Saikhan’s Yak-2018 event takes place

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lubatbayar@montsame.mn
2018-05-29 08:38:14

'Saikhan's yak-2018' event was held in Umnugobi aimag for the 7th year since its launch in  2012. Yak breeding five soums of the aimag participated in the event with over 600 yaks and more than 1200 international and domestic tourists and citizens attended the event.

There was a time when we used to breed about 5000 yaks in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Mountains of Umnugobi aimag. As of today Umnugobi aimag has more than 1000 yaks and Bayandalai soum leads other soums with its 450 head of yaks. Herders use yak for transportation in addition to consuming its milk, meat and wool as well as making dairy products.

'Saikhan's yak' event is organized to support yak breeders and to pass down the tradition of yak breeding to young generation.  During this year's event a relay race, yak racing and best organized soum competitions were held among the herders and citizens from the five soums.

On average one yak produces 1-1.2 kg of wool and cashmere yield of it is 400-500 grams.

Products made of yak wool have much higher heat preservation property than other animals’. Yak wool is suitable for making lanyards for ger and yak is considered as the safest transporter.


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