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Integration of Traditional and Scientific Knowledge for Promoting Fermented Horse Milk Production

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25870806
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Geography
Eating habits
Research InstitutionTottori University

Principal Investigator

Tserenpurev BAT-OYUN  鳥取大学, 乾燥地研究センター, 研究員 (30649843)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywordsfermented horse milk / nomads / traditional knowledge / GPS observation / drylands / Airag (kumys) / home range / nomadic people / Fermented horse milk / GPS / Traditional food / Herder / 国際研究者交流
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Airag (fermented horse milk) is a traditional and most representative milk product in Mongolia and interests in healthier foods and demands of airag have been increasing within and beyond Mongolia. Therefore, recording the traditional knowledge and analysis of factors to make high-quality airag are important. Nationwide survey demonstrated that airag production was intensive in central, southern and western Mongolia. Important factors recognized by herders to produce high-quality airag were herders' skill, selecting good yeast, and plant species. Ranges of horses for airag production in a famous area for high-quality airag were larger during non-milking period (nighttime) than milking period (daytime). It would reflect spatial distributions of water, salt, and forage availability. Importance of site selection and horse managements for high-quality airag production was suggested.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Assessment of the effects of severe winter disasters (dzud) on public health in Mongolia based on loss of livestock2016

    • Author(s)
      Otani, S., K. Onishi, Y. Kurozawa, Y. Kurosaki, T. Bat-Oyun, M. Shinoda, and H. Mu
    • Journal Title

      Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-4

    • DOI

      10.1017/dmp.2016.5

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Who is making airag (Fermented Mare's Milk)? A nationwide survey of traditional food in Mongolia2015

    • Author(s)
      Bat-Oyun, T., B. Erdenetsetseg, M. Shinoda, T. Ozaki, and Y. Morinaga
    • Journal Title

      Nomadic Peoples

      Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Pages: 7-29

    • DOI

      10.3197/np.2015.190103

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Environmental factors influencing the movement of horses kept for fermented mare’s milk in Mongolia2015

    • Author(s)
      Purevdorj, Y., Bat-Oyun, T., Hoshino, B., Ito, T., Morinaga, Y., Shinoda, M., Ishii, S
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting the Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      Akita, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Airag (Fermented mare’s milk) production in Mongolia: A nationwide survey2015

    • Author(s)
      Tserenpurev Bat-Oyun, Baasandai Erdenetsetseg, Masato Shinoda, Takahiro Ozaki and Yuki Morinaga
    • Organizer
      International Symposia on Dzud and Traditional Herding Knowledge
    • Place of Presentation
      Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-12 – 2015-03-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Comparison of drought and dzud impacts across the China-Mongoila border2014

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Morinaga, Chana, G.U. Nachinshonhor, Masato Shinoda and Tserenpurev Bat-Oyun
    • Organizer
      International symposium on Multi-Hazard approach in Mongolia
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya University, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Traditional knowledge of the Mongolian herders about the Airag (Fermented mare’s milk) production2014

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Morinaga, Yadamjav Purevdorj, Baasandai Erdenetsetseg, Seiki Takatsuki, Tomomi Ishii, Takahiro Ozaki, Masato Shinoda and Tserenpurev Bat-Oyun
    • Organizer
      The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers
    • Place of Presentation
      Toyama University, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Fermented mare's milk production in Mongolia, Russia and Germany2014

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Morinaga, Tserenpurev Bat-Oyun, Baasandai Erdenetsetseg, Masato Shinoda and Takahiro Ozaki
    • Organizer
      Science and policy futures in the Gobi rangelands
    • Place of Presentation
      Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-18 – 2014-09-19
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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