Meat Productivity of Karakul Sheep in Uzbekistan

Abstract

More than 20.1 million hectares of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan are pastures, of which 16-17 million hectares are located in the  desert  region.  Karakol  sheep,  unlike  other  farm  animals,  have  very valuable  biological  properties,  they  are  able  to  breed  in  very  harsh continental  desert  climates,  sparsely  vegetated,  saline,  arid  pastures, without consuming absolutely green fodder in summer, autumn and winter has the ability to provide very valuable products (astrakhan leather, meat, wool, fur and milk), while maintaining the characteristics of rapid growth and development. This article provides information on the meat yield, live weight, external indicators, feeding rations of grazing and karakul sheep of different  ethological  types,  their  fattening  characteristics,  meat productivity,  slaughter  weight,  slaughter  output,  internal  fat,  moisture content, chemical composition of meat.