Sheep of the Edilbaev breed: description, breeding

Sheep breeding in our country, and especially in the steppe regions, has been gaining popularity. This is primarily due to the policy of the state aimed at the development of agriculture. Also, one of the main prerequisites for the development of this industry have been repeated outbreaks of such a disease as swine flu. Farmers and large agricultural enterprises were encouraged to test alternative livestock practices. One of the most promising breeds of sheep at the present time is the Edilbaevskaya Kurdyuk. Its main advantages are endurance, unpretentiousness and high productivity.

History of the breed

The sheep of the Edilbaev breed were bred before the revolution by shepherds in the interfluve of the Urals and the Volga in the territory of Kazakhstan. In the selection process, maximum attention was paid to increasing the endurance of animals. After all, then in Kazakhstan, nomadic cattle breeding was strongly developed. The deduced sheep should have been able to tolerate prolonged transitions, if necessary, for a long time to dispense with food, be insensitive to heat and cold. The Astrakhan large coarse-wooled and Kazakh Kurdyukovs became parental for the Edilbaev breed.

By now, this sheep is bred almost throughout Russia. This breed is especially popular in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. A fairly large herd is also found in the Orenburg region. Of course, this is one of the planned breeds in many regions of Kazakhstan. These sheep and farmers of some other foreign countries are bred.

general description

The sheep of the Edilbaev breed belong to the meat-and-fat direction of productivity. The main distinguishing features of these animals are very strong physique and honeysuckle. Sheep of this breed do not have horns. The color of the Edilbaevian sheep may be brown, red or black. Animals of different colors differ somewhat in their productivity. Most of all, wool and meat are produced by black and brown sheep. Among other things, the characteristics of the breed include:

• Correct physique;

• Well developed Kurdyuk;

• Heterogeneity of wool (down, hair, transient hair).

The body length of the sheep of this breed is 77-82 cm, the girth of the chest is 90-106 cm.

Performance Indicators

The adult Adilbaev sheep weigh about 110-120 kg. The best individuals can gain 150-160 kg. This breed is valuable, including for early ripeness. At birth, the mass of burrs is only about 6 kg, and by the age of 4 months this figure reaches 20-24 kg (including a 3-4-kg Kurdyuk). By the age of one and a half, the young are already weighing about 80 kg. Slaughter yield of meat in these sheep is 50-53%. Its advantages include not only a small amount of cholesterol, but also a complete absence of a specific odor.

Characteristic for this breed are high performance indicators. On this basis, the Edilbaevian sheep are superior to many other varieties. The average shearing in sheep is 3-3.5 kg, in queens 2.3 kg. The maximum values are 5 and 2.6 kg.

The milkness of these sheep is also quite high. From one uterus during the lactation period, you can get 150-155 liters. The commercial milk of the Edilbaev lambs is used mainly for the preparation of various traditional Kazakh drinks: ayrana (kefir), kurta (hard cheese), irimchik (cottage cheese) and butter. All these products are very healthy. The average fat content of milk is 5.8%. The weight of the sheep of the Edilbaev breed is about 65-70 kg. The best individuals can gain 90-100 kg.

Unfortunately, the sheep of the Edilbaev breed are not particularly prolific. The uterus usually brings one lamb. Occasionally, there are two or three cubs in the litter.

Sheep breeding : selection work

In our time, scientists and breeders continue to improve this breed. To its pluses, among other things, include the ability to transmit to the offspring all useful-economic signs. Selection work is carried out mainly along the lines, with the laying of two or three in the herd. Of course, to replenish the livestock not only the best male producers are selected, but elite uterus. The lines are created from sheep with some outstanding qualities - for precocity, weight, the size of the kurdyuk, the quality of the wool. Such animals become the ancestors of several generations of Edilbaevian sheep. The work itself with the line itself is mainly in pairing animals with distant degrees of kinship.

Of very valuable Edilbaevian sheep, individual flocks are collected. For them, improved conditions of maintenance and feeding are created. Selected sheep, depending on these or other qualities, can be used as producers from 18 months to 4-5 years.

