Kazakh Whiteheaded (cattle)
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The Kazakh whiteheaded cattle is a beef cattle breed 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)
. The breed resembles the Hereford in colour and conformation while incorporating the locals breeds' hardiness.
Cows weigh 500 to 700 kg, bulls 800 to 1000 kg.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. 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)
Kalmyk (cattle)
Kalmyk cattle are a beef cattle breed originating in Mongolia and northwestern China and taken to southeastern Russia by migrating Kalmyk tribes in the early 17th century. They are now found in central Asia on dry steppe pastures....
. The breed resembles the Hereford in colour and conformation while incorporating the locals breeds' hardiness.
Cows weigh 500 to 700 kg, bulls 800 to 1000 kg.