Mutton sheep distribution area

There are many kinds of mutton sheep in China, and they are widely distributed. The main varieties are: small-tailed Han sheep originated in southwest Shandong, and Liangshan county is its central producing area. Small-tailed Han sheep is a kind of mutton sheep, which enjoys the reputation of "national treasure mutton sheep" because of its early sexual maturity, estrus in all seasons, high yield and multiple births, large size and rapid growth and development. The vast number of animal husbandry scientists and technicians in its central producing area have done a lot of scientific research work in the aspects of seed conservation, seed selection, purification and rejuvenation of small-tailed Han sheep, and the quantity and quality of small-tailed Han sheep have made great progress and improvement. Liangshan small-tailed Han sheep has been extended to more than 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions such as Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Xinjiang and Liaoning. It has played an important role in getting rid of poverty and improving mutton sheep varieties.

Nubian sheep is a kind of goat with both milk and meat, which originated in Africa and has been distributed all over the world. It is widely raised in Hubei and Sichuan provinces of China. Nubian sheep is large in size, fast in growth and good in lactation. The heterosis between Nubian ram and Matou ewe is very obvious. The birth weight, daily gain, adult weight and slaughter rate of hybrid sheep are improved on the basis of Matou goat. Therefore, many mutton sheep farms take it as the first male parent to improve the utilization rate of mutton sheep.