Investigating the characteristics of shawl sheep breed
The main birthplace of the Shall sheep is a region called Shall in Buin Zahra, Qazvin province. The average rainfall in this area is 150 to 250 mm per year. The pastures of this area are usually steppe and the soil texture is coarse grain and mixed with clay. Over the years, the Shawl sheep breed has adapted and adapted to the living environment and has a large tail to withstand thirst and hunger. The large tail provides the possibility of storing fat to cope with thirst and hunger. It also prevents the accumulation of fat in other parts of the sheep's body. It should be mentioned that today the Shall sheep breed is bred in provinces such as Fars, Semnan, Kerman, Golestan, Yazd and other regions of the country, and it has received the attention and welcome of livestock farmers. These sheep have the highest productivity in the central regions of Iran
The appearance of the shawl sheep breed
The head of the Shawl sheep breed is a little long. Its eyes are relatively large and the eyeballs are prominent.
It has a thick muzzle and a flat and short forehead.
The ears of the Shall sheep breed are large so that they are quite obvious compared to other sheep breeds.
This sheep is generally in There are tassels hanging under the throat or ears and the sheep's nose is convex.
In this breed of sheep, both ewes and rams are hornless.
During infancy, they are black, and then gradually the color of the body and its wool fibers become colored. White sugar tends to gray, which is called the color of blond milk in the local language. In addition, they have a white spot on their forehead. On average, the weight of a ram in this breed is 70-80 kg, and its height is 75-80 cm. Its height is 75-70 cm.
Shall sheep are very valuable in terms of reproduction due to the fact that they produce twins. The best time for reproduction in woolly sheep is the autumn season, when a large number of woolly sheep become pregnant due to the breeding season. Breeders should carefully select healthy sheep and breed by examining genetic characteristics and breeding history. The percentage of twinning in Shall ewes increases with flushing. During reproduction, proper care and nutrition is very important for the female Shall sheep so that she can successfully give birth to her child.
The most important goal of raising and keeping the Shall sheep breed is to produce meat and sell lamb. . Lambs weigh 3.5 kg at birth. Shall lambs are ready for fattening after weaning, and the duration of fattening in this breed is short. On average, during the fattening period, it gains 300 grams of weight per day.
In terms of milk production, they are also considered valuable sheep and the amount of milk production in them is relatively high. On average, in a period of four months, they produce about 150 kg of milk, which is mostly consumed by lambs. Shall breed sheep produce between 400-600 grams of milk daily.
But the amount of wool produced by these sheep is insignificant and They produce an average of one kilogram of wool per year. Because some parts of the body, such as their stomachs, do not have fur. Annual wool production is 1200-1500 grams per head.