The educational process at the Department of Veterinary Medicine combines both theoretical and practical forms of training.
Classes are conducted not only in lecture rooms but also during scheduled field trips to farms, research centers, and specialized laboratories.
The Department possesses a modern classroom and laboratory base, including a Parasitology Museum equipped with essential educational materials and diagnostic instruments, which ensures a high standard of student training.
Courses are taught by leading professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers with extensive academic and teaching experience. The department’s academic degree ratio reaches 80%.
Research Directions
Research work of doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students is carried out under the supervision of: Professors R.M. Ryshchanova, A.A. Tegza, K.U. Suleimanova; Associate Professors M.Zh. Aubakirov, Z.B. Abilova, M.A. Khasanova, A.G. Zhabykpaeva, E.N. Erenko, V.A. Sapa; Assistant Professors A.A. Kulpissova, A.M. Yergazina; and Senior Lecturer G.Kh. Khairov.
The main research areas of the Department include:
- Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious, parasitic, therapeutic, and surgical diseases of animals;
- Development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic methods in veterinary medicine.
A Dissertation Council for the educational program 8D09101 – Veterinary Medicine operates at Akhmet Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University.
The council includes highly qualified faculty members with significant scientific achievements, and it serves as a platform for defending doctoral theses by PhD candidates from our department and other universities.
Scientific Achievements
Faculty members and researchers of the Department of Veterinary Medicine actively conduct scientific work, with results regularly published in national and international scientific journals, including those indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
Each year, the department demonstrates a high level of publication activity, producing scientific articles, teaching manuals, and monographs that reflect current trends in veterinary science.
Special attention is devoted to applied research aimed at improving diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic approaches to animal diseases.
Research projects of the Department have repeatedly received grant support from the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as within university and international programs.
Grant-Funded Research Projects (2021–2027)
- Young Scientists Grant “Zhas Galym” (2025–2027): “Assessment of the safety of mutton sold in the retail network of Kostanay city for the presence of Sarcocystis spp.” Project ID: AP25793949. Project Leader: Zh.Zh. Bermukhametov
- Microbiological Safety of Poultry Meat (2025–2027): “Evaluation of microbiological safety of domestic and imported poultry meat with determination of antimicrobial resistance profiles.” Project ID: AP25796685. Project Leader: Yu.E. Aleshina
- Epizootic Monitoring of Sarcocystosis in Domestic and Wild Waterfowl (2025–2027): Project Leader: K.U. Suleimanova
- Assessment of Milk Contamination with Antibacterial Residues and Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms (2025–2027): Project Leader: Z.B. Abilova
- Monitoring of Sarcocystosis in Domestic Animals in the Context of Food Safety (2022–2024): Project Leader: R.M. Ryshchanova
- Risk Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogenic Microflora from Animals and Animal Products (2021–2023): Implemented within the scientific-technical program “Development of analytical control methods and monitoring of food safety” in collaboration with S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University. Project Leader: R.M. Ryshchanova
- Study of Diseases and Adaptation of Imported Beef Cattle (2021–2023): Within the program “Development of effective technologies for managing genetic resources in beef cattle breeding” in collaboration with Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University. Project Leader: R.M. Ryshchanova
- Biological Safety of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2021–2023): Within the scientific-technical program of the Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems. Project Leader: R.M. Ryshchanova
Scientific Internships and Collaboration
Faculty members actively present their research at national and international conferences, symposia, and scientific forums, where their work receives high professional recognition.
The Department collaborates with scientific centers and veterinary clinics in Kazakhstan and the CIS countries, integrating research outcomes into education and veterinary practice.
Master’s and PhD students complete research internships at:
- K.I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology (Russia)
- Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Siberia and the Far East (Krasnoobsk, Russia)
- All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine (Moscow, Russia)
- South Ural State Agrarian University (Troitsk, Russia)
- Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University (Astana, Kazakhstan)
- West Kazakhstan Innovative and Technological University (Uralsk, Kazakhstan)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Kaunas, Lithuania)
- Bursa Uludağ University (Bursa, Turkey)
- Leipzig University (Germany)
In 2025, students also participate in academic mobility programs through Erasmus+ (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) and LOGO e.V. (Germany).
Publications and Educational Resources
The research outcomes of the Department’s faculty are reflected in textbooks, practical manuals, the Veterinary Encyclopedia, and numerous instructional guidelines and recommendations for practitioners in the field of veterinary medicine.