Introduction. One of the most important agricultural sectors in the country, livestock is also an essential ingredient for ensuring the food security of the population. In the agricultural sector, reforms are aimed at improving food security by expanding the area under other types of crops while reducing the area under cotton by optimizing the composition of agricultural crops through private ownership. As a relatively small agricultural enterprise needs to produce livestock products such as meat, milk, eggs, and wool, along with increasing efficiency of the sector, this issue should be addressed according to market requirements. Livestock accounts for 31% of Uzbekistan's gross agricultural output. This sector plays an important role in generating income for the rural population of the country, so the problems and prospects of its development are a priority of Uzbekistan's agrarian policy.

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