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Traditionally, the Buryats were semi-nomadic pastoralists. Buryat nomads tended to large herds of cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. Buryats also relied greatly on local resources to supplement their diets. Following colonization by Russia, pastoralism was gradually replaced by agriculture. The Buryat of today are largely agrarian, with rural populations retaining their ancestral subsistence pattern.

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Livestock remains the mainstay of the economy. Though livestock is managed in a semi-settled way, some richer families do move their herds seasonally. Fences and sheds have been built for livestock, and a great deal of hay Is used in winter, its production being aided by haymaking machines brought from Russia. Shinehen Buryats also developed the firsts livestock-breeding programme in Inner Mongolia. The improved breed called 'Shinehen horse' - originally called 'Buryat horse' - is one of the best breeds in China, and 'Shinehen cow' is also selected as an excellent breed. It is worth mentioning here that this programme had already begun before Japanese domination.

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The Buryats in Siberia are still largely focused on nomadic herding. They (the Buryats) focus on cows and berries for most of their diet. However, there are multiple Buryat communities that farm trees and various cash crops such as wheat and rye. Not only are cows such a important part of their culture, they consider milk to be sacred.

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Traditionally, the Buryats were semi-nomadic pastoralists. Buryat nomads tended to large herds of cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. Buryats also relied greatly on local resources to supplement their diets. Following colonization by Russia, pastoralism was gradually replaced by agriculture. The Buryat of today are largely agrarian but most in rural areas, they still focus on raising livestock as their main way of surviving.

The Buryats located in Siberia are still largely focused on raising livestock. They focus on the raising of cows and the growing of berries to sustain most of their diet. There are also some communities that farm various types of trees and cash crops such as wheat and rye. On the slopes of the Sayan and Altai Mountains, there are communities whose way of life is breeding reindeer.

Mongolian Buryats are farmers as well but are typically semi-settled. They build sheds and fences to keep livestock contained and use hay as their main source of food for the livestock. However, the Buryats located in Buryatia are more focused on the agriculture aspect of farming and not the livestock raising aspect.