Arkhangai Province ( Mongolian : Архангай аймаг , pronounced [arχəɴˈɢæˑ ˈæˑməq] ) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia . It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains . It is composed of 19 sums.
5-429: In winter mean temperature is −30 to −38 °C (−22 to −36 °F) and in summer the highest temperature is between 25 and 36 °C (77 and 97 °F). The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags ), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in
10-415: A product of the hybrid genetic phenomenon of heterosis (hybrid vigor), they are larger and stronger than yak or cattle from the region. In Mongolia and Tibet, khainags are thought to be more productive than cattle or yaks in terms of both milk and meat production. Dzomo can be back crossed . As a result, many supposedly pure yak or pure cattle probably carry each other's genetic material. In Mongolia ,
15-511: Is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle . The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a dzomo or zhom . In Mongolian , it is called a khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English language portmanteau term of yattle , a combination of the words yak and cattle, as well as yakow , a combination of the words yak and cow. Dzomo are fertile (or, fecund ) while dzo are sterile . As they are
20-439: The result of a khainag crossed with either a domestic bull or yak bull is called ortoom (ортоом, three-quarter-bred) and an ortoom crossed with a domestic bull or yak bull results in a usan güzee (усан гүзээ, one-eighth-bred). Dzos inherit two distinct protein types, one from each parent, leading to alterations in their mitochondrial structure and function. Consequently, this adaptation significantly enhances
25-517: The southeastern sums. Arkhangai province has 19 sums and 101 bags. The aimag capital Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Erdenebulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north. - The aimag capital Tsetserleg Khainag A dzo (also spelled zo , zho and dzho , Standard Tibetan : མཛོ་ , romanized: mdzo )
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