Qinshui Black Goat [Shanxi Qinshui Specialty]

What is Qinshui Black Goat? Authentic Shanxi Qinshui Specialty: Qinshui Black Goat

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Basic Introduction of Qinshui Black Goat

Qinshui County is a major sheep raising county in Jincheng City, and has a traditional habit of raising sheep in history.

. The Qinshui County Sheep Breeding Association was established in 2005. It is a non-profit social organization jointly initiated by Qinhe Green Garden Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. in Jincheng City, 6 animal husbandry and veterinary center stations in Qinshui County, and 82 sheep farmers. It was approved by the Qinshui County Animal Husbandry Bureau and registered and approved by the Qinshui County Civil Affairs Bureau in 2005. At present, it has 7 group members and 273 individual members, making it the largest social organization in Qinshui County. The association, based on the principles of equality, voluntariness, mutual benefit, and common development, plays a role in serving, coordinating, and consulting in the industry, wholeheartedly serving its members. By uniting relevant forces from various departments and enterprises, we closely focus on the pre production, mid production, and post production stages of sheep meat production, providing supporting services in breeding, technology, information, production materials, sheep meat recycling, sales, and other aspects for member units and members, effectively promoting the healthy development of sheep farming in our county. In the years since its establishment, the association has mainly done the following work: firstly, led by Qinhe Green Garden Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., it has applied for registration and passed the "Taiyue" pollution-free sheep brand trademark, truly establishing Qinshui's own sheep brand and laying a solid foundation for expanding market space and improving farmers' sheep farming efficiency. The second is to establish service and sales outlets, covering 1532 sheep farmers in 14 townships throughout the county, and setting up meat sheep sales outlets in Shandong, Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, Henan and other places. The third is to strengthen technical training. Since its establishment, the association has made technical training for sheep farmers the primary task of the association. Through training, efforts are made to promote the improvement of breeding technology among association members, thereby driving the development of the sheep industry in the whole county. The fourth is to provide good technical guidance, actively serve as a technical support for the development of sheep farming, promote the introduction and promotion of new sheep farming technologies, and regularly organize professors from Shanxi Agricultural University, livestock experts from cities and counties, and professional technical personnel to provide on-site guidance to association members and sheep farming technology demonstration households, helping sheep farmers solve difficult problems. The fifth is to actively promote applicable technologies for sheep farming and provide affordable materials for sheep farmers. The sixth is to use various media such as radio, television, newspapers, etc. to timely release information on the purchase and sale of meat and sheep

Regional Scope

According to the provisions of the "Administrative Measures for the Registration of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products" and the specific natural ecological environment conditions of the Qinshui Black Goat, after research and decision by the Qinshui County Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, and extensive solicitation of opinions from relevant parties, it is proposed to delineate the geographical indication protection scope of the Qinshui Black Goat: Zhongcun Town, Tuwo Township, Zhangcun Township, Longgang Town, Fancunhe Township, Zhengzhuang Town, Suzhuang Township, Duanshi Town, Jiafeng Town, Zhengcun Town, Hudi Township, Guxian Township, Shizhuang Town, Shili Township in Qinshui County, Shanxi Province, involving 249 administrative villages. Qinshui County is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, northwest of Jincheng City, between the three major mountains of Taihang, Taiyue, and Zhongtiao, and in the middle reaches of the Qin River, a tributary of the Yellow River. The geographical coordinates of the protected area are between 111 ° 55 ′ -112 ° 47 ′ E longitude and 35 ° 24 ′ -36 ° 04 ′ N latitude. The county is surrounded by mountains, with Laomaling to the east and Yueshen Mountain adjacent to Gaoping City and Zezhou County; To the west, Dongwuling borders Yicheng County; South to Xianwengshan, Shunwangping borders Yangcheng County and Yuanqu County; North to Xiangshan Ridge, Guandi Ridge, Ningjun Mountain are adjacent to Fushan County, Anze County, and Changzi County. The county is approximately 150 kilometers long from east to west and 55 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 2676.6 square kilometers. The protected area covers 2676.6 square kilometers, and there are currently 180000 Qinshui black goats in stock within the protected area, with an annual production of over 300000

Product Quality Characteristics

1. External Sensory Features: Qinshui Heishan sheep have a medium body, a moderate head size, large slightly protruding eyes, a depressed nose bridge, small ears, and extend horizontally to the left and right. Male and female sheep often have thick "eight" shaped horns, while a few sheep have no horns. Wide and round back and waist, sturdy limbs, and solid hooves. The coat is long and shiny, mostly brown in color, with a thick, hard, and long outer layer of hair that is shiny. Adult male sheep weigh about 50 kilograms, with a body height of about 58.5 centimeters, a body length of about 63.9 centimeters, a chest circumference of about 76.3 centimeters, and a tube circumference of about 8.9 centimeters. Adult ewes weigh about 35 kilograms, have a body height of about 53.1 centimeters, a body length of about 59.9 centimeters, a chest circumference of about 69.6 centimeters, and a tube circumference of about 6.8 centimeters. The average slaughter rate of black goats is 35%, the birth rate is 120%, and the length of the outer coat can reach over 20 centimeters after 12 months. On average, 7.5 taels of wool can be cut per year. The annual fleece of the inner layer can reach more than 5 liang for male sheep and more than 3 liang for female sheep. Sexual maturity is around 1 year old, physical maturity is around 1.5 years old, good meat production, high protein and low fat content, fragrant and beautiful taste. Each live weight of 2.2-2.5 kilograms can produce 1 kilogram of net meat. 2. Internal quality indicators: Qinshui Black Goat has fine muscle fibers, tender meat, delicious taste, minimal gamey smell, high nutritional value, complete content of 15 amino acids, especially essential amino acids for human body, known as the "meat treasure" of the world. The protein content in Qinshui black goats is as high as 17.5-19.8g/100g, unsaturated fatty acids 39.5-45.4g/100g, phosphorus 100-359g/100g, potassium 298-452g/100g, sodium 59.2-71.6g/100g, and iron 1.21-1.96g/100g 3. Safety requirements: Drinking water must comply with the "NY5027-2001 Pollution free Food and Livestock Drinking Water Quality" standard, inputs must comply with the "NY5030-2001 Pollution free Food and Livestock Animal Feeding Veterinary Drug Usage Guidelines" and "NY5032-2001 Pollution free Food and Livestock Feed and Feed Additives Usage Guidelines" standards, and meat sheep feeding management must comply with the "NY5151-2002 Pollution free Food and Meat Sheep Feeding Management Guidelines" and "NY5149-2002 Pollution free Food and Meat Sheep Feeding Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Guidelines" standards. Lamb meat meets the requirements of the "NY5149-2002 Pollution free Food Lamb Meat" standard