Of course, cows in farms belonging toRussian farmers are divorced mainly for milk production. However, in some cases, cattle is also grown for meat. It is believed that such a farm can be profitable only if purebred cattle are raised. With the same diet, such cattle gain weight much faster than hybrids. One of the best breeds of meat-producing cows is the Kazakh white-headed.
This high-yielding livestock was bred during the USSR breeders of Kazakhstan and the Lower Volga region.As a parent, the specialists then used the Hereford breed, Kazakh and Kalmyk. Later, obtained by crossing individuals, bred "in themselves", selecting the most productive bull-calves and cows. Approved by Kazakh white-headed breed as an independent in 1951.
From Hereford Cattle, representatives of thisvarieties have received such valuable qualities as high yield of meat and fast weight gain. From the Kazakh bulls this cattle got a powerful body. Selective work is carried out with this breed even today. The efforts of specialists are aimed primarily at raising, of course, its meat qualities. The best breeding cattle of the Kazakh white-headed is concentrated today in the Volgograd region, at the breeding plant "Red October". This cattle are improved here both by updating the blood using the Herefords, and by selecting the best representatives.
Besides a massive body, Kazakh white-headed breed onThe difference is:
elongated barrel-shaped body;
very even back line;
strong, relatively light bones.
The color of cows of this breed is red in different shades.The head, dewlap, tail, lower part of the belly and legs are white. The peculiarity of the cattle of this breed is the fact that by winter it grows thick with long hair. Therefore, it is possible to contain such bulls and heifers in the harshest climate.
At present, two main lines of this cattle are bred in the farms: meat and meat and dairy. The first type is the main one. In farms containing a meat type of animals,Practically the technique of long pasture grazing is practiced. Calves on such farms are grown on a sump. In winter, cattle are given mainly concentrates, silage and roughage.
In farms specializing in growingKazakh white-headed meat and dairy line, other methods of animal care are used. In this case calves after a while are taken from the uterus. Selection of livestock in such farms is carried out both in meat and milk characteristics.
Weightt Kazakh white-headed burenki on WednesdayWe eat 540-580 kg. In some cases, this figure can reach up to 700 kg. Bulls Kazakh white-headed breed by the time of slaughter gaining weight of 800-850 kg. The body weight of the best individuals can reach even 1000 kg.
The yield of meat from this livestock is about53-63%. The record indicator was 74.3% received from specially fattened bull-calves. The meat of these cows, judging by the responses of farmers, is very good commodity type. The taste qualities in this case it is simply excellent. It is prized primarily for juiciness and the presence of fat deposits between the muscles.
Sufficiently good productivity is different andlivestock meat and milk of this breed. It is believed that keeping such cows is quite profitable. For lactation from one Kazakh white-headed drill can get about 1.5-2.5 thousand kg of milk.Record indicators in this regard are 6000 kg per year. And this, in turn, is comparable to milk yields from cows of purely dairy direction of productivity. So, for example, black-motley and red steppe cow can give 4-6 thousand kg of product for lactation.
The fat content of the milk of the Kazakh white-headed burenka is about 4%. The indicator is in fact very good. Most of the baked milk in Russia gives milk exactly this fat content.
Cultivate these animals mostly unattachedway in rooms or on outdoor exercise grounds. For calves of this breed only clean paddocks without drafts are suitable. In summer, Kazakh white-headed cattle are driven to pastures. The content of this cattle is considered to be the most profitable free-walking way.
In the premises intended for resting cows,usually cover the non-replaceable straw bedding in a layer of 25-30 cm. Refresh it daily at a rate of 3 kg per animal. During the stall period, the thickness of the litter, thus, reaches 1 m. In a room per animal, there should be about 5-7 m2 area. In the cowshed, these animals are usually driven only in severe frosts.
Playgrounds on the farm equip on the south side. Their size should be such that for one cow accounted for at least 8 m2 area with a hard surface and about 25 m2 in his absence. On the perimeter of the walkers are set up feeding troughs. The doors of the cowshed should be kept open at such maintenance of cattle.
For the winter Kazakh White-headed Bulls and the cows, as already mentioned, overgrown with thick hair, and therefore graze themyou can and this time of year. Usually, artificial pastures are suitable for livestock meat production. In this case, in the fall, double milled swaths of high-stalked plants are laid in the fields. Also in winter cows of this breed can graze on natural pastures with long grass.
Regarding the diet Kazakh white-headed cow absolutely unpretentious. Many farmers keep these burrs on this menu:
in the morning - water, crushed stone, hay;
In the evening - straw, crushed stone, water.
Droblenki in this case, one animal leavesLittle. Five cows will have a full bucket of 15 liters per day. Sow cattle should be given in plenty. In winter, the amount of concentrates for burrs is desirable to increase.
The maternal instinct of cows of this breed is very well developed. This is primarily due to the fact that mclear Kazakh white-headed calves are contained in the sump.Since the young is with the mother for a long time, there is practically no lunge in such cattle. The calves of this breed are very large. Their weight after calving is about 27-30 kg. But despite this, the genera of cows, as they also differ in large sizes, pass very easily. Complications of these burrs are extremely rare.
The calves themselves in these cows are born healthyand strong. They are ill only in exceptional cases. Congenital pathologies are not found in them. As long as the bull or the calf does not grow, the mother is next to them and shows a maximum of care towards them. Even if the owner does not fulfill any special requirements for the maintenance of calves, absolutely nothing will happen to them. Of course, this greatly facilitates the farmer the task of growing young.
The growth of meat calves of this breed to a large extentdepends on the milk productivity of cows. Cultivated young growth of Kazakh white-headed breed till 18-20 months. By this time he manages to work out the lethal mass of the body. With intensive fattening, the growing period is reduced to 12 months. The live weight of calves for a year increases approximately to 450 kg.
The opinion of the owners of farms specializing in the breeding of Kazakh white-headed cattle is relatively good. This livestock received good reviews primarily for:
correct physique;
fast weight gain even with a fairly low diet;
no problems with the coating.
On productivity Hereford breed Kazakh white-headed manI, according to most farmers, unfortunately, is inferior. However, hea wherein and gMuch more suitablea to the harsh conditions of the steppe zone of Russia. Moreover, this cattle, unlike the Hereford, is not at all afraid of long hauls.
The advantage of this cattle, among other things,is also undemanding with regard to the quality of feed. Eat such burenki literally everything. If necessary, it is allowed to give this cattle both barley and wheat straw. Approximately 60% of all fed coarse fodder is this product.
Of course, weather toleranceconditions also apply to the undoubted benefits of cows of this breed. It is believed that this cattle can be kept at temperatures from +50 to -40 degrees. And without loss of productivity.
Thus, the responses of farmers to cattle of this breeddeserved really very good. The cost of calves Kazakh white-headed, like any other breed, is usually determined by their live weight. The price for young growth of 200-300 kg, for example, is 140 rubles per kilogram. The cost of livestock of this breed of meat and meat and dairy direction of productivity is approximately the same. Hereford cattle, the photo of which is presented above, is gaining a large body weight, and therefore usually costs more.
