Sheepskin sheep: short description, prices

Sheepskin sheep belong to the meat breeds of sheep. Such a funny name the animals got for a characteristic peculiar to them only. It turns out that the accumulated fat in them is deposited in a Kurdyuk (a kind of ball located at the tail), and its weight can reach 10 kg, which is quite a lot, considering the general parameters of the animal. Breeds of sheep rams can be interesting to those whose business is built within the framework of animal husbandry. In Russia, this niche is just beginning to be mastered. That is why the main attention in the article will be given to the description of rocks and their difference from ordinary sheep. What does a sheep's ram look like? Photos are presented in the article.

How not to let yourself be deceived?

Beginners are easy to mislead, giving out other varieties for Kurdyuk rams.

1. She does not have a tailed calf. Instead, he has a small ponytail covered in a layer of fat. This is the main difference.
2. The fat-tailed sheep also does not belong to the Kurdiut, and for the same reason. Fat is deposited in a triangular tail.
3. The baran of Karabakh is considered to be a Kurdish one. However, the fat at the average weight of the animal will be only 2-2.5 kg. A distinctive feature of the breed is a forked Kurdyuk. The meat is delicious.

What are the largest sheepskins?

It's gissard sheep. They were brought out by means of national selection on mountain pastures. Experts are considered to be a special "race" of fat-tailed sheep due to specific conditions of keeping and breeding, as well as isolation from other species of their own kind. They differ in the largest Kurdyukovs (in individual individuals it can reach 30 kg). Sheep at the withers grow to 80 cm, rams up to 85 cm. Animals are strong, developed, with a large and wide body. The head is massive, the neck is short and dense, the snout is hooked. Without problems, transitions can be maintained for distances up to 500 km (from winter pastures to high mountain summers). The total weight reaches 200 kg for a sheep (for a sheep - 30-40% less), slaughtering - about 60%.

Today the breed develops in three directions: grease, meat-and-grease, meat. It should be said that the last type of "storehouse" (Kurdyuk) is much smaller. Young growth early (gain in weight by half a kilogram every month). The uterus is always comola, the rams sometimes grow small horns. Wool is coarse, mainly with thick awn. Shaved a short - 1.5 kg with a sheep and 1.4 with a sheep. Wool is suitable for making felt and felt. Hissar sheep adapt well to new conditions.

What other breeds are represented now in the farming markets?

Still in demand are the диdilbaev and Karachev rams. They are inferior to the Gissar in terms of meat-and-fat volumes (productivity), but the quality of the wool is higher (more fluff, softer to the touch) and cut more.

How many sheepskin cost and where to buy them?

If it is a question of breeding, then for the further breeding work it is necessary to take high-breed individuals. Central Asian and North Caucasian sheepskin sheep are sold on the country's breeding farms. The price of one adult is 7-12 thousand rubles.

The culture of consumption of high quality lamb in Russia has just begun to emerge. Good sheepskin sheep, in contrast to their counterparts, have a higher quality of meat, fat, wool.