BREEDING OF BEEF CATTLE IN THE ORGANIC FARM “STIKĀNI” AT SAUNA PARISH, PREILI REGION

At the "Stikāni" farm in Preiļi municipality, they operate in the field of organic meat production. The farm has a cattle density of 1.05 cattle per hectare of agricultural land, and there are practically no opportunities for expanding the area. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the possibilities of increasing the self-produced fodder base while maintaining the existing agricultural land area and determining the most effective feeding method. A comparative experiment of feeding methods with different fodder was carried out at the "Stikāni" farm. The experiment determined which type of fodder provided the greatest live weight gain for the cattle included in the experiment and which type of fodder production should be focused on.