Appearance characteristics
Wuzhumuqin sheep is strong and big. The head is of medium size, with a slightly wider forehead and a slightly higher nose. Most rams have no horns, a few have horns, and most ewes have no horns. The chest is wide and deep, the ribs are well opened, the chest depth is close to 65438+ 0/2 of the body height, the back and waist are wide and flat, and the hindquarters are well developed. Muscles are plump and symmetrical. Strong limbs and a small fat tail. Black-headed sheep are the majority in coat color, accounting for about 6.2%, white body accounting for about 10%, and body color accounting for about 1 1%.
efficiency
The feeding management of Wuzhumuqin sheep is extremely extensive, grazing all the year round, and there is no supplementary feeding, but only a little supplementary grass when the snow is too heavy to graze. Wuzhumuqin sheep grows rapidly, and the average weight of male and female lambs aged 2.5 ~ 3 months is 29.5 kg and 24.9 kg. 6-month-old lambs average 40 and 36 kg, adult rams 60-70 kg, adult ewes 56-62 kg, average carcass weight 17.90 kg, slaughter rate 50%, average net meat weight1/0.80 kg, and net meat rate 33%. Wuzhumuqin sheep meat has low water content and is rich in minerals such as calcium, iron and phosphorus, and the fat precipitation between myofibrils and muscle fibers is sufficient. The lambing rate is only 100%. Wuzhumuqin sheep are suitable for grazing all year round. It has the characteristics of fast fattening, strong fat accumulation ability, high meat yield and early sexual maturity. It is suitable for grazing and fattening or planned fattening lamb production in the peak growth period of pasture. At the same time, Wuzhumuqin sheep is also an excellent recipient of pure embryo transfer, and the offspring lambs have strong physique, strong disease resistance and good adaptability.
Flavor Characteristics of Wuzhumuqin Mian Mutton
It has the characteristics of rich fragrance, tender meat and refreshing food. After analysis, the moisture content of Wuzhumuqin Mian mutton is lower than that of ordinary mutton, and the dry matter content is obviously higher than that of ordinary mutton. The dry matter content of adult sheep is as high as 56. 19%, which is 9.06% higher than that of ordinary mutton. Glutamate content is very high, and the glutamic acid content of adult sheep is13.32 mg/100 g. The content of several essential amino acids is also high, and the content of lysine, the first limiting amino acid, is high, which is 6.59mg/ 100mg for adult sheep.