Efficiency of meat cattle production in agricultural enterprises of the Altai Territory

The article analyzes the current state of the population’s beef supply. A low proportion of beef breeds of cattle in the formation of beef food resources was revealed. It is shown that the economic indicators of animals in the cultivation and fattening of beef cattle breeds are significantly higher than similar indicators for dairy cattle breeds. The concentration of cattle of meat breeds in organizations with small production sizes was noted. The absence of dependence of the efficiency of meat production on the size of production and the combination of directions of agricultural production, as well as on the depth of specialization in meat production, was revealed. Prospects for the development of beef cattle breeding are associated with the implementation of internal reserves, the development of consumer cooperation of small forms of management.