Milch cows arrive at new farm (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – TH-RUS, an affiliate of Vietnam's TH Group in Russia,marked the start of new year on January 3 with the welcome of 2,380 HF purebredhigh-yielding milch cows to its newly-built farm in Efimtsevo village, Ulyanovsk district, Kaluga province of Russia.
Earlier on December 18, 2,380milch cows, qualified in a rigorous selection process and transported from the US’sPennsylvania port, arrived at the UST-Luga port of Leningrad. After completingRussia's strict disease inspection procedures, they were carried to TH RUS'sfarm in Kaluga province.
DeputyMinister of Agriculture of Kaluga province Gennady Lutsenko hailed the farm for ensuringall the best conditions for cows to produce quality milk not only for Russiabut also for export.
Headof Ulyanovsk district AlexanderAnisimov, for his part, said it is a long-awaited and meaningful event as Ulyanovskhas become one of the best milk production destinations of Kaluga province.
Earlier, cows imported toMoscow province adapted well to living conditions there. The herd grew from 1,100head to nearly 2,500 at present. TH Group has so far invested over 120 millionUSD in agricultural machinery and construction, turning tens of thousands hectares ofvacant land into fertile fields.
As scheduled, TH’s farmprojects in Moscow and Kaluga will be completed in late 2023./.
