Breeding small horned livestock in Dagestan has become very profitable and profitable, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan asserts. According to the ministry, the profitability of sheep and goat breeding has increased from 2.1% in 2021 to almost 5% in 2023. At the same time, in a comment to RBC, the ministry acknowledged that the number of small cattle in Dagestan is decreasing. It is now known that since 2018, this indicator has decreased by 9% - from 5.3 to 4.8 million heads.