Country
Specie
ISO3
KGZ
Other name
Alai Kou, Alaiskaya Kurdyuchnaya, Alaiskaya
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Adaptability to specific environment
The breed is adapted to living conditions at the Altai Plain region (average altitude 3 000 m asl.).
Specific resistance or tolerance
early growth
Other special qualities
Sheep of Alai breed optimally combine high meat-fat-wooly productivity.
Color comments
uni coloured: white occasionally with coloured spots on head and legs
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
males: polled or small horns
Wither height males
83
Wither height females
82
Weight males
100.00
Weight females
60.00
Other specific visible traits
fat-rump
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
composite of Kirgiz Fat-Rumped and Précoce (1938-40 and 1945) and Sary-Ja (since 1953)
Year of origin
1938
Location within country
southern Kyrgyzstan, Osh, Jalal-Abad and Chui oblasts.
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
