Yanchi Tan Sheep

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The special geographical and natural environment of Yanchi County has formed a history of more than two hundred years. Because of its special growth environment, Yanchitan sheep has bright red color, fat white milk, even distribution and low fat content. The muscle fibers are clear and dense, with toughness and elasticity. The meat is tender and tender, and it is recognized as a high-quality lamb.

Under grazing conditions, adult rams weigh 50 to 60 kg and adult ewes weigh 40 to 50 kg. The two-breasted lamb weighs 6 to 8 kg, has a low fat content, and is more delicate and delicious. The beauty of beach mutton has always been widely known. “Yanchitan Sheep” is famous for producing light suede skin, which is light and soft, and is an ideal raw material for making high-grade suede. All kinds of clothing and utensils sewn with beach sheepskin and wool are irreplaceable in people's lives. The beach sheep has a medium body and a strong body. The bridge of the nose is slightly raised, and the ears are large, medium, and small. The rams are spirally extended outward, and the ewes are generally hornless or have small horns. The back is straight and the chest is deep. The limbs are straight and the hoof is strong. It is a fat-tailed sheep with a wide tail and a triangular tip that hangs over the hock. The body color is pure white, and most of the heads have brown, black and yellow patches. The medullary hair is slender and soft, the content of the unbleached hair is moderate, there is no dry hair, the hair strands are obvious, and it is long hairy. Beach lambs have long, wavy curved solid hairs from head to tail and limbs. With the increase of age and the increase of fluff, the hair stocks gradually become thicker and longer, and the spikes are more compact and beautiful. The fur that is slaughtered at around 1 month is called "two furs." After the second hair period, as the wool stocks grow, the flower spikes become looser and the fine characteristics of the second fur gradually disappear. Tan mutton is a fine product in mutton. "Yanchitan sheep" is one of the high-quality brand mutton in China. Its meat is tender, its fat is small and evenly distributed, its cholesterol content is low, it has no astringency, it is rich in nutrients, and its mutton has a special flavor. It has the effects of preventing the aging of the nervous system and promoting digestion, clearing fire, eyesight, detoxification and nourishing, and is favored by consumers. Cultural allusions In the history books before the Qing Dynasty, the description of Tan Sheep was difficult to find. In the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong (AD 1755), "Yinchuan Xiaozhi" included: "Ningxia states, all produce sheepskin, Lingzhou out of long hairy wheat, fox skin is also prolific everywhere", "穟" has Hecai Look, describe its beautiful and beautiful. In the 45th year of Emperor Qianlong's "Ningxia Fuzhi" (AD 1780), it was recorded: "Zhongwei, Lingzhou, Pingluo, near the edge, and the animal husbandry is particularly wide", and the "Sheep of the Fragrant Mountain" and "Rice of the Summer Mountain" The salt and the Ning'an shackles were listed as one of the four most prosperous