An international conference «Innovative developments of young scientists for the development of the agro-industrial complex» was held on the basis of the North Caucasus Federal Scientific Agrarian Center.

The conference was held in two directions: agronomy and animal science. Scientists from Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, as well as regions of the Russian Federation took part: Dagestan, Chuvashia, Karelia, Moscow, Kostroma, Orel and Rostov regions, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories. Stavropol GAU was presented by students of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology under the guidance of associate professors Ekaterina Karpova and Daria Evlagina. 

Ekaterina Karpova made a presentation on «The production of cured lamb products obtained from animal carriers of breeding-significant genotypes of meat productivity». The work reveals the problem of limited use of mutton and its processing due to a number of specific features, lost profits by commodity producers and the absence of marbled mutton on the market. The proposed solutions will increase the profitability of sheep farming due to improved methods of production, storage, efficient processing and sale. The advantage of the products produced according to the proposed technology lies in the influence on the biological object at the genetic level.

Daria Evlagina presented the report «Polymorphism of the KAP1 gene.3 in sheep of different breeds», dedicated to the use of molecular genetic methods for the selection of animals with high-quality indicators of productivity, including wool. The paper proves the influence of the CURRY gene on the tone, cut, length and strength of fibers, which opens up studies of the presence of associations between wool productivity indicators and gene polymorphism. The study will be able to help wool sheep breeding develop at a more intensive pace.