Kazakh Whiteheaded

The Kazakh Whiteheaded 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 stock.[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]

Kazakh Whiteheaded
Other names
  • Kazakh: Қазақтың ақбас сиыры
  • Qazaqtyñ aqbas siyry
  • Russian: Kaзaxcкaя бeлoгoлoвaя
  • Kazakhskaya Belogolovaya[1]
Distribution
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 820 kg[1]
  • Female:
    average 550 kg[1]
Height
  • Male:
    133 cm[1]
  • Female:
    124 cm[1]
Horn statushorned

References
  1. 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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