The dynamics of live weight and slaughter indicators of Kazakh white-headed bulls were studied when the vitamin and mineral premix was introduced into the diet. Animals that were fed with a premix in a concentration of 1% along with the main diet exceeded their peers in live weight at the age of eight months by 4.38 kg (2.03 %), and at 18 months, at the end of the experiment, by 20.4 kg (3.89%). Control slaughters showed that the slaughter weight of the bulls of the experimental group was better than the control by 25.27 kg (7.64 %), and the superiority in slaughter yield was 2.49 %.

Hematological and biochemical parameters of the blood of bulls of the Kazakh white-headed breed were studied after the introduction of the vitamin-mineral premix "SulfVita" into the diet. Animals that received the premix "SulfVita" along with the main diet, at a concentration of 1%, surpassed their peers in terms of hemoglobin and erythrocyte levels, and the intensity of protein metabolism.

The article is devoted to preventive measures to eliminate the problem of dysmicroelementosis in order to increase the productivity of young sheep. The article presents the results of studies of the influence of feeding rations on the growth and development of young sheep of the Edilbaev breed, on the level of their meat productivity and the qualitative characteristics of biologically fortified lamb. Feed additives based on Yoddar-Zn and DAFS-25 were added to the main ration of lambs at the age of four months, once a day, being added into a fodder mixture with concentrates. For the experiment the herd of lambs was divided to four groups of 25 heads each.The changes in live weight at the age of four, five, six and seven months were analyzed, and it was found that at the age of seven months, the absolute average weight gain in the experimental groups varied from 3.45 kg to 4.49 kg, in the control group it was 3.1 kg, while the largest live weight gain was recorded in group III which received both feed additives based on Yoddar-Zn and DAFS-25.There were no significant differences in the parameters of body measurements, with the exception of group III, where the chest circumference increased by 7.2%, and the height of a lamb at the withers increased in average by 8.1%. It was found that group III had the highest meat density coefficient, equal to 3.9, and the cross-sectional area of m. Longissimus dorsi was equal to 13.61 cm2. It was noted that the amount of free amino acids of the lamb group III is 18.8% higher than the meat of the control group. The lamb obtained from the animals of the experimental groups showed a higher protein content and less fat. The ratio of water to protein in all samples was slightly higher than 3.7, which corresponds to the Federa number for meat raw materials. Enriching the rations of the Edilbaevskoy sheep with feed additives Yoddar-Zn and DAFS-25 promotes the stimulation of growth and development of animals, increases the productivity and nutritional value of lamb.

The article assesses the production method of young native sheep in the Volga region being sold in their birth year. Scientific and industrial studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the in vivo formation of meat productivity and consumer properties of mutton from young sheep of the Bakur breed. The results of the studies showed that the average live weight of Bakur sheep at birth is 3.9 kg. In the weaning time at the age of 4 months sheep weigh 27.5 kg, that is, the weight increased 7.1 times. The average daily weight increase in Bakur rams up to a month of age was 233 g; from a month to 2 months of age - 223 g; from 2 to 4 months of age - 165 g. The best morphological composition of carcasses belonged to young animals of 12 months of age, the ratio of meat to other tissues reached 80.8% and 17.2%. The content of tryptophan in lambs and young animals significantly exceeds the amount of oxyproline, which is a representative of defective proteins. Based on the above facts, the muscle tissue of the longest back muscle has a high commercial quality due to the thinnest muscle fibers with small impregnations of fat and is considered the most tender.

This article presents a comparative characteristic of the blood parameters of Kuibyshevskaya breed rams and Kuibyshevskaya ? Dorper crossbreed rams at the age of one and four months. According to the results of the studies, the amount of formed elements and the level of metabolites in the blood of animals corresponded to the physiological norm. At the same time, there were differences between the study groups. It was found out  that crossbred rams had superiority in some blood parameters over purebred animals, which indicates a more intensive metabolism, and, presumably, a higher level of meat productivity in the future.