Xu Wen goat, also known as Xu Wendong goat, Xu Wen sheep, Leizhou goat. It is one of the fine varieties that adapt to the high temperature and humid climate. The meat is delicious and nutritious. It has already entered the market of Hong Kong and other places as early as the beginning of the 20th century. It is loved by Hong Kong diners and is famous in the name of “Xu Wenfei Yang”.

[Landmark Geography] Xuwen County is located at the southernmost tip of the mainland of the motherland. It has a tropical monsoon climate with sufficient sunshine, warm climate and relatively dry climate. Summer and winter are short, and frost rarely occurs. The terrain is relatively flat, the vegetation is flourishing, and the seasons are evergreen. Rich in sugar cane tail, sweet corn stalk, sweet potato vine, manuscript, peanut vine and other green feed. Xuwen County has no pollution of air and surface water, and its quality is extremely excellent. The advantages of developing herbivorous animal husbandry are very obvious. Xu Wen goats have a gentle temperament and are happy to dry. They are used to feed dozens of shrubs and pastures such as myrtle, broom wood, guava and thorn sunflower. They are rich in forage resources and are not fed synthetic feed. Farmers raise goats mainly for group farming and grazing. Goats like to walk. One goat walks for no less than 10 kilometers a day. This way, the goats eat a large variety of green and coarse materials, and the amount of exercise is large, thus improving the individual quality level of Xuwen goats. [Cultural background] Xuwen goat has a long history of breeding in Leizhou Peninsula. According to the "Old Order Law" and "Said the text": Xuwen goat was introduced in Yantai, Shandong Province in 276 AD (second year of Jin Xianning). After long-term breeding and domestication, it has been more than 1,700 years ago. History is over. More than two hundred years ago, Xuwen Goat had entered the Hong Kong and Guangzhou Bay markets, and Xu Wenfei sheep sang all over the country. Its taste is delicious and nutritious, attracting countless diners and even enjoying high reputation in South Asia. At that time, there were three or five groups of sheep in each village, and there were rumors of “raising sheep and planting ginger, and this was not good”. Raising sheep became one of the most effective ways to increase rural income at the time. Before 1949, there was a street dedicated to goats in Xuwen County, called “Yangxing Street”. On the market day, there were only a few hundred sheep to enter the market, and there were nearly a few sheep. Cooked lamb, mutton, mutton and so on, the goat market is active and prosperous. [Brand Building] In the 1960s, Xuwen County had raised milk orgasm. There are more than 20 places in the county to run a dairy farm, and hundreds of large-scale ewes are large. In the 1990s, Xuwen Goat became increasingly prominent as the county's dominant livestock. In 1997, it was included in the “National Catalogue for the Protection of Livestock and Poultry Breeds” by the Ministry of Agriculture. The animal husbandry department actively carried out various scientific research work related to goats to improve the quality and feeding efficiency of goats in the county. The project has been completed with the Agricultural College of Guangdong Ocean University and the Guangdong Provincial Animal and Poultry Variety Improvement Station. The “Beet Bag Feeding Goat Test”, “Leizhou Goat Captive Test”, “Goat Artificial Insemination Test” and “Goat Purification Rejuvenation” have been completed. In the whole county, the protection of goat breeds was carried out, and farmers were organized to carry out large-scale breeding, and a goat production base in Nanshan Town of Xuwen County was established. The base has nearly 15,000 commercial sheep and has an output value of more than 6 million.

Xuwen goat quality technical requirements (a) variety. Leizhou goat. (2) Feeding management. The feeding management method is mainly based on grazing, supplemented by supplementary feeding, and a small amount of crude material or concentrate is fed after grazing. The grazing land is a tropical shrub slope. The main plant species are thorn sunflower, myrtle, guava, teff, duck grass, bamboo grass, etc. The goats can eat a variety of shrubs and pastures during the grazing process. 1. Lamb rearing: The newborn lamb should eat colostrum in time. In the first 30 days of feeding, the mother's milk is mainly used for feeding. The feeding is supplemented. The grass is started to be eaten at about 10 days old. After 2 weeks, the lamb can go to the pasture with the ewes. Grazing on the ground. Weaning for 2 and a half months to 3 months of age. 2. Breeding sheep: Mainly grazing group, 20 to 60 per group, grazing twice a day, each grazing time is more than 2 and a half hours. The weight of the individual was measured by monthly fixed test, and the development was checked. The weight of the male lamb was ≥ 8.2 kg, the female lamb was ≥ 6.5 kg, the weight of the 6-month-old ram was ≥ 15 kg, and the ewes weighing ≥ 13 kg was good for the growth of the flock. Prohibited use of illegal drugs is strictly prohibited. (3) Quality characteristics. 1. Appearance: The coat is black, the coat is short and shiny, the nose is slightly convex, the back is straight, and the cross is the same height or slightly higher than the armor. According to the body type, it can be divided into two types: high-footed and short-legged. The high-legged abdomen is tightened, the breasts are underdeveloped, and it is easy to move around and like to climb branches. The short-legged bones are thinner, the abdomen is large, the breasts are well developed and the double lambs are eaten, and the feed is stable and not suitable. 2. Mutton characteristics: The mutton is tender and tender, with a delicious taste, light taste and rich nutrition. The average weight of slaughter at 6 months old was 14kg, the slaughter rate was 44.2% to 46.5%, and the net meat rate was 63.3 to 67%. The main physical and chemical indicators of mutton are protein content ≥19.4%, amino acid content ≥16.4%, fat content 7.5 to 8.5%, vitamin A content ≥34IU/100g; average weight of 1 year old slaughter is 30kg, slaughter rate is 48.5% to 52.3%, net The meat rate is 70.3% to 73.6%. The main physical and chemical indicators of mutton are protein content ≥18.8%, amino acid content ≥16.2%, fat content 8% to 9.5%, and vitamin A content ≥36 IU/100g.

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The producers within the scope of Xuwen goat's geographical indication product protection may apply to the Xuwen County Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Guangdong Province for the application of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which is approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.