What is the difference between shawl and Baluchi sheep?
The origin of Balochi sheep is southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. Considering that more than 29% of Iran's sheep are of the Baluchi breed, this breed has a long history. But the shawl sheep belongs to Buin Zahra. Balochi sheep are bred in Sistan and Baluchistan province, south of Khorasan, Kerman and part of Yazd and Isfahan and are compatible with dry and semi-tropical areas. Baluchi sheep has a good talent for walking and climbing in mountain pastures due to its light weight and having a relatively small tail, while the Shall breed sheep is heavy with a large tail and is mostly bred in hot and humid areas. Due to the rapid growth of wool in sheep Baluchi wool picking is done in two times. The wool of this sheep is white and is noted for its high quality. While the wool shawl sheep has gray color and very little wool. While the sheep's head is long. Also, the nose of the Shawl sheep is convex, but the Baluchi sheep has a flat profile and a narrow nose.
How is the taste of shawl meat?
Red sheep meat is very popular in Iran. One of the best sheep meats is Shall sheep meat, which is tasty and pleasant due to its protein and fat content. It also has a soft texture that becomes soft and delicious when cooked.
What is the better breed of shawl sheep breed?
Regarding the breeding of Shall sheep, it should be said that this work is done in order to improve the characteristics of Shall sheep and increase productivity in the production of meat, wool and milk. Romanov sheep is one of the breeds that is used as a breeding breed in the breeding of Shall sheep. The Romanov breed can be suitable in terms of physiological characteristics, such as growth rate, weight and wool coverage. Romanov sheep has a high percentage of multiple births and its reproductive period is short, which can strengthen these characteristics in the Shall breed.