Kazakh Whiteheaded

Kazakh Whiteheaded
Other names Russian: Kaзaxcкaя бeлoгoлoвaя
(Kazakhskaya Belogolovaya)[1]
Distribution
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan
Use meat
Traits
Weight Male: average 820 kg[1]
  Female: average 550 kg[1]
Height Male: 133 cm[1]
  Female: 124 cm[1]
Horn status horned
Cattle
Bos primigenius

The Kazakh Whiteheaded (Russian: Kaзaxcкaя бeлoгoлoвaя, Kazakhskaya Belogolovaya) is a breed of beef cattle from Kazakhstan and Russia. The breed was developed between 1930 and 1950 on state farms in the Kazakh republic and the Lower Volga by crossing Hereford cattle with local Kazakh and Kalmyk cattle.[2] The breed resembles the Hereford in colour and conformation while incorporating the hardiness of the local breeds. In 1990 the population of the breed in Kazakhstan was estimated at 1,334,000.[1]

Cows weigh 500 to 700 kg, bulls 800 to 1000 kg.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Breed data sheet: Kazakh Whiteheaded/Kazakhstan. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2015.
  2. ↑ Food and Agriculture Organisation genetic resources study

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