The Yakutian cattle are a landrace cattle breed, which are bred in the north of the polar circle in the republic of Sakha. They belong to the East Asian Turano-Mongolian group of Taurine cattle.
This group of cattle may represent a fourth Aurochs domestication event and may have diverged from the Near East group some 35,000 years ago, and a third event among Bos taurus–type aurochs.
The Yakutian cattle are one of only a few pure Turano-Mongolian breeds remaining throughout the world. And they are the last remaining native Turano-Mongolian cattle breed in Siberia.
The Yakutian cattle breed are noted for their extreme hardiness and tolerance towards freezing temperatures.
The breed is also known by some other names such asYakut cattle或者East Siberian cattle. The Yakutian cattle breed is descended from the indigenous Siberiancattle breeds.
Yakuts将其带到Lena，Indigirka，Indigirka，Yana和Kolyma Rivers的下游，当时贝加尔南部地区在13世纪向北迁移时。直到1929年，该品种才纯净，但随后开始了广泛的杂交，与更有生产力的模拟牛和Kholmogory牛开始了。
Actually many other landraces were lost during this era. Fortunately, the Yakutian cattle breed was saved by the traditional cattle breeders and individual scientists. Read more information about this cattle breed below.
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Yakutian Cattle Characteristics
Yakutian牛相对年代maller in size with well developed dewlap. They usually vary in colors, and the color can be black, red or spotted. And most of the animals have a white dorsal stripe along the back.
Both bulls and cows usually have horns. And their horns are usually of variable shape and direction. They have short but strong legs. Their chest is deep but relatively narrow. They have large abdomen and are capable of surviving in poor feed conditions in winter season.
Average height of the Yakutian bulls is about 115 to 127 kg, and about 110 to 112 kg for cows. The bulls on average weight about 500-600 kg, and the cows about 350-400 kg. Photo and info from维基百科.
Uses
Yakutian cattle are triple-purpose animal. They are mainly raised for meat and milk production. And they have also been used as a draft animal.
Special Notes
雅库特牛非常坚固耐用。他们被注意到并以对非常低甚至冻结温度的极端耐心和宽容而闻名。
奶牛每年可以生产大约1000公斤的牛奶。他们的牛奶是一种丰富的牛奶，质量很好。他们的牛奶平均含有约5.03％的脂肪含量，约4.69％的蛋白质含量。
Meat of this cattle breed is also of very good qualities. Review full breed profile of the Yakutian cattle in the following table.
| Breed Name | Yakutian |
| Other Name | Yakut cattle or East Siberian cattle |
| Breed Purpose | Meat, milk, draft |
| Special Notes | Active, Extremely cold Hardy |
| 繁殖大小 | Small |
| Bulls | About 500-600 kg |
| Cows | 约350-400公斤 |
| Climate Tolerance | Very cold hardy |
| Coat Color | 变化（可以是黑色，红色或斑点） |
| Horned | 是的 |
| Milk Yield | Low |
| Rarity | Rare (conservation status is endangered) |
| 国家/起源地 | 俄罗斯 |
