Department of Veterinary Medicine

Education

• 2000-2005 Graduated with honors from Kostanay State University named after Akhmet Baitursynov with a degree in Veterinary Medicine (Qualification: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), specialty 050140 "Veterinary Medicine".
• 2012-2014 Graduated with honors from Ural State Academy of Veterinary Medicine with a Master's degree in Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise, specialty 111900 "Veterinary and Sanitary Examination".
• 2017Academic degree Master of Veterinary Sciences (specialty “Veterinary Sanitation”) officially recognized by the Committee for Control in Education and Science, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MES RK).
• 2014-2018 Postgraduate studies at South Ural State Agrarian University, specialty 03.03.01 "Physiology". Position: Teacher-Researcher.
• 2021 Awarded the academic degree Candidate of Biological Sciences by Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine.
• 2022 The degree Candidate of Biological Sciences confirmed by the Center for the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Subjects taught

• Maintenance of Small Domestic Animals in Kazakhstan and Legal Aspects of Pet Ownership
• Animal Necropsy (Dissection)
• Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Veterinary Surgery
• Rare and Exotic (Transboundary) Invasive Animal Diseases

Work experience

• 2005-2006 Secretary-Stenographer, Leading Specialist, Akim’s Office of Mendykara District.
• 2006-2007 Leading Specialist, Department of Culture and Language Development of Mendykara District.
• 2007 Leading Specialist, Department of Agriculture of Kostanay Region.
• 2007-2010 Editor-in-Chief, Regional Newspaper “Karasu Öñiri”, Department of Internal Policy of Karasu District.
• 2011 First Deputy Chairperson, Fedorovsky District Branch of the “Nur Otan” Party.
• 2012-2017 Laboratory Assistant, Veterinary-Sanitary Examination Doctor, Bacteriologist, Head of Mendykara District Veterinary Laboratory of the Kostanay Regional Branch of the Republican Veterinary Laboratory (Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision, Ministry of Agriculture, RK).
• 2017-2025 Lecturer of Special Disciplines, Head of Department, Kostanay Agricultural College (Department of Education, Kostanay Region).
• Since 2025 Senior Lecturer, Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly.

Certificates of professional development

• National Testing Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana — “Basics of Pedagogical Measurement Methods”, 36 hours, November 2023.
• National Open University “INTUIT”, Moscow, Russia — “Ecology”, 72 hours, August–September 2025.
• LLP “Center for Pedagogical Innovations ‘Alem’”, Astana — “Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Teacher Creativity and Inspiration”, 80 hours, March–April 2025.
• JSC “National Center for Professional Development ‘Өrleu’”, Astana — “Educational Process with AI: Generative Modules and the Art of Prompt Engineering”, 72 hours, September 2025.
• Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly, Kostanay — “Modern Protocols of Diagnosis and Pharmacotherapy of Protozoan Diseases in Animals”, 72 hours, September 2025.

Publications

• Derkho M.A., Balabaev B.K. Features of Fat Metabolism and Its Thyroid Regulation in Kazakh White-Headed Cows During Lactation. Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal “3I: Intellect, Idea, Innovation”, Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynov, 2021, №2, pp. 13–20.
• Derkho M.A., Baltabekova A.Zh., Balabaev B.K., Derkho A.O. (2021). Biochemical Blood Profile of the Kazakh White-Headed Breed Depending on Age. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12(12), 12A12K, 1–11. DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2021.242.
• Derkho M.A., Balabaev B.K., Baltabekova A.Zh., Sereda T.I., Eliseenkova M.V. (2022). Assessment of the Influence of Age and Lactation Period on the Variability of Blood Biochemical Composition of Kazakh White-Headed Cows. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 13(3), 13A3F, 1–12. DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2022.48.
• Balabaev B.K., Kobzhasarov T.Zh., Ergazina A.M., Murzakaeva G.K. Effect of Age on the Enzymatic Composition of Blood in Replacement Heifers and Young Bulls of the Kazakh White-Headed Breed After Weaning. Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal “3I: Intellect, Idea, Innovation”, Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynuly, 2025, №2, pp. 88–94.