Tacheng Bashbai Sheep [Xinjiang Tacheng Specialty]

What is Tacheng Bashbai Sheep? Authentic Xinjiang Tacheng Specialty: Tacheng Bashbai Sheep

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Basic Introduction to Bashebai Sheep in Tacheng

Bashebai Sheep was bred by the patriotic Bashebai. Bashbai sheep is a local breed in the Tacheng area of Xinjiang. The body size is slightly smaller than that of Altay sheep, but the quality of the fur is better than that of Altay sheep. Bashbai sheep graze year-round. The main forage in winter pasture includes foxtail grass and moss grass; In summer, the pasture climate is cool and the grass is lush; The main forage crops in Spring and Autumn Ranch include Stipa, Foxgrass, Artemisia annua, Artemisia scoparia, Magnolia grandiflorus, and Spartina alterniflora

Quality and Technical Requirements

1. Variety Name

Bashbai Sheep

2. Breeding Conditions

Natural grassland resources are abundant, with summer pastures located at an altitude of 1700 to 3100 meters, and the grassland type is alpine meadow; The winter pasture is located at an altitude of 1300 to 2000 meters, and the grassland type is mountainous desert grassland or mountainous grassland; Chunqiu Ranch is located between 600 and 1400 meters above sea level, with grassland types including mountainous desert grassland and plain desert grassland

III. Feeding Method

(1) Feeding Method: Natural grazing throughout the year. Starting from the end of October each year, they enter the winter pasture for grazing, return to the spring pasture at the end of March of the following year, pick up lambs and raise young from mid April to mid May, enter the summer pasture for grazing and fattening in June, and return to the autumn pasture in early September

(II) deworming: deworming once from April to May and once from July to August

(III) Slaughtering standards: Age 4 to 4.5 months, average live weight of male lambs is 32 to 38 kilograms, and average weight of female lambs is 30 to 35 kilograms<(4) Environmental and safety requirements: The breeding environment, prevention and control of epidemics and diseases must comply with relevant national regulations

IV. Slaughtering Conditions

(1) Sheep source: The sheep source comes from a non epidemic area within the production area and has been inspected and qualified by the local animal epidemic prevention supervision agency

(II) Slaughtering and processing flow: Slaughter according to Islamic customs

Slaughter → Blooding → Peeling → Removal of head, hooves, and internal organs (including kidneys) → Trimming → Acid excretion → Segmentation → Selection → Packaging → Quick freezing → Refrigeration

Key process:

1. Islamic custom slaughter

2. Acid excretion: Sheep carcasses that have passed inspection enter the acid excretion room, and the temperature ranges from 0 ℃ to 4 ℃ for 24 hours

Fifth, Quality Features

(1) Sensory Features

1. Live Sheep: The fur color is mainly brownish red, followed by reddish brown and light brown. The head hair is relatively long, and the top of the head and face are mostly white or white

2. Lamb: The surface of the body is covered with white fat, the muscle color is light red and shiny, the fat and muscle layers are obvious, the meat is tender and has no gamey taste

(II) Physical and Chemical Indicators

1. Live Sheep: The slaughter rate of lambs aged 4 to 4.5 months is 50% to 56%, and the net meat rate is 42% to 45%

2. Lamb: crude protein content ≥ 19%; Fat content is 7% to 9%

(III) Safety and other quality technical requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations

Natural ecological conditions

Topography, altitude, longitude and latitude Tacheng area is located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in the middle of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, across the northwest of the Junggar Basin and the western mountains of Junggar, with a border of 546 km. Northeast China is adjacent to Altay region; The eastern part is connected to Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Shihezi City by the Manas River; The southern part is bounded by the Tianshan Mountains and borders the counties and cities directly under the jurisdiction of Yili Prefecture and Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture; Southwest adjacent to Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture; The northwest borders the Republic of Kazakhstan; It is adjacent to Karamay City and Kuitun City. The terrain in Tacheng area is complex. The northern part is the western Junggar Mountains, the southern part is the northern Tianshan Mountains, and the eastern and central parts are the the Junggar Basin. It is high in the north and south, low in the east and middle, and has a saddle shape. The highest peak of North Tianshan Mountain in the region is 5242 m above sea level, and the lowest point is at the southwest edge of the Junggar Basin, with an altitude of only 200 m. The geographical coordinates are 82 ° 16 ′ -87 ° 21 ′ E and 43 ° 25 ′ -47 ° 15 ′ N

Bashbai sheep have well-developed breasts and nipples, with stable milk production. However, due to their wild nature and difficulty in catching, they are generally not milked and are all suckled by lambs