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need to invent a new bicycle; we just have to copy and paste Earnscleugh POLLED HEREFORD,
what is already done.” ANGUS &
Dauren is trying to improve communication between the
different stages of the industry. ECC COMPOSITES
“In Canada or here in New Zealand, there’s no way you can HIGH COUNTRY GENETICS
just slaughter at your house and then go to your shop and
say, ‘here is my meat you can buy’. But in Kazakhstan, we have
bazaars and they are not under control. People think, ‘why
should I sell my bull to a feedlot and then after 90 days they Earnscleugh bulls are renowned
sell it to a processor for more’. They think they’re better to sell for their shifting ability.
it or finish it themselves. But there are costs to that, it’s not ANNUAL BULL SALE
that easy to do.”
th
He says supply and demand is an issue, but the market is Dauren Matakbayev points out the Kazakhstan flag with fellow Our environment prevents our sale 11 JUNE 2021
open and there is a lot countryman Nagashbekuly Duman (far left) and New Zealanders
of opportunity. “These Gray and Robyn Pannett (Limehills Poll Herefords) and their bulls being overgrown and this
“A major driver are businessmen making daughter Madison. converts to very low breakdown rates.
is to establish a money. This isn’t an
Hereford certified intergenerational family
beef programme. situation like New Zealand.
Labour costs are low
It’s not about compared with here so
cattle. We’re they just pay for someone
doing this to to do the work. There
have nice food.” might be something like
200 cows being chased by
Dauren Matakbayev 20 people. We’re trying to
Kazakhstan Hereford show them the way to be
Association (KHA) director more efficient, which will
lead to them being more
profitable, knowing how Dauren and Nagashbekuly at Earnscleugh Station.
much they spent on everything.
“We just need more time. For example, fencing, you can
drive or ride horses in every direction wherever you want in
Kazakhstan. Now people want to say, ‘this is my land and I
want to fence it’. But others don’t understand that. They have
done things this way for many years.”
The story of Hereford cattle in Kazakhstan started in the
1930s with a decision by the government of the Soviet Union
to import 800 sire bulls from Uruguay and Great Britain into
Kazakhstan territory.
After 20 years of hard work and crossing with local breeds,
the Qazaq Aqbas breed was established, which translates as th EARNSCLEUGH CALIBRE 144373 WIRRUNA MATTY M288
‘Kazakh white head’. It has 15/16ths Hereford blood. 57 Annual Hereford Bull Sale HERDBOOK NO# 0808144373 HERDBOOK NO# AUWNAM288
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“We took the best things from the adaptability and Wednesday 29 September 2021
performance of the Herefords but it [the new breed] could DIR DTRS GEST BW 200 400 600 MILK SS DTC DIR DTRS GEST BW 200 400 600 MILK SS DTC
remain in the local climate. In Kazakhstan the temperatures, +5.5 +8.7 -0.7 +4.2 +31 +62 +87 +9 +3.8 -3.7 +10.7 +7.7 -8.7 +1.7 +39 +69 +96 +12 +2.6 +0.1
the same as Canada, can go as low as minus 40C, minus 50C CW EMA RIB RUMP RBY IMF HP EM DM DT CW EMA RIB RUMP RBY IMF HP EM DM DT
sometimes with a lot of snow and strong wind, and in summer +58 +6.2 +1.6 +2.7 +0.1 +2.1 +$158 +$143 +$158 +$88 +72 +5.1 +1.9 +2.2 -0.7 +3.3 +$188 +$147 +$198 +$119
it can be plus 50C.”
In 2019, Kazakhstan sold 42,417 Qazaq Aqbas, 16,604 Angus,
6849 Hereford, and 5200 Auliekol. EARNSCLEUGH REDFORD 166604 MONYMUSK GALLANT 110089
“There is no competition, they are the biggest in Kazakhstan HERDBOOK NO# 0808166604 HERDBOOK NO# 0272110089
and helping us to establish a certified beef programme. We’re
not used to eating rare steaks ... we like them almost well done. DIR DTRS GEST BW 200 400 600 MILK SS DTC DIR DTRS GEST BW 200 400 600 MILK SS DTC
It’s just our nature. We’re not trying to tell everybody that our +7.4 +8.1 -2.3 +1.7 +35 +57 +81 +21 +1.8 -1.9 +1.4 +2.1 0.0 +4.3 +32 +60 +86 +21 +3.8 -2.9
beef is going to be super-marbled, but trying to find our own CW EMA RIB RUMP RBY IMF HP EM DM DT CW EMA RIB RUMP RBY IMF HP EM DM DT
spot in the market. A major driver is to establish a Hereford Breeding Quality Herefords • Traditional Values • Modern Genetics +62 +5.1 +1.3 +2.0 +0.8 +1.8 +$154 +$139 +$165 +$95 +60 +8.1 +1.0 +0.7 +2.9 +0.5 +$127 +$132 +$100 +$73
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