Yunling Goat [Yunnan Zhaotong Specialty]

What is Yunling goat? Authentic Yunnan Zhaotong specialty: Yunling goat

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Basic Introduction of Yunling Goat

Yunling Goat, formerly known as Yunling Black Goat, was included in the "Yunnan Province Livestock and Poultry Breeds Catalogue" in 1987 and belongs to the dual-purpose goat for both meat and skin. Yunling goat is the most abundant and widely distributed local breed goat in Yunnan Province. The Yunling goat is mainly produced in the extended areas of Ailao Mountain, Wuliang Mountain, and Wumeng Mountain in the Yunling Mountains and its remaining veins in Yunnan, and is therefore commonly known as the Yunling goat. Yunling goats have a beautiful appearance, with shiny black fur and uniform color. They have excellent economic traits and good early fattening ability. Its advantages are tolerance to coarse feeding, drought and poor soil conditions, strong adaptability and disease resistance, and good at climbing high for feeding

Yunling goats have mostly black fur, with less yellow brown and blue fur. The cilia of the male sheep are longer, resembling a raincoat, and have more fuzz. Eunuch and ewe sheep have short cilia and more fuzz, and both males and females have whiskers under their jaws. The body is approximately rectangular, the head size is moderate, and the forehead is convex. The nose bridge is straight, the ears are slightly upright, and most of them have angles, forming an inverted eight shape. The neck length is moderate, the sideburns are slightly high, the back and waist are straight, the chest is wide and deep, the ribs are slightly arched, and the tail is thick and upturned. The limbs are short and sturdy, the hooves are solid and black, the ewe's breasts are moderately developed, and there are two nipples arranged neatly

In Yunling goat breeding, adult sheep require about 4 kilograms of green feed per day. In the case of sufficient green and fresh feed, the proportion of bran in the concentrate should be appropriately increased (bran should account for about 40% of the total concentrate) In terms of grass planting, high-yield, high-quality, and adaptable grass varieties such as hn-mc superior alfalfa, hn-mc superior clover, and hn-mc superior aggregate grass can be selected. Fresh grass harvested should be slightly dried before feeding. Using artificial forage to meet all the nutritional needs of sheep herds and replacing outdoor activities with field activities is a feeding method that farmers should vigorously develop grass farming. Grass farming is also very suitable for farmers to become wealthy, as it can reduce feed costs and thus lower breeding costs. To raise Yunling goats well, it is also necessary to control the breeding environment. It is best to use a building style structure in the sheep house to ensure that there is no water leakage, no humidity, and no wind on the walls. In summer, vine plants can be planted around the sheep house and its activity area, and sunshades can be set up to prevent heatstroke, in order to improve the microclimate inside the sheep house, ensure warmth in winter and coolness in summer, and improve the quality of Yunling goat meat

The average weight of adult rams is 38.50kg, ewes are 32.90kg, and ewes are 41.50kg. The carcass weight is about 17kg, and the slaughter rate is 43.48%. According to the experiment of supplementing and fattening goat lambs at the base, using spring lambs for fattening and appropriate supplementation, the weight of lambs can reach over 20kg in late autumn and early winter, with a carcass weight of about 10-12 kg