Kalmyk cattle (russian: Калмыцкая, Kalmytskaya) is a breed of beef cattle of the former

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, now found in the

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, in

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and in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. It is believed to have originated in Dzungaria, and to have been brought into south-eastern Russia by migrating Kalmyks in the seventeenth century.

History

It is believed that the Kalmyk originated in Dzungaria, and was brought into south-eastern Russia by migrating Kalmyks in the seventeenth century. In 1980 the total population of the breed in the

was estimated at , of which were purebred. In 2023 the Kalmyk was reported to DAD-IS by the

, and by

and

; no population data was reported, and the conservation status of the breed in those countries was 'unknown'.

Characteristics

The Kalmyk is compact and of medium size: the average bodyweight for cows is , for bulls ; average heights are and respectively. The coat is red, in varying shades, with white markings to the head, belly, and legs. The head is small, with a long face and short horns.

References

Agriculture in Russia Agriculture in Mongolia Agriculture in Kazakhstan Agriculture in Uzbekistan Agriculture in Turkmenistan Cattle breeds originating in Mongolia {{bots, deny=Citation bot