New video on our channel: Sheep Business. How to achieve a 300g daily gain in an open field? Alakol Agro LLC, Kazakhstan

The ram fattening business . Sheep breeding in Kazakhstan. Weighing Edilbaev lambs and crossbreds of foreign meat breeds at a feedlot. How does balanced feed affect slaughter yield? Is there a wool market in Kazakhstan?

PIONERPRODUKT.by is back at the Alakol Agro LLC feedlot in Kazakhstan . Today, we'll demonstrate how an Australian drafter operates in the new facility, discuss post-weaning weight gains and losses with experts, and weigh and analyze the performance of rams of various breeds: Edilbaevskaya, Akkarabas, and first-generation crosses of Edilbaevskaya and Kazakh fine-wool rams with imported breeds: Dorper, Suffolk, and Texel. We'll select each ram for test slaughter.

This is a continuation of our extensive series, which began last summer at the dzhailau. Back then, we tested the precocity of lambs at 3-4 months, and now we're looking at rams of the same age after three months of intensive fattening, after weaning. It's important to see and understand how they've gained weight since weaning, when weight loss always occurs.

We pay special attention to the windbreaks installed in each section of the feedlot . Windbreaks are key to keeping sheep outdoors. Windbreaks are not walls around the feedlot, but rather shields installed inside. These shields are positioned according to the wind direction, allowing the animals to be on either side of the shields depending on the wind direction. The rams rest comfortably on mounds of straw near the windbreaks. As is well known, frost is less of a threat to sheep, and windbreaks help prevent weight loss even on harsh days. As scientists confirm in the video, with good windbreaks and proper feed, animals thrive much better outdoors than in damp, enclosed spaces.

Let's delve into the intricacies of the diet . To achieve a daily weight gain of 200-300 grams in the open air during freezing temperatures, we need to provide energy. We gradually increase the dose of grain concentrates from 200 grams to 750 grams per day, adding corn and wheat to keep the rams warm at night.

We'll demonstrate the control weighing of rams of various breeds . You'll see purebred Edilbaev, Akkarabas, and Dorper, Suffolk, and Texel crosses. We'll compare their meat characteristics and conformation.

We'll also discuss the economics of sheep farming . Baurzhan Kenesbekovich will honestly explain why the farm is moving away from merino sheep toward meat and lard production. Wool is now worth next to nothing and doesn't even justify the cost of shearing, so the focus is solely on meat .

We will select medium-sized rams for test slaughter to determine the slaughter yield, meat-to-bone ratio, and taste qualities.

Let us know in the comments what you think: should the government subsidize wool or should we finally switch to meat breeds?