Kalmyk cattle
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Kalmyk cattle (Template:Langx, Kalmytskaya) is a breed of beef cattle of the former Soviet Union, now found in the Russian Federation, in Kazakhstan and in Tajikistan.Template:R 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.Template:R
In 1980 the total population of the breed in the Soviet Union was estimated at Script error: No such module "val"., of which Script error: No such module "val". were purebred.Template:R In 2023 the Kalmyk was reported to DAD-IS by the Russian Federation, and by Kazakhstan and Tajikistan; no population data was reported, and the conservation status of the breed in those countries was 'unknown'.Template:R
Characteristics
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