Which breed of sheep is the best to raise? These seven varieties are very popular!

Sheep are docile, good reproductive performance, but also have the characteristics of resistance to rough feeding, disease resistance, loved by the majority of farmers, there are breeding in many areas. But there are many breeds of sheep in China, so which breed is the best to raise sheep? Below to introduce you a good breed of sheep, for your reference!

1. Small-tailed Han sheep

Small-tailed Han sheep have the characteristics of strong adaptability, tolerance to rough feeding and exuberant reproduction rate, with 3 births in 2 years a year, 4 per fetus. Small-tailed Han sheep is a kind of sheep with both skin and meat, and its fur quality is very good. Lambskin less than 6 months old is a good product to keep out the cold in winter, and adult sheepskin is a high-quality raw material for processing leather. Now a 2-month-old small tail Han sheep little male lamb can be sold for more than 800 yuan. if there are many lambs, the income will certainly be high, and the economic benefits of breeding will be considerable.

2. Hu Sheep

Hu Sheep is native to Jiaxing and Taihu Lake in Zhejiang Province. It has the characteristics of heat and humidity resistance, easy captivity, early maturity, good meat quality, ewe in estrus all the year round, high reproductive power and so on. In recent years, the voice of Hu Sheep is surging one wave after another, which has the potential to replace small tail Han sheep. Although Hu sheep belongs to the southern sheep breed, it has also been introduced on a large scale in many northern regions, and it is a popular sheep breed among farmers.

3. Merino sheep

Merino sheep originated in Germany. After being introduced into China, Merino sheep crossed with Mongolian sheep, Xizang sheep, small-tailed Han sheep and Tong sheep. The wool quality of offspring was obviously improved, the growth and development was fast, and the meat production performance was good. The adult ram weighs 100-140 kg, the ewe 70-80 kg, the lambing rate is 150%-250%, the ewe has strong lactation ability and the lamb survival rate is high.

4. Charolais sheep

Charolais sheep originated in France and was introduced into Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan and other provinces in the early 1980s. Charolais ram was crossed with local ewes, and the breed advantage was obvious. The weight of adult Charolais ram can reach 110-140 kg, ewe 80-100 kg, fattening 4-month-old lambs 35-45 kg, carcass weight 20-23 kg, and the carcass is more lean and less fat.

5. Suffolk sheep

Suffolk sheep originated in England. More than 100 Suffolk sheep were introduced from Australia in 1989 and used in local coarse wool sheep crossbreeding to produce meat lambs. In this breed of sheep, the adult ram weighs 100kg to 110kg, the ewe 60kg to 70kg, and the 3-month-old fattening lamb has a carcass weight of 17kg with little tender meat.

6. Dupo sheep

Dupo sheep, which is native to South Africa, has the excellent characteristics of early maturity, rapid growth, strong adaptability, strong feeding ability, high feed utilization rate and high meat slaughtering rate. the mutton is crowned as "diamond grade" mutton because of its fresh and tender meat.

7. Australian white sheep

Australian white sheep is a new breed of meat sheep bred by modern genetic testing, which contains genes of white-headed Dupo sheep, non-horned Dorset sheep, Wanrui sheep and Texel sheep. It is a very high quality sheep breed.

The above is about the introduction of sheep breeds, now raising sheep is still good, on the one hand, the state has subsidies for raising sheep, on the other hand, with the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for mutton increases, and the prospect of breeding is considerable.

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