Breeding of sheep begins with good genes and intensive care. Regardless of whether you are planning to purchase, sell or pick sheep from existing flocks it is important to know what sheep breeders are looking for during the visual assessment. Visual evaluation is very complex and varies greatly depending on the list of long elements. It requires extensive field experience, high attention to detail and excellent lamb care ethics to learn exactly how to evaluate cock or ram for breeding. However, there are 15 general aspects of visual assessment on breeding of sheep. Breasts, testicles, mouth, teeth, wool, feet and legs, hoof, health, conformation, size, volume and volume, sex and overall health. Please read to read each simple and basic explanation.
breast
For ewes or ewes, milk is one of the most important features. Hard, hard, or massive breasts are not expected to be suitable for regeneration. Instead, the breeder is looking for a soft and complete breast with a functional, defect-free nipple. Oversized or bulbous nipples are not suitable for breeding purposes and are normally avoided. An "over" or excessive papilla is also considered a genetic defect.
Testes
Sheep 's testicles can convey a lot of promise of breeding of rum. Like babies' breasts, they must be examined physically to determine their condition. They are well-developed, uniform in size, firm, free of lumps and free to move through the scrotum. Variation of the size of the penis largely depends on age, variety, season, etc. of ram. For sheep breeding, the penis size is recommended to be in the range of 30 - 33 cm. This ensures good semen output.
Soundness
"Healthy" sheep are in good, overall physical condition, mostly without physical or genetic defects. Healthy sheep have better productivity and longer life span.
size
Also called the sheep height, sheep skeleton size is an important feature for breeding. Sheep with larger frames will develop faster and stronger and tend to achieve heavier weight. This applies to both rams and ewes. It is best to choose females of the appropriate size, but large ewes are likely to lay bigger and heavier lambs.
Capacity and capacity
Size, volume, capacity etc. talk about the integrity of the rib's spring. This means that a good breeding sheep must have a deep side, a wide top, and a round body. Sheep with opportunity function is unlikely to be a good producer.
Sex character
Personality refers to the height of a sheep. In the case of rum, breeders hope that their choice is horn growing away from the head, being robust and masculine. For sows, breeders are looking for feminine and sophisticated features.
Three-dimensional structure
Like the sheep's height, the conformation has the shape of the whole body. However, the proper body type will vary depending on the breed. Breeders are looking for some signs of a good conformation, including straight backs and smooth shoulders. Market ramsayers are generally chosen for level docks, lambs should be thick and muscular.
wool
Varieties of wool type from cultivar to cultivar. Depending on the intended purpose of the wool, demand also changes. When wool is important for breeders, we evaluate specific fleece behavior including fiber diameter, staple length, length and diameter uniformity, and presence of defects. For example, white sheep sheep should not have colored fibers.
Mouth and teeth
Mouth and teeth are important indicators of good genetics. Also, the tooth tells you the age of the sheep. Breeders are looking for the right mouth. This means that the upper jaw and the lower jaw are aligned so that the upper jaw pad is at the same height as the upper jaw teeth. In the industry, "overshot" and "undershot" jaws, or "monkey's mouth" are avoided. For teeth, molars are more important than front teeth.
Foot, foot, hoof
Healthy sheep have straight rectangular legs under each corner of the body, without claudication and claudication. Legs that are too close to the knees and waist, do not look straight. For hooves, breeders avoid cracked or dropped hooves, and eggs and rams with abnormal or excessive hoof growth. The color of the hoof depends on variety, but colored hooves are generally preferred over light-colored ones.
health
Breeders absolutely want a healthy and competent set of breeding sheep. This is the most important criterion for visual assessment. A careful, bright, social sheep shows healthy behavior. They should be freed from diseases, illnesses, infectious diseases, etc.
