The role of meat processing enterprises and increasing their competitiveness for participation on the national and global markets for agricultural raw materials, products and foo products is shown. It is noted that the main reasons for the low productivity of livestock production in Kazakhstan - are the small population of pedigree livestock, poor management conditions. The measures to improve the breeding, to eliminate the shortage of feed aimed to obtain high-quality meat and dairy products are indicated. The priorities for improving the breeding work have been identified. The author believes that former breeding plants with available main livestock should serve as the centers. It is necessary to determine the exterior-constitutional types of Kazakh white - headed breed for breeding it in different regions, to revive the activity of control and testing stations. To obtain high-quality meat and dairy products, a solid forage base is needed, which volume is still insufficient and not varied. Its restoration is a long process that requires an integrated approach: increasing the volume of feed crop rotations, solving feed preparation problems, and developing the feed industry in the country. They adopt a number of State targeted programs focused on the medium term, in particular, the project “Development of export potential of cattle meat in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, implemented by JSC “National managing holding “KazAgro”.