Table 1 Animal diets in different regions of Kazakhstan.
From: Study of cattle microbiota in different regions of Kazakhstan using 16S metabarcoding analysis
Name of animals | Name of the farm | Age and sex group of animals | Breed | Feeding type | Sampling time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North-Kazakhstan region | |||||
1. Average: 5AnC,6AnC,7AnC | LLP "Bereke-Akzhar" | Heifers | Aberdeen Angus | Hay concentrate | May |
2. Average:1BelC, 4BelC | LLP "Alabota" | Cows | Kazakh white-headed | Haylage-hay-concentrate (haylage (oats, barley, wheat 30% each)—18 kg, hay—8 kg, concentrates—3 kg (barley, wheat)) | May |
Almaty (Southeast) region | |||||
3. Average:1Ba, 2Ba,3Ba | LLP «Bayserke-Agro» | Gobies | Kazakh white-headed | Silage concentrate (corn silage 45%, mixed grass hay 11%, crushed barley with chaff 44%) | June |
4. Average:1An,2An, 3An | Farm «Bimuratov» | Cows | Aberdeen Angus | Hay concentrate (haylage −7 kg, corn feed—3 kg, hay −10 kg) | May |
5. Average:Tv1, Tv2, Tv3 | Farm «Akylbay» | Cows | Local livestock | Herb pasture | May |
6. Average:1Ki-1, 2Ki, 3Ki | Farm «Nadirov» | Milking cows | Alatau | Pasture + concentrates (wormwood, forbs, alfalfa) + concentrates (bran with barley—3–4 kg) | June |
7. Average:4By, 5Ki-1, 6Ki-1 | Farm «Nadirov» | Dry cows | Alatau | Pasture + concentrates (wormwood, forbs, alfalfa) + concentrates (bran with barley—3–4 kg) | June |
2Kr KB | EPF «Kurozek» | Gobies | Kazakh white-headed | Hay concentrate (hay, straw and grain fodder) | April |
3Kr Al | EPF «Kurozek» | Gobies | Alatau | Hay concentrate (hay, straw and grain fodder) | April |
West-Kazakhstan region | |||||
10. Average:4Z, 5Z, 6Z | Farm "Shunaibekov" | Cows | Kazakh white-headed | Pasture (feather grass, sage, volost) | May |
11. Average: 1Ger, 2Ger,3Ger | Farm "Shovda" | Cows | Hereford | Pasture (feather grass, tansy, sage) | May |
12. Average:1Z,2Z, 3Z | Farm «Shibat» | Cows | Aberdeen Angus | Pasture (wormwood, feather grass) | May |
Turkestan (South) region | |||||
13. Average:1КB Ch, 2КB Ch, 3 KB Ch | APC «Et Ark Manket» | Gobies | Kazakh white-headed | Hay concentrate (Wheat 1 kg, Barley 1 kg, Corn 0.5 kg, Meal 1 kg, Compound feed 2 kg, "Kormovik" vitamin supplement 0.1 kg, Alfalfa 1 kg, Straw 1 kg) | April |
14. Average:2An Ch, 3An Ch, 4An Ch | APC «Et Ark Manket» | Gobies | Aberdeen Angus | Hay concentrate (Wheat 1 kg, Barley 1 kg, Corn 0.5 kg, Meal 1 kg, Compound Feed 2 kg, Vitamin supplement "Kormovik" 0.1 kg, Alfalfa 1 kg, Straw 1 kg) | April |
