The review material presents a brief history of breeding hybrid forms ( × ) in the territory of the former USSR. The issues of breeding zeboid cattle of dairy and beef origin in the Russian Federation are considered in detail, including taking into account their adaptation to heat stress and resistance to diseases. An opinion is expressed about the necessity of hybridization of zebu with ordinary cattle breeds () for the needs of pasture livestock farming, as well as the use of zeboid cattle breeding bulls as donors of economically valuable traits.
M.A. Sadovnikova (Wed,) studied this question.