How much is a Suffolk sheep?

Suffolk sheep is a kind of sheep with large physique and weight, which is native to Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex in southeastern England. In 1859, Nanqiu sheep were crossbred with the old black-headed Norfolk sheep with large size and high lean meat percentage as the female parent. Let's take a look at how much a Suffolk sheep costs.

How much is a Suffolk sheep?

The market price of cashmere goat is different according to the breed and age of sheep, and some regional prices are different. generally, the price of ordinary sheep is between 300 million yuan, and the price of breeding sheep is generally between 1300 yuan and 2000 yuan (see male and female decision). Generally purebred rams can reach about 270 jin, ewes can reach about 190 jin, the price of original rams is between 3000 yuan and 6000 yuan, and ewes with lambs are generally between 1200 kilograms and 1600 yuan.

Appearance characteristics of Suffolk Sheep

Suffolk sheep are characterized by precocity, rapid growth and large physique (100-136 kg of adult ram and 70-96 kg of adult ewe). The head is short and wide, the bridge of the nose is raised, the ears are big, the rams and ewes are hornless, the neck is long, deep and thick, the chest is wide, and the back, waist and buttocks are wide and flat. The muscles are plump and the hindquarters are well developed. The main part of the body is covered with white hair, the head and limbs are black, and there is no wool cover. Early maturity, fast growth, good meat quality, high reproduction rate and strong adaptability.

Production performance of Suffolk Sheep

Suffolk sheep have good meat production performance. the carcass weight of fattened 4-month-old male lambs is 24.2 kg and that of 4-month-old female lambs is 19.7 kg. Suffolk sheep is an ideal breed for producing large carcass and high quality lamb. The shearing amount of adult ram is 5 kg, adult ewe 2.5 kg, adult ewe 2.5 kg, wool length 7 cm, fineness 50 kg, net wool rate about 60%, white coat, but occasionally a small amount of colored fiber can be found, and the lambing rate is 141.7-157.7%.

Crossbreeding experiment of Suffolk Sheep

1. Crossbreeding between ram and Mongolian sheep: according to Tang Daolian's report, Inner Mongolia Autonomous region used Suffolk breed ram to cross with Mongolian sheep and fine wool low generation hybrid sheep. Under the condition of grazing mainly in the whole year and slightly supplementary feeding in winter and spring, compared with female Mongolian sheep and fine wool low generation hybrid sheep, Suffolk hybrid lambs grow faster, produce more meat, and are suitable for grazing and fattening in pastoral areas.

2. Crossbreeding between ram and Hu sheep: Qian Jiantong introduced Suffolk breed ram and Hu sheep to carry on the crossbreeding experiment. The results showed that the body weight of Suffolk hybrid sheep was 38.02 ±4.65kg at the age of 6 months, and the average daily weight gain was 285 ±53g from birth to 2 months old. 183 ±21 grams from birth to 6 months old. The pre-slaughter live weight, carcass weight, dressing percentage, carcass net meat percentage and bone-to-meat ratio of 7-month-old lambs were 37.33 ±1.20 kg, 18.45 ±0.64 kg, 48.92 ±2.00%, 74.55 ±2.76% and 3.99, respectively.

3. Hybridization between Suffolk sheep and sheep: Zhang Xiutao et al crossed Suffolk sheep with Ningxia native sheep. The results showed that under the mode of grazing and supplementary feeding, the first generation of Suffolk sheep showed good heterosis and adaptability to semi-arid desert grassland in the eastern foot of Helan Mountain.

4. Crossbreeding between ram and small-tailed Han sheep: Mao Yangyi crossed Suffolk ram with Shanxi small-tailed Han sheep. The body weight of 6-month-old sa × Han generation hybrid ram was 35.20 ±4.80kg, ewe 31.894.29kg, Zhou sa × Han generation hybrid ram weight 54.33 ±5.86kg, ewe 50.12 ±5.64kg.