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Desertification and drought occupy a special place among the modern global problems of humanity, hindering sustainable economic development, as reflected in the UN international document «Agenda 21» Territories are potentially susceptible to desertification, which occurs as a result of erosion and salinization, as well as the irrational use of natural resources in arid lands. In recent years, climatic conditions in the countries of Central Asia have been changing, leading to a reduction in the area of glaciers in most of the Tien Shan and Pamir-Altai mountain ranges in the south and the drying up of the Aral Sea in the north. Consequently, a real shortage of transboundary water for irrigation and pasture watering is already being felt, which has long since extended beyond the region's borders [1,2]. Although in recent years our government has adopted a number of programs for a comprehensive solution to the Aral Sea crisis, individual steps have been taken to replenish the water reserves of the Aral Sea. However, the problem of annual desertification, soil erosion, and salinization, as well as the degradation of pastures, which contribute to a decline in forage yields and the production of environmentally friendly, high-quality livestock products in the Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, remains unresolved.The Kazakh part of the Aral Sea region is primarily located in the desert and semi-desert zones of the republic's Kyzylorda region. The latter has been developed thanks to the development of livestock farming and the development of specific industries such as karakul sheep breeding, camel breeding, horse breeding, and beef cattle. Key issues such as food security, ensuring domestic raw materials for light industry, and, ultimately, addressing the socio-economic problems of the region's population are being addressed here.The relevance of this work is determined by the urgent need to develop a national system for providing the region with guaranteed safe livestock products, particularly dairy products, which is crucial for the development of modern technology for the production of competitive products that meet international quality and safety standards. In this regard, this article presents individual results of the veterinary and sanitary assessment of the quality of milk produced by farms in the Aral, Kazalinsky and Chiili districts of the Kyzylorda region, which are located closest to the Aral Sea.