Traditional animal husbandry and quality of food products

The article covers the problem of reducing the production of livestock products in the new socioeconomic conditions. Traditional animal husbandry is considered as the main sector of the agricultural production in some regions of Lake Baikal natural territory, capable of producing ecologically safe and biologically valuable products with the minimal expenses of work and resources. The paper presents the data on the biochemical composition of milk and meat of different species of animals, gives organoleptic assessment of certain products of animal husbandry. It establishes that the products manufactured in the traditional allyear round rangelands feeding of animals have the best flavor and nutritional properties, consequently; it is possible to develop high quality food products.