CJSC "Kirov stud farm"

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-07 20:55

After a decline due to the economic crisis, horse breeding in Russia is now experiencing a significant recovery. In our country, many different breeds of horses are bred. Many old breeding farms that once supplied champions to the world market are also being revived in the Russian Federation. And one of the largest in the country today is CJSC Kirovsky Stud Farm.

Where is located

This enterprise is located in the Tselinsky district of the Rostov region. You can get to it through the interchange on the federal highway M4 "Don" to Zernograd. This enterprise is located in the village of Voronovo. You can get here by turning off the road between the settlements of Yegorlykskaya and Tselina to the right.

Enterprise specializations

CJSC "Kirovsky stud farm" (Rostov region), of course, primarily breeds horses. At the same time, breeding work at the enterprise is carried out mainly with horses of the Trakehner breed. The plant also contains Arabian horses and Budyonny horses. The horses at the enterprise are not bred in too largequantities. There are only a few hundred of them here. The management of the enterprise believes that the emphasis in breeding horses should first of all be placed not on quantity, but on quality.

In addition to horse breeding, this enterprise also specializes in dairy farming. There are about 600 cows at the plant. Basically, the company is engaged in breeding Simmental highly productive cattle. This breed is currently considered one of the best dairy.

To provide horses and cows with high-quality concentrates and succulent fodder, the company grows various kinds of grains and root crops on its own fields. Cultivated at the stud farm. Kirov, for example, corn, barley, legumes, sunflowers, beets and, of course, oats. The total area of land owned by the plant is 21,981.4 hectares.

At the moment the enterprise is a part of the all-Russian club "Agro-300". The CJSC includes, among other things, the Kirovsky Stud Farm LLC. It is this subsidiary that is engaged in the cultivation of fodder, grain and industrial crops on the lands belonging to the farm.

A bit of history

The Kirov Stud Farm was founded in the century before last. Its owners were the landowners brothers Mikhailikov. At first, not too many horses were kept at the factory. After a while, the horses began to win at the races. As a result, the enterprise has gained all-Russian fame. The Mikhailikov brothers bred horses at their stud, mainly of the Don and English breeds. The enterprise also kept Orlov-Rostopchin horses of the same origin as the Trakehner horses, but bred in different climatic conditions.

During the civil war in 1918-1920. The Mikhailikov factory was plundered by the White Cossacks. But already in 1921, on its basis, by decision of the Soviet government, state stables were created. The new plant was named "Salsky". Initially, this enterprise was mainly engaged in breeding horses of the Budennov and Don breeds for military purposes. In 1936, the plant was named after Kirov.

In 1945, all Budyonny and Don horses were transferred by the enterprise to the Gashun horse farm. The need for this arose because of the decision to evacuate horses of the Trakehner breed from the Kaliningrad region to the Kirov enterprise. The reason for this was the bombing of a local stud farm that was breeding such horses.

Trakehner horses: description

These horses were bred in the Koenigsberg area by the Germans since the 18th century. The Traken plant was founded in East Prussia in 1792. The main purpose of opening this enterprise was to supply cavalry frisky and unpretentious army horses. The progenitors of the new breed in those days were the local fast forest mares Schweik and Spanish, Arabian and Persian stallions.

The characteristics of the Trakehner horses are still unpretentiousness, playfulness and good-natured character. At the moment, this breed is considered pure and well-established. Used to obtain offspring at the plant. Kirov inour time stallions are sires of the Trakehner breed and Arabian horses.

You can recognize a horse of this breed, among other things, by its characteristic brand, reminiscent of elk horns. The growth of Trakehner horses bred at the Kirov stud farm (Tselinsky district) reaches an average of 165 cm.

The neck of these horses is straight and long, the head is massive, and the legs are strong. Nowadays, the Trakehner breed is used mainly for participation in horse races. These wonderful horses have a very wide step and they win quite often in various kinds of competitions. Among other things, Trakehner horses are also characterized by excellent jumping ability.

Two branches

Treeding work at the Kirov stud farm with Trakehner horses is the most serious. Producers here are selected as carefully as possible. No more than 3% of all stallions born on the farm are allowed to reproduce the herd.

Currently, Trakehner horses are bred both in Russia and in Germany. The horses of the Kirov factory belong to the Russian branch. In Germany, respectively, the German is bred. Experts believe that our domestic horses are superior to foreign ones in all respects. The Trakehner horses of the Russian branch are more expensive than the German ones.

Champions

Supplies the Kirov Stud Farm with excellent horses capable of achieving the best results. The most famous horse born at the Kirov Plant is a stallion named Pepel. This bay frisky horse in the 70sof the last century helped the domestic equestrian Elena Petushkova win many titles and awards. This stallion became the world champion in team wrestling in 1972

Also the best horses of CJSC "Kirov Stud" are:

• Espadron.
• Prince.
• Beatop.
• Kherson.
• Greenhouse.

Today, many famous masters of sports perform on the horses grown at this enterprise. For example, horses of the Tarkennen breed are preferred by the leading jockeys of the Russian Federation Kharlam and Natalya Simonii.

Budennov horses

This breed is currently also a racing breed. But, like the Trakehner, it was originally bred as a cavalry. In the 30s of the last century, Budyonny himself supervised the breeding work to create this breed. This is where its name actually came from.

Budyonnovsky horses at the Kirov stud farm, as already mentioned, began to breed back in the 20s. But then such horses were transferred to another company. Again, the Budyonnovsky breed at the plant was taken up relatively recently. It was decided to breed this breed at the Kirov enterprise after the threat of its extinction arose due to economic difficulties that arose at the Yurovsky stud farm, which was engaged in it.

Features of the Budyonny horse are, first of all, a golden color and very well developed muscles for horses. Officially, this breed was registered only in the 80s of the last century andcurrently considered relatively new.

The height at the withers of the Budyonnovsk horses, like that of the Trakehner horses, is on average 165 cm. This breed was bred on the basis of the local Cossack Don horse and is distinguished by simply phenomenal agility. The character of these horses, unlike, for example, the same evil Arabian horses, is very kind and docile.

What is a stud farm

Currently part of the complex of the Kirov enterprise are:

• the former central estate of the Mikhailikov landlords, which houses the arena and the museum;
• stables;
• cowsheds;
• racetrack;
• premises for manufacturers.

Horses are kept at the Kirov stud farm in simply excellent conditions. The stables here have undergone a kind of renovation. Even the windows in the premises intended for keeping horses seem unusually large for such buildings. Their design is designed in such a way that as much light as possible penetrates into the stalls for the horses. In total, 12 stables were equipped on the territory of this enterprise in 2018.

Show jumping competitions are held annually at the hippodrome of the Kirov Plant. These competitions attract both young and established athletes from all over the country.

Museum

The Kirov Stud has a very rich history. And all of it is reflected in the exposition of the local museum. Anyone can visit this place. Here you can findcards of the best horses ever bred at the company, look at old German pedigree books of the Trakehner breed, etc.

Cowsheds

Simmental cattle at this enterprise are kept in two spacious rooms with 300 beds each. The plant is also equipped with a large milking parlor. The cowsheds at the enterprise are built of modern lightweight material - ventilation curtains.

In 2017, the company additionally purchased more than 200 Holstein heifers from Denmark and Holland. Like Simmental, such cows are capable of producing a lot of milk. Breeding at CJSC "Kirov Stud" is, of course, not only with horses, but also with cattle.

Thanks to good care and a balanced diet, both breeds of cows in the company show excellent productivity results. The average milk yield per one Simmental cow per lactation, for example, at the plant reaches 9258 kg. With an average for domestic cattle farms of 4.5-8 thousand kg, this, of course, is a very good result.

Factory today

Today, at the Kirov stables, the emphasis in breeding horses is done mainly on show jumping. In such competitions, both Trakehner and Budyonny horses show themselves well. The head of the enterprise at the moment (2018) is a hereditary horse breeder V. N. Sergeev.

Breeding at the Kirov stud farm today is carried out taking into account the latest achievements in reproductive technologies. The company pays a lot of attention, for example, to artificial insemination.queens. In order to switch to this modern, efficient way of herd reproduction, the plant, among other things, created its own AI station, equipped with the latest technology.

Also, at the Kirov enterprise today, a lot of work is being done to develop half-breeding horse breeding. The breeders of the plant decided to improve the traditional well-established Russian Trakehner breed by adding fresh Western blood.

Horses from this company are very popular with breeders and sports clubs. Buy them very willingly and they are quite expensive. In addition to horses, the company also sells pedigree sperm from the stallions of the Spree stud. The mating of mares at ZAO Kirov Stud Farm can be ordered by private traders as well.

Enterprise staff

Working at the Kirov stud farm are mostly highly qualified employees. Anyone from the street is not accepted into this enterprise. All factory workers have extensive experience in caring for elite horses and treat their wards with great love and affection.

The staff of the company is doing everything possible to provide the Trakehner breed and the Budyonnovsk breed with an excellent sports future. Those who work as a livestock specialist at the Kirov Stud Farm, a veterinarian, or even just a handyman, of course, are perfectly familiar with the peculiarities of keeping racehorse breeds and breeding work with such animals.