Kazakh National Agrarian Research University

Abdirakhman Ombayev is one of the leading scientists in Kazakhstan in the field of livestock, who have made a significant contribution to the scientific support of the country's agro-industrial complex. Over the years of scientific activity, for 25 years he headed the research institutes of animal husbandry and fodder production. Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1991), Professor (1994), Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (1996), laureate of the State Prize in Science, Technology and education (2005), foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2007), Knight of the Order "Kurmet" (2008), correspondent of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan member (2017), Honorary inventor of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2016), Honorary citizen of Sozakskiy (1997) and Otyrar (2007) districts of the South Kazakhstan region. By the International Bibliographic Center (Cambridge, Great Britain), his surname is included in the list of outstanding scientists of the world in 2008 with the award of the Gold Medal of Excellence. For his contribution to the development of zootechnical science and education, he was awarded the Efim Fedotovich Liskun Medal (2014) by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Russian State Agrarian University - K.A. Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy. He is the author of a method for obtaining a white karakul (1988), a method for feeding sheep (1992), a method for choosing pink Karakul sheep (2005), a method for breeding Karakul sheep of Kunir color (2010), Otyrar breeding white Karakul sheep Sules (2007), Ordabasin meat – fat sheep (2013). Author of 16 books, 67 copyright certificates and patents, 27 recommendations and 521 scientific papers. Under his leadership, 9 doctoral and 28 candidate dissertations were defended.