eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2015-08-15 12 2 1699 1707 2318 article Irina Dyachenko 1 Valeriya Khetagurova 1 Galina Bryukhanova 1 Natalia Yaremenko 1 Lyudmila Shalimova 1 Russian State Social University, 4,1, V.Pika, Moscow, 129226, Russia Food the independence. Uninterrupted supply the population with food. The ability of domestic sheep and fodder Russia to increase production of mutton. The role of livestock products. Consumer especially lamb.Opportunities forage base for larger animals. Evaluated not used forage base of agriculture for possible expansion of the livestock of sheep and goats. Proposed mathematical evaluation of the potential growth of production of mutton and goat meat. The model is considered to increase the production of mutton depending on breeding stock in sheep farms. The results of the cost estimate of the amount of forage necessary for the development of sheep meat orientation. Assessment of available forage base of agricultural land showed the possibility of a sharp increase in the production of mutton in Russia https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol12no2/food-security-of-russia-and-the-potential-for-livestock-food-security-of-russia-and-potential-opportunities-of-animal-farming/ substitution; livestock productivity; increased production; feed consumption; the structure of the pasture