What are the characteristics of each of the eight fine sheep breeds in China?

I believe that there are many people like to eat mutton, especially in winter, eat also warm up, at the same time mutton is also a more delicious meat. There are many kinds of sheep in China. Today, the editor will introduce to you the eight fine sheep breeds in China, and talk about their characteristics in detail.

The characteristics of eight fine breeds of sheep in China:

1. Hu Sheep

Hu sheep is the only multiparous white lamb breed in the world, which is mainly distributed in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Taihu Lake basin. Hu sheep have a long and narrow head, a protruding nose, drooping ears and hornless rams and ewes. Generally for house feeding, the hair is cut once a year in spring and autumn. Hu sheep are slaughtered and stripped of lamb skin within 3 days after birth, with the characteristics of light, white, undulating pattern, such as running water and clouds. It is a high-quality raw material for making women's coat. It enjoys a high reputation in the international market and is known as "soft gem". Lake wool is also an important raw material for the local rope weaving and carpet industry.

2. Tan sheep

Tan sheep belongs to the Mongolian sheep system and is a famous fur sheep. It is mainly distributed in Helan Mountain area of Ningxia. Its body hair is white, pure black is very few, head, eyes, cheeks, ears, mouth, more brown, black patches or spots. Of medium build, the ram has spiral horns. Beach wool is white and fine (black is black), elastic, long and uniform fiber, each hair has more than 6 bends, it is the first-class raw material for processing uniforms and overcoats. The lambskin slaughtered 30-45 days after birth is light, beautiful and pleasing to the eye. 8-10 lambskins can be made into a fur coat. The meat of Tan mutton is tender and delicious.

3. Tibetan sheep

Tibetan sheep are mainly distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The hair is white and there are no black spots between the head and limbs. Both rams and ewes have horns. The tail is small and conical. Coarse wool is 23 centimeters long and fluff is 8 centimeters long. it is a famous carpet wool sheep. Because the tail is small and walking fast, it is suitable for living in high and cold areas of 3000m to 4500m, and can graze all the year round.

4. Small-tailed Han sheep

Small-tailed Han sheep is a unique breed in China, mainly distributed in Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu and other provinces. It has long limbs, a long head and neck, a tall body and a raised nose. It has the characteristics of early maturity, early growth and development, tall physique, good meat quality, four seasons of estrus, strong fecundity, hereditary stability and so on. Small-tailed Han lamb skin has good fur-making performance and beautiful fur flowers, so it is very popular in domestic and international markets.

5. Altay sheep

Altay sheep are mainly produced in northern Xinjiang. It is characterized by large physique, rapid growth and development of lambs, strong ability to produce meat fat, and adapts to grazing conditions all the year round. The adult ram is 93 kg and the ewe is 68 kg. The average shearing amount of adult ram is 2 kg and that of ewe is 1.5 kg. Rams have large spiral horns, and 2/3 of ewes have horns. The buttocks and legs are full of muscles. The coat color is mainly brownish red.

6. Xinjiang fine wool sheep

Xinjiang fine wool sheep is the first breed of wool and meat fine wool sheep bred in China, which is produced in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang. It was named "Xinjiang Fine Wool Sheep" in 1954 and "Chinese Merino Sheep" by the state in recent years. Xinjiang fine wool sheep is tall and majestic, physically strong, strong bones, from head to toe, the whole body is white, the hair is fine, with an average wool yield of 5 kg per sheep. The fineness, strength, elongation, oil sweat and color quality of wool have reached very high quality standards, and it is a hot product in the international market.

7. Northeast fine wool sheep

Northeast fine wool sheep is the second wool and meat sheep bred in China. Originating in Northeast China, it is bred by the crossbreed of Shi Doctor Sheep, former Soviet Merino Sheep, Xinjiang Fine Wool and ewe from the producing area. Rams have horns, ewes have no horns. He is tall and wrinkled in the neck. Adult rams weigh more than 90 kg and ewes weigh about 50 kg. Strong adaptability, resistance to rough feeding, cold and summer resistance, strong disease resistance, high wool yield.

8. Guizhou White Goat

Guizhou white goats are produced in Guizhou. All rams and ewes have horns and whiskers under their jaws, rams have curly hair on their necks, and a few ewes have a pair of drooping meat under their necks. The body is barrel-shaped, the limbs are short, and the adult ram is 32.8 kg. The hair color is mainly white, followed by hemp, black, design and color, and the hair is thick and short. It has the characteristics of good meat production performance, strong fecundity, good skin quality and so on. The meat of Guizhou White Goat is delicate, and there is fat distribution between muscles. The skin is strong and soft, and the fiber is dense.

That's all the editor wants to share with you. I've introduced the characteristics of the eight fine sheep breeds in China. Which kind of sheep do you think is the best? Do you have any sheep at home?

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