The role of M.B. Narmaev in the improvement of kalmyk cattle

The article considers the Kalmyk breed of cattle. The Kalmyk cattle breed is the brainchild of Morkhadzhi Narmaev. The largest Kalmyk Bactrians, the Kalmyk breed of barg dogs, are known all over the world. All these were the dreams and plans of Professor Morkhadzhi Narmaev. And they came true. Capital work of M.B. Narmayeva’s “Kalmyk Cattle” will be the reference book of every specialist and scientist dealing with the problems of traditional animal husbandry for many years to come. In it, the scientist devoted separate chapters to the characteristics of Kalmyk cattle, on feeding and keeping livestock, and on the achievements of breeding farms in the republic.

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