For a novice farmer who has chosen sheep breeding for his business , it would be worthwhile to know that this type of farm animal produces a wide variety of products. This meat, wool, milk, the latter is used to produce popular dairy products: cheeses, cottage cheese. As in other types of animal husbandry, specialization exists in this section of animal breeding. It is based on their selection by breed. Consider the meat direction of sheep.
There are purely meat and mixed (meat-greasy and meat-wool) breed groups of animals. Breeds of sheep meat They are characterized by high productivity in meat and fat. They are quite unpretentious to climatic conditions and for a good yield require only adequate feeding. For this, special feeding and fattening schemes have been developed. The first is grazing on pastures, and the second is a specialized feeding technique on feedlots for building meat and producing fat.
What are the most popular meat breeds of sheep in Russia?
- Hissar
- romney march;
- North Caucasian;
- Romanovskaya;
- Tajik
- texel;
- Edilbaevskaya.
Brief description of them
Hissar - its representatives are large, their growth rate is high. They belong to animals of meat and fat productivity, the weight of an adult male can reach 190 kg, and a fat tail is 45. Their fertility is average, the lambs develop quickly and increase their live weight.
The sheep of the meat breed Romney-march have pronounced body forms characteristic of the animal of this direction of sheep breeding. They also have good woolly productivity (uniform crimped hair).
The North Caucasian breed of sheep produces meat, lard and wool. They are characterized by early maturity and excellent survival, and the mass of adult females can be up to 60 kg.
Romanovskaya is a breed with excellent reproductive performance: the female gives birth and feeds up to 6 lambs. At the same time, it comes to hunting 2-3 times a year. The weight of an adult male reaches 90 kg.
Tajik sheep, like North Caucasian sheep, produce three types of products. The weight of the male reaches 160 kg in especially outstanding individuals.
Texel sheep are quite prolific animals, and the female has enough milk to feed two lambs. The meat yield from the carcass is high.
Edilbaevskaya sheep is unpretentious, has good endurance, has combined productivity with a slight bias towards the wool. Ram weight - up to 150-160 kg.
Why is meat-breeding sheep a good object for developing its agricultural business? There are several reasons for this:
- animals are undemanding to the conditions of detention and withstand low ambient temperatures;
- weight gain per day is 300 g and can reach up to 600;
- animals become sexually mature very early (early ripening) - at 5-6 months;
- beef sheep usually have good reproductive ability, of course, this is beneficial;
- meat products (lamb and lamb) are in demand among the population.