its
architectonic whole
The study was carried out during 2010-2015 years in the
All-Russian research Institute of Grain Crops named
after I.G. Kalinenko (the laboratory of the cultivation
technology of plowing crops), situated in the southern
soil-climatic zone of the Rostov region, which is characterized
with the unstable and insufficient humidity. The
trials were conducted on the heavy loamy, calcareous
chernozem obyknovenny (natural blacksoil). The object
of the study was the grain sorghum variety ‘Zernogradskoe
53’, approved to use in the Rostov region. The agroclimatic
conditions during the years significantly differed
during the vegetation in the amount of precipitations
(from 110.2 mm in 2010 to 200.2 mm in 2013) and
in the temperature regime (from 2512.9 0С in 2010 to
2788.8 ºС in 2015), that allowed evaluating the grain
sorghum productivity more objectively. The article gives
the study results of the effect of the weather conditions
on the duration of vegetation, productivity and grain
quality (content of protein, oil, ash and fiber). The article
showed the estimated interconnection among the sum of
active temperatures, precipitations and hydrothermal
coefficient during the sorghum vegetation with the principal
economic-valuable traits of grain sorghum. The
sum of active temperatures showed the greatest effect on
the duration of the vegetation (r=0.89); the sum of precipitations
during the vegetation had the greatest effect
on the productivity (r=0.80). There was determined the
strongest positive correlation of the sum of active temperatures
with the content of protein in the grain sorghum
kernels (r=0.80) and the average negative correlation
with the content of oil (r=-0.69). The sums of active
temperatures and precipitations, when the grain sorghum
gives the largest productivity, were established
The aim of the research was to study the impact of
starter complete feed (CF) with different levels of
crude fat on the chemical composition of muscle tissue
and liver of young geese. During days 5-28 the poultry
was fed CF with 5.1-8.1 % crude fat, from 29- to 60-
day age – with 5.4 %. By increasing the level of crude
fat in starter CF there was a trend to an increase of the
phosphorus content in muscle samples of geese hip
and thigh - by 4.4-9.6 %, in the liver - by 27.2-53.5 %
(P≤0,05). The chest muscles of the young geese fed
high-calorie CF had 2.8-6.0 % higher fat content, than
that of counterparts in the first group. At the same
time, there was a tendency to a decrease in the
concentration of fat in the muscles of the hip and thigh
- by 1.9-5.0 % (P˃0,05). Increased level of crude fat in
CF did not have a negative impact on the accumulation
of heavy metals in the muscle and liver of geese, the
concentration of the studied elements was within the
permissible level established for food products