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Front page of the first certificate confirming Orkhon sheep breed, January.01.1961 The first certificate confirming the breed was issued on January 1, 1961, by then-Standards and Measurements Authority of People's Republic of Mongolia to the breed's developer, researcher and veterinarian T. Ayurzana (1910-1972).
In 1985 there were 56,100 pigs and 271,300 head of poultry; no figures were available on apiculture. Livestock products included meat and fat from camels, cattle, chickens, horses, goats, pigs and sheep; eggs; honey; milk; wool from camels, cattle, goats, and sheep; and hides and skins from camels, cattle, goats, horses, and sheep. In 1986 ...
The name 'argali' is the Mongolian word for wild sheep. [2] It is the largest species of wild sheep. Argali stand 85 to 135 cm (3 to 4 ft) high at the shoulder and measure 136 to 200 cm (4 to 7 ft) long from the head to the base of the tail.
Recently, the Mongolian economy has grown at a fast pace due to an increase in mining and Mongolia attained a GDP growth rate of 11.7% in 2013. [17] However, because much of this growth is export-based, Mongolia is suffering from the global slowdown in mining caused by decreased growth in China.
The Mongolian embassy to the United States estimated the Mongolian population in nearby Arlington, Virginia, at 2,600 as of 2006; reportedly, they were attracted to the area by the high quality of public education—resulting in Mongolian becoming the school system's third-most spoken language, after English and Spanish; 219 students of ...
However, some exist in the northeast, north, and northwest. Coat colors range from brindle or reddish brown but occasionally can be seen in black, yellow, or pied. The cattle have two types: Ujumqin and Halhïn Gol. [1] In 1949, Mongolian cattle began to be improved with crossbreeding to European breeds in limited numbers. [citation needed]
The mackinaw jacket, also known as a mackinaw coat, [1] is a short double-breasted coat made of a thick heavy woollen material, generally with a red-and-black plaid pattern. [ 2 ] Etymology
The Mongolian-Manchurian grassland (Chinese: 蒙古高原草原-内蒙古草原-东北草原) covers an area of 887,300 square kilometers (342,600 sq mi).This temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of the Palearctic realm forms a large crescent around the Gobi Desert, extending across central and eastern Mongolia into the eastern portion of Inner Mongolia and eastern and ...