Features of feeding

One of the unconditional advantages of this breed is the unpretentiousness with respect to feed. After all, the диdilbaev sheep were deduced precisely with the expectation of not a particular intelligibility in food. The ancestors of modern animals of this breed were able to feed on distillations with miserable grass extracted from under the rocks with the help of hoofs, dead wood, branches, etc.

Of course, today these sheep are fed much better. Despite the fact that the Edilbaev rams and uterus eat literally everything that the owners propose to them, their diet usually includes both high-quality concentrated and green fodder and juicy ones. After all, on a well-balanced diet, these animals are much faster gaining weight. So, for example, when using feeds with a high protein content by 4 months, sheep gain weight not in 24 kg, but in as much as 50 kg.

The content of sheep, with the use of maize as the main food, can significantly increase the yield of fat and fat. The basis of the ration of animals bred for meat is concentrates such as wheat and oats. Also such sheep are given bran, straw and oilcakes. Of course, in both cases, animals should receive a large amount of hay or fresh grass. You can also feed the sheep with branches with foliage or dried brooms. From the juicy forage they are given technical beets, carrots and other vegetables and root vegetables. Without fail, animals must receive various kinds of vitamin and mineral supplements.

In summer, the sheep of the Edilbaev breed are pushed out to pastures. In doing so, they are almost completely transferred to the forage. Thus, to the merits of these animals, among other things, can be attributed to the relative cost-effectiveness of the content.

Features of breeding

The content of sheep of this breed - the procedure is relatively simple. No special requirements for the premises, for example, animals do not show. The main thing is that the sheepfold should be warm and dry. Although the cold representatives of this breed tolerate well, it is desirable to ensure that the air temperature in the shed in autumn and winter does not fall below 9 g. In addition, shepherds are necessarily given ventilation. Stale air, like drafts, these animals do not like.

Particular difficulty in the content of fattening breeds is in summer grazing. The fact is that these animals are very timid. At the slightest sharp sound the flock can simply run up. To admit this in any case impossible. The fact is that the sheep's breeds do not differ in a special way and they simply can not find their way to the stall alone. Shepherds have to look for them through the steppe and mountains. But, being quiet, the sheep in everything obey the owners and even dogs or horses. One of the distinctive features of exactly the Aedilbaev breed is some aggressiveness. However, it is usually directed not at people or other livestock, but at representatives of its own flock. Even without horns, the диdilbaev rams manage to "stumble" each other. If you do not follow these animals, in some cases the case may even end in serious maiming.

Prevention of diseases

Of course, when breeding these animals should take all the necessary measures aimed at preventing infection. All sheep of sheep breed, including Edilbaev, need periodic vaccination. This procedure should be carried out under the supervision of a veterinarian.

Pregnancy and childbirth

Ocot in the queens of this breed usually passes without complications. The childbirth continues in most cases no more than half an hour. Farm owners do not need to take any special action when lambing. All that needs to be done is to clean the newborn lamb's nose and put it to the mother. On the pasture, the young can be released on the second day after birth.

Edilbaevskaya sheep: price in Russia

Breeding these animals is beneficial not only because of their productivity and unpretentious eating habits. Many farmers get a good income and by selling young. The price for it may not be the same in different regions. In the Orenburg region, for example, one thoroughbred lamb costs about 7500 thousand rubles (for 2016). In Bashkiria, private entrepreneurs can buy young and cheaper - for 6000 rubles.

But, of course, it is still worthwhile to acquire the Edilbaev sheep in pedigree farms. In this case, it is more likely to buy lambs from a well-proven manufacturer. Of course, such animals will later have better and performance indicators.

conclusions

As you can see, the Edilbaevskaya Kurdyuk breed really does have a good productivity and does not cause any trouble to its owners. Processing of wool of sheep of this variety allows to receive quality felted and felted products. Meat, milk and lard are widely used in the food industry. By now, this breed, of course, is one of the most promising in our country. In particular, it is recommended to breed Adilbaev's sheepskin sheep in the southern arid regions.