ULAN BATOR, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- By the end of September, the number of newborn livestock across Mongolia increased by 21.1 million heads as compared to the corresponding period last year, the country's National Statistics Office (NSO) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Out of the 26.7 million heads of breeder livestock, which were counted at the beginning of 2025, a total of 21.4 million, or 80.1 percent of fertile livestock gave birth across Mongolia.
The sector of animal husbandry is one of the main pillars of the Mongolian economy, and almost 40 percent of the country's nomadic population depends on it.
However, due to the harsh and long winter, most of Mongolia's nomadic herders lose livestock every year, which leads to a reduction in their livelihoods.
According to the National Statistics Office, Mongolia had 57.6 million heads of livestock at the end of 2024. ■
