Kazakh white-headed breed of cattle: the contribution of its creator K.A. Akopyan to the development of zootechnical science and adaptive animal husbandry
https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2023-369-4-62-69
Abstract
Relevance. One of the creators of the Kazakh white-headed breed of cattle, which has become widespread in the arid steppes from the Volga region to Mongolia, is Doctor of Agricultural Sciences K.А. Akopyan. Despite the fact that the scientist made a significant contribution to the development of Russian animal science, no major biographical monographs have been written about his innovative achievements, his scientific works are a bibliographic rarity. Scientific heritage of K.A. Akopyan requires a deep and comprehensive analysis.
Methods. The use of problem-chronological and comparative-historical methods makes it possible to trace certain important stages in the life of a scientist. The published scientific works of K.A. Akopyan, as well as research work on the creation of the Kazakh white-headed breed of cattle.
Results. The study showed that Hakobyan?s scientific heritage is unique, and the range of scientific activities is wide and varied. In addition to creating a new valuable breed, he developed methods for the accelerated intensive cultivation and fattening of young cattle, a rational system for obtaining high meat productivity. Further improvement of the Kazakh white-headed breed, indispensable for breeding in extreme natural and climatic conditions of dry steppes and deserts, should be based on knowledge of economically useful, biological, breeding qualities of animals and scientifically based methods for their improvement
About the Authors
O. A. GroshevaRussian Federation
Olga Alekseevna Grosheva, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, senior researcher of the department of steppe studies and nature management
11 Pionerskaya str., Orenburg, 460000
S. V. Levykin
Russian Federation
Sergei Vyacheslavovich Levykin, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, leading researcher, of the department of steppe studies and nature management
11 Pionerskaya str., Orenburg, 460000
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For citations:
Grosheva O.A., Levykin S.V. Kazakh white-headed breed of cattle: the contribution of its creator K.A. Akopyan to the development of zootechnical science and adaptive animal husbandry. Agrarian science. 2023;(4):62-69. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2023-369-4-62-69