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What are the common mutton sheep breeds? What is the production performance of each variety?

Published: 2024-11-24 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/24, In recent years, Chinese people's demand for mutton has been increasing steadily, which has also brought new development opportunities to the mutton breeding industry. Although the development of mutton sheep industry in previous years is not optimistic. But this year, the demand for mutton sheep has picked up periodically, which is

In recent years, Chinese people's demand for mutton has been increasing steadily, which has also brought new development opportunities to the mutton breeding industry. Although the development of mutton sheep industry in previous years is not optimistic. But this year, the demand for mutton sheep has a phased rebound, which is precisely due to the impact of the decline in supply, coupled with the current increase in forage prices, the price of mutton sheep will naturally rise. Now that the opportunity has come, then the breed must be considered, and the selection of a suitable mutton breed is a necessary prerequisite for accurate economic benefits. The following Nongxun network editor summarizes some common mutton sheep breeds and their production performance for your reference.

1. Small-tailed Han sheep

Small-tailed Han sheep, which is mainly produced in the southwest of Shandong Province, is an excellent female parent breed of mutton sheep. Its main characteristics are precocious multiple births, good adaptability and stable reproductive performance. In appearance, there are obvious facial protuberance, big ears and drooping ears, but the tail is relatively fat and short.

Production performance: adult ram weighs more than 100 kg, ewe 55 kg. Both rams and ewes reach sexual maturity at the age of 5 ~ 6 months and can give birth to lambs in the same year. Among them, ewes give birth twice a year or three in two years, and are in estrus all the year round.

It can be mated in all four seasons.

2. Bamei Mutton Sheep

Bamei mutton sheep is a crossbred and improved breed of Mongolian sheep, which is suitable for semi-house feeding in vast agricultural and pastoral areas. Its main characteristics are rapid growth, high reproduction rate, good carcass meat quality, high economic benefits and so on. In addition, Bamei Mutton Sheep belongs to a large meat sheep breed, which is obviously characterized by no horn, wide and deep chest, white coat and good closure.

Production performance:

The average body weight of adult ram is 101.2 kg, and that of adult ewe is 60.5kg, and the average reproduction rate is high. The average daily gain of 6-month-old lambs is more than 230 grams, and the carcass weight of 6-month-old lambs

24.95 kg, slaughtering rate 51.13%, with strong resistance and adaptability.

3. Nanjiang Yellow Sheep

Nanjiang Yellow Sheep, which is mainly produced in Dabashan area of Sichuan Province, is a new breed of mutton sheep with the best meat performance in China. Its main characteristics are good quality and strong board, which is especially suitable for words in the southern provinces of our country. The appearance of the coat is not common white, and yellowish brown, short hair close to the skin, full of luster.

Production performance: the average daily gain of ram, ewe, 6-month-old ram and ewe were 176 g, 161 g, 150 g and 122 g, respectively. The best slaughtering period of Nanjiang yellow sheep is from 8 to 10 months old, which has the characteristics of early slaughtering and utilization.

4. Ma Tou Goat

Matou goats are mainly produced in the mountainous areas of western Hunan and Hubei as well as Yunyang and Enshi in Hubei Province. Matou goat is a local breed of high quality mutton goat in China, which has good economic benefits. Matou goat has a large physique and its head is shaped like a horse's head, hence its name. It has broad buttocks, a rectangular body and a white coat.

Production performance: adult ram weighs 40kg to 50kg, adult ewe weight 30kg

~ 35 kg. The sexual maturity of Matou goats is generally 4 ~ 5 months old, the first mating age is about 10 months old, the ewe is in estrus all the year round, and the lambing rate is 200%.

The above is the introduction of some common breeds of mutton sheep and their production performance collected by the editor of Nongxun Network. It is suggested that after a detailed analysis of the market situation, we should choose a suitable breed of mutton sheep to breed, which is helpful to improve the overall breeding income.

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