Meat productivity of sheep in Uzbekistan and its relationship with different factors
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.