However, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, state support was withdrawn and the herders, who had been used to being supplied with the latest technology by the state now found that not only did they have to fend for themselves with regards to the day to day herding, but that there was no guarantee that they would even receive the money they were owed for the meat they provided to the state.
Con todo, tralo colapso da Unión Soviética, retirouse o apoio estatal e os pastores, que estaban afeitos a ser fornecidos coa última tecnoloxía polo estado agora atoparon que non só tiñan que defenderse por se mesmos con respecto ao día a día, senón que non había ningunha garantía de recibir o diñeiro que se lles debía pola carne que proporcionaban ao Estado.