Starting a beef cattle farm
From choosing cattle to planning a budget and running the farm.
Practical online courses in livestock farming
Calculate the cost of weight gain, plan feed deliveries and prepare to open a farm.
From choosing cattle to planning a budget and running the farm.
Selecting young stock, building rations and calculating cost of gain.
Feed bunk management, forage quality and feed delivery.
Parasitic diseases, routes of transmission and veterinary reading.
A new course on feeding livestock is in preparation.
Herd organisation, grazing, watering and horse breeding.
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Choose a lesson and a task in your dashboard. The school prepares a prompt using the lesson data. Copy it into the AI chat you use.
Ask for a step-by-step explanation using the figures from your lesson.
Ask for a similar exercise with different numbers and try it on your own.
Ask for one question at a time and feedback after each answer.
The group gained 600 kg in a month. It cost ₸720,000 to raise it during that time. How do I work out the cost per kilogram gained? Show me the steps.Lesson on the cost of weight gain

In person
Work with a mentor on a working farm to review feeding, weigh-ins and the cost of weight gain.
Ask Ansara about the venue and the next dates.Contact us about joining the farm visitAfter your course
A loyalty programme is in preparation for graduates of full courses.

About me
A livestock farmer and the founder of Dala.Camp. Zhanibek has raised livestock on the Turgai steppe since 2018. He hosted the first camp on his Bereke farm, where he sat down with each participant to review their plans.
“I stay in touch with all the participants and mentor them as their projects develop.”On the first group · Tengrinews interview, 2024
Documentary
Starting Over follows Zhanibek Kenzhebayev’s life on the Kazakh steppe.
Television and Radio Complex of the President of Kazakhstan ▶Watch the filmDala.Camp history

Four farmers spent four days at Bereke in the Kostanay region. They studied herd management in the morning and practised it on the farm in the afternoon.
Report from the farmThe September programme covered budgeting, selecting livestock and a model farm designed for 150–500 head of cattle.
Workshop programmeIn May, Dala.Camp set out to visit farms across Kazakhstan. At Dala.camp School, learners can now work through farm decisions online at their own pace.
About the expeditionFigures reported by Dala.Camp
All Dala.Camp programmes · 2023 to 1 November 2026
On video
Educational cooperation

Nazarbayev University and the NU Impact Foundation were strategic partners in the Dala.Camp field expedition, an educational project launched in Astana on 1 May 2026.
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From Dala.Camp
A three-day programme on farm economics, feeding and veterinary care.
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Participants explored farm financing and cattle finishing and joined a farm visit.
See the photos
The Dala.Camp team set out to visit farms across Kazakhstan and learn from local producers.
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Books, nutrition, services and events
Dala.Camp products for use on the farm.
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Zhanibek Kenzhebayev

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Farm consulting

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People at Dala.Camp
Founder of Dala.Camp
Beef cattle production
Finance and investment
Strategy and management
Commercial development
Veterinary care and biosecurity
Feedlot operations
Animal nutrition and feed quality
Free library
Print a worksheet or fill it in with figures from your farm.
Add up your costs for a period and calculate the cost of each kilogram gained.
Record weights and dates by group. The guide includes a blank CSV spreadsheet.
Assess your site, feed supply, staffing and buyers before committing to major expenses.
Before you start
Yes. You can watch the welcome video or use your own figures in the cost-of-gain calculator without an account.
The catalogue lists full programmes from ₸34,900 to ₸148,500. Each course page in the learning portal shows current access terms. The open lesson and worksheets are free.
Choose a course in the catalogue. Its programme lists the price and enrolment terms. To continue after the welcome video, sign in to your course account or create one.
There is no timetable. My learning shows your completed lessons and where to continue. Use the same browser to keep your progress.
Work through the example and answer a practice question. After a correct answer, mark the lesson complete. Use your private notes to keep your own figures or observations.
Use the language links or the globe at the top of the page. Switching languages keeps your lesson progress and notes.
Choose a course or calculate the cost of a kilogram of weight gain using figures from your farm.