Animal husbandry in Azerbaijan is concerned with animals that are raised for meat, milk, eggs, leather, wool, fur and fibre production for people’s consumption in Azerbaijan. Production and procession There are a number of improvement methods used in the local livestock processing and production fields. Maintaining stability in the procession of livestock products Meeting people’s demand for the livestock products by internal procession power Establishing new agriculture areas During the recent years, more than 15 modern production complexes improved by leasing. They are Hachalmurad (Imishli district), Bayim Sarov (Samukh district), Balakurd (Goranboy district), Afatli (Agdam district), Agabayli (Aghjabadi district), Kharkhatan (Lankaran district), Qasimli (Masalli district), Mehdili (Barda district), Digah settlement (Absheron district). Classification Cattle Cattle and sheep are main species preferred by Azerbaijanis and considered the most productive livestock products in Azerbaijan. Meat procession is the second place in accordance with its value expression. This product does not meet local demand and its export level is low. Processed and canned meat are predominantly exported products in Azerbaijan. The convenient natural – geographical and climatic condition influenced the development of the cattle farming in the country. Beef cattle breeding in Azerbaijan mainly developed in the areas where are mountainous. In these areas, animals should be intensively fattened at the end of the lactation. Their high fatigue rate is when they are 15 – 18 months old. The buffalo husbandry in Azerbaijan takes about more than 10% of the all-beef cattle. Buffalo husbandry is used by both dairy and production in Azerbaijan. Karabakh, Mil – Mugan, and Shirvan are mainly engaged areas for buffalo husbandry. “Azerbaijan” is considered as a homeland purebred of buffalo. During the 1970s – 1980s, cross-breeding was carried out by “Murrah” breed in order to increase dairy and pure meat production. By this way, milk and meat production increased by 20% – 30% and 10% - 15% respectively. Two methods are used in buffalo breeding in Azerbaijan: True breeding – by this way, homeland breed “Azerbaijan” is mated with same breed. Cross breeding – mating homeland breed with Indian “Murrah” breed for the increase of dairy production. After the liquidation of the public farms in 1996, all buffalos were privatized. 99% of buffalos are kept in farmer or family farms. There are about 30 buffalo breeding farms in the country. Azerbaijan Public Union was established for buffalo farmers in 2001 in order to improve farms and solve problems