A practice-oriented lesson for students of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology on the basis of the KMC «Nadezhdinsky» in the village of Nadezhda, Shpakovsky district.

On November 6, 2025, classes for 3rd and 4th year students studying in the field of training 03/36/02 Animal Husbandry in the disciplines of «Sheep and goat breeding», «Breeding and genetic methods for creating new breeds and lines of farm animals», «Industry-specific features of the development of innovative technologies» were held on the basis of the KMK «Nadezhdinsky» in the village of Nadezhda, Shpakovsky district.

The classes were conducted by the head of the basic Department of Private Animal Husbandry, Breeding and breeding of Animals, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Evgeny Nikolaevich Chernobai and Associate Professor of the Department, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Natalia Alexandrovna Agarkova.

Daria Romanovna Nizeva, who works as a zootechnician, met students and teachers, she said that this enterprise breeds goats of dairy production of the Zaanen breed, on average they receive 3.5 liters of milk per day from one goat. The company has a total of 6,500 head, of which the milking herd is 4,500 heads. 

Daria Romanovna told the students about the methods of herd reproduction and manual breeding. She also demonstrated the technique of insemination of female goats that came hunting, during manual mating. The company uses artificial insemination of goats and female goats. The students asked questions about the conduct of breeding work in goat breeding, about breeding accounting, and about the use of modern productivity accounting programs. The farm breeds goats on three lines — Austrian breeding, Dutch breeding and domestic breeding. 

In the discipline «Industry-specific features of the development of innovative technologies», students got acquainted with the full cycle of work of a modern goat farm during a field lesson. The students studied the operation of feed distribution systems, which provide an individual approach to animal feeding. Automated watering systems and the operation of automatic brushing systems for animals, contributing to their comfort and hygiene, were demonstrated. The operation of a modern milking machine of the «Carousel» type, specially designed for goats, was also studied. The students studied the principle of operation of milking machines, automatic removal of milking cups and the system of accounting for the individual milk yield of each goat.

During the field trip, the students gained valuable experience in analyzing and evaluating innovative solutions, and were also able to ask questions to the company's specialists. The acquired practical skills will help students in further mastering the disciplines and forming ideas about current trends in animal husbandry.