The aim of the article is to assess the investment and innovation development of regional livestock production. In Voronezh region, livestock breeding is characterized by the intensive growth and dynamic development. During the period under study, milk production in farms of all categories increased by 14.8 %, livestock and poultry in live weightby 57.8 %, the amount of eggsby 5.7 %, which is associated with government support, modernization of existing production facilities and construction of

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... new ones. It has been established that the main contribution to the development of the livestock industry is made by integrated agribusiness companies (in dairy cattle breeding: EkoNiva Group of Companies, Molvest JSC; in beef cattle breeding: Zarechnoye Group of Companies; in pig breeding: Agroeko Group of Companies, Verkhnekhav elevator ) whose distinctive feature is production of products with a complete herd turnover, creation of the own feed base, genetic centers, and processing of products.