Abstract
Russia’s agricultural areas require additional state support to modernize production and processing complexes in the agro-industrial sector. In addition, the presence of large agricultural holdings does not provide opportunities for competition to small farms, which leads to a reduction in their number. In this situation, it is necessary to cooperate and integrate large and small businesses in the livestock industry to redistribute efforts and specialization of farms. The article considers the peculiarities of the organization of the cluster model of agribusiness in the sphere of livestock production. Conclusions are drawn about the directions and algorithms of re-profiling and specialization of farming in the conditions of the cluster approach.