ՆԵՐԿՐՎԱԾ ԲԼԱՆՇ ՑԵՆՏՐԱԼ ՄԱՍԻՎ ՑԵՂԻ ՈՉԽԱՐՆԵՐԻ ԲՈՒԾՄԱՆ ԱՌԱՋԻՆ ԱՐԴՅՈՒՆՔՆԵՐԸ ՀԱԱՀ «ԲԱԼԱՀՈՎԻՏ» ՈՒՍՈՒՄՆԱՓՈՐՁՆԱԿԱՆ ՏՆՏԵՍՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՈՒՄ

Abstract

In recent years, in Armenia, meat has become more important than other food-producing directions of sheep breeding, which is due not only to lower costs and the demand for the domestic market but also to the export of many sheep from the republic. Consequently, foreign breeds of mutton, such as Dorper, Hisar, Romanov, Blanch Central Massif, etc., began to be imported and bred in Armenia due to their profitability. On October 20, 2021, Blanche sheep from the Central Massif was imported to the Balahovit ANAU experimental farm. A sheep was mated with a female weighing 80 % of the live weight of an adult queen, about 45-50 kg, and a male weighing 80-85 kg. There was an average or above-average fat level in the animals. Live weight, the amount of feed needed, the level of feed intake, the ability to adapt to weather conditions and reproductive performance were studied. Methods used in animal husbandry were used in the studies. When the animals were moved, they lost about 2.6 % of their weight during the initial period. However, it was restored within a short time. Females gained 365 g in March 2022, and males gained 450 g, which is an excellent indicator. A kilogram of weight gain costs 5.15 EFU. The pregnancy rate was 136 %, and the inter-calving period was 271-320 days, which made it possible to provide three births in two years.