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Alatauskaya
(most common name in Kyrgyzstan)

(most common name):
Ala-Tau (Tajikistan)
Alatau (Kazakhstan)
(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

‘Alatauskaya’ is the Russian name used in Kyrgyzstan for the Ala-Tau.

Kyrgyzstan prizes their Alatauskaya cattle for their adaptability to the local weather conditions which consist of dry summers and severe winters.

In 2002, a Alatauskaya population of 824,000 was reported for Kyrgyzstan, however no population data has been reported since then.

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


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