ASTRAKHAN BREEDS SHEEP OF KAZAKHSTAN
Journal: Izvestiâ Nacionalʹnoj akademii nauk Respubliki Kazahstan
Year: 2020

The purpose of this work is to analyze the origin and distribution of Karakul sheep in the world and the current state of astrakhan sheep breeding in Kazakhstan. The article describes the origin of the Karakul sheep, as well as information on the creation in Kazakhstan of a new Kazakh astrakhan-fat-tail sheep of astrakhan-meat-greasy productivity. The results of a comparative study of the biological characteristics of the astrakhan breeds of sheep bred in Kazakhstan are presented. The main produ