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Breed: Edilbay
Sheep, Edilbay breed
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The Edilbay is a Kazakh fat-tailed breed selected for dry steppe and long walking routes. Rams usually weigh 100 to 120 kg and ewes 65 to 75 kg. The tail carries less fat than a Gissar does, yet the breed asks far less of the keeper: it puts on weight where grazing is thin and it takes both summer heat and winter wind. Growth is quick, and a lamb reaches about half of its adult weight by five or six months, which is why flocks are run on a meat cycle. The fleece is coarse and the colour is most often brown or black. Listings give the weight and the age; buyers after breeding stock ask the seller for the line and for the previous lambs of the ewe. Twins are rare, so a single lamb per season is the figure to plan around.
What makes the Edilbay easy to keep?
It was bred for range grazing in dry steppe, so it gains where other types lose and it walks long distances to water. Treatments against parasites and mineral supplements are still part of the routine.
How fast does an Edilbay lamb grow?
On good grazing it reaches roughly half of adult weight at five to six months and approaches 70 to 90 kg at one year. After that the gain slows and holding the animal longer rarely pays off.
Does the breed suit indoor feeding?
It does put on weight in a pen, but the strength of the breed is pasture. Against specialised meat breeds in a feedlot that advantage disappears, so most keepers use it on range.
Does the colour change the price?
Brown and black are the usual colours and they barely move the price. Weight, age and documented origin are what buyers pay for, and pedigree animals are described by line.