ULAN BATOR, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s livestock population fell to 57.6 million in 2024, representing a 10.9 percent decline compared to the previous year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Monday.
The reduction is primarily attributed to extreme winter conditions known as “dzud,” which severely impacted livestock survival during the last winter.
“Dzud” is a Mongolian term referring to