Cattle breeding in the Eveno-Bytantaysky District in Sakha Republic(Russia, 2013).Yakutian cattle ar

Cattle breeding in the Eveno-Bytantaysky District in Sakha Republic(Russia, 2013).Yakutian cattle are a cattle landrace – a species variety that hasadapted over time to local conditions, with isolation from otherpopulations contributing to its development.  In the case of Yakutiancattle, this development has led to their extreme hardiness andtolerance in the freezing temperatures of the Arctic Circle.The purest of the Yakutian cattle are raised in the Eveno-BytantayskyDistrict, under the directorship of Peter Gorokhov (second from theright in the second photo).  These cows give milk with a 5-9% fatcontent.Although Kustur (the rural locality where the cattle are kept) hasplenty of pasture and grassland, most of it is not well-developed. Workers mow the grass manually, and transport it to a dry place.  Inwinter, they carry hay in the Urals for 70 kilometres.The first photo shows Ulyana Nikitina, an experienced livestockbreeder who worked for 43 years, 33 of them as a milkmaid.  She usedto work on the Leninsky state farm, where seven milkmaids would beresponsible for 7-8 cows.  She was highly-regarded as a milkmaid, andwas once put forward for a medal for her work, although she did notreceive it. -- source link
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