Alatau
(most common name in Kazakhstan)

(most common name):
• Ala-Tau (Tajikistan)
• Alatauskaya (Kyrgyzstan)
(transboundary/brand name):
• Ala-Tau
local/other name (English):
• Greyish-brown (Kazakhstan)
local/other name (Kyrgyz):
• Alatoo (Kyrgyzstan)
local/other name (Mongolian):
• Алатау
local/other name (Russian):
• Ала-Тау корова

The Alatau in Kazakhstan are prized for their high milk yield and good meat characteristics.

‘Alatau’ was also the Russian name that Mongolia used for their imported population of Ala-Tau cattle. As of 2022, Mongolia no longer lists Ala-Tau cattle in DAD-IS.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-13

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