Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region

Maria Vilacheva; Lyudmila Chesnyukova; Polina Kuklinova; Andrey Pustuev; Pavel Abbasov

doi:10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842

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DECONCENTRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE SVERDLOVSK REGION Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region

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Published in INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL · Issue 6, 2026 · Pages 842–846 · Rubric: Agrarian reform and forms of managing

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842

Received: 20.08.2026 Accepted: 23.09.2026 Published: 15.10.2026

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Maria Vilacheva

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Lyudmila Chesnyukova

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Polina Kuklinova

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Andrey Pustuev

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Pavel Abbasov

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Maria Vilacheva

Ural State University of Economics senior lecturer · department of constitutional and international law · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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Lyudmila Chesnyukova

Ural State University of Economics senior lecturer · department of economic theory and applied sociology · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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Polina Kuklinova

Academic degree: candidate of economic sciences

Ural State University of Economics associate professor of the department · department of economic theory and applied sociology · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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Andrey Pustuev

Academic degree: candidate of economic sciences

Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev associate professor of the department · department of social and humanitarian disciplines · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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Pavel Abbasov

Academic degree: candidate of pedagogical sciences

Chelyabinsk branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration deputy director for academic affairs; associate professor of the department · department of private law · Russian Federation · Chelyabinsk

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ABSTRACT

The resilience of regional livestock production is determined not only by aggregate output but also by the institutional configuration of supply-how production and livestock stocks are distributed across agricultural enterprises, household farms, and the farm/individual entrepreneur segment. This is particularly relevant for Sverdlovsk region, where demographic and labor constraints in rural areas and the contraction of household farming increase concentration risks, while price, logistics, and veterinary shocks require adaptive supply chains. The study aims to identify how changes in the distribution of output and livestock stocks across producer categories relate to short-term production resilience, using official statistics for January-November 2024-2025. The methodology combines structural and dynamic analysis of official data, decomposition of output growth by institutional sector, calculation of concentration proxies (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) and normalized entropy as deconcentration measures, and performance ratios (conditional productivity: milk output per cow and egg output per bird) to interpret resilience under changing stocks. The scientific novelty lies in operationalizing the "deconcentration – resilience" nexus as a measurable institutional mechanism in regional livestock systems: (1) a product-specific deconcentration metric by producer category is introduced; (2) an empirical asymmetry between output dynamics and stock dynamics is demonstrated; (3) the "productivity-compensated concentration" effect is substantiated-output growth under declining stocks driven by technological and organizational intensification and selective exit of small producers. The results show that aggregate output in January-November 2025 remained positive (slaughter weight +1.6%; milk +2.1%; eggs +0.6%) despite a decline in total cattle (-4.5%) and cows (-6.5%). Agricultural enterprises provided the dominant contribution to output growth, while household farms reduced both production and stocks, reinforcing institutional concentration in the meat and egg segments and creating a long-term risk of reduced "diversification of supply sources".

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livestock husbandry, sustainability, deconcentration, institutional structure, Sverdlovsk region, production concentration, structural dynamics

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Vilacheva M. N., Chesnyukova L. K., Kuklinova P. S., Pustuev A. A., Abbasov P. R. Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region // INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 2026. no. 6. pp. 842-846. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842. (Date of access 30.10.2026).

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Maria Vilacheva, Chesnyukova L. K., Kuklinova P. S., Pustuev A. A., Abbasov P. R.. "Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region." INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL.6 (2026): 842-846. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842.

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Vilacheva M. N., Chesnyukova L. K., Kuklinova P. S., Pustuev A. A., Abbasov P. R. (2026). Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL(6), 842-846. https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842

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Maria Vilacheva, Chesnyukova L. K., Kuklinova P. S., Pustuev A. A., Abbasov P. R.. "Deconcentration and sustainability of livestock production: empirical evidence from the Sverdlovsk region." INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, no. 6 (2026): 842-846. https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_6_842.

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