Chairman of the Public Association "Veterinary Doctors of West Kazakhstan Region", Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Gaisa Absatirov proposed to conditionally name one of the undetermined diagnoses in veterinary medicine "Tashimov disease" — after the surname of the Chairman of the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Kazbek Tashimov. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
In a Facebook post, Absatirov stated that in Kazakhstan cases of livestock mortality with diagnoses that, in his assessment, remain insufficiently defined are regularly recorded. As an example, he cited the situation in Atyrau region, where animal mortality, according to him, has been ongoing for about two years, but the final diagnosis has not yet been established.
Separately, the professor mentioned cases of diseases of cattle and small ruminants, as well as saigas in different regions of the country. According to him, animals were diagnosed with rhinotracheitis and pasteurellosis, although, as Absatirov believes, the observed symptoms did not correspond to these diseases.
He proposed to involve international experts, conduct epizootiological surveys and laboratory tests, and then officially determine diagnoses and develop a set of anti-epizootic measures.
Speaking about possible new diseases, Absatirov proposed to assign them names based on the place of origin or the surnames of specialists.
"If these are 'unknown diseases', give them a name based on the geographical point of origin, for example 'Kenzhek disease'," he wrote.
By analogy, the professor also proposed to use the surname of the head of the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee.
"Similarly, one should act with the diagnoses voiced in the interview of the Chairman of the VCSK K. Tashimov — 'Tashimov disease'," Absatirov wrote.
He referred to already existing names of diseases in veterinary medicine based on surnames and geographical names, in particular Marek's disease, Johne's disease, Newcastle disease, and Teschen disease.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that in 2026, more than 300 billion tenge were allocated for preferential lending to livestock farming in Kazakhstan. Another 66 billion tenge were provided for the construction and modernization of veterinary infrastructure, equipping laboratories, updating specialized transport, and strengthening the material and technical base.
In addition, 22 billion tenge will be allocated to increase salaries of veterinary specialists and develop human resources. At the end of 2025, the volume of gross livestock production amounted to 3.8 trillion tenge, increasing by 3.3%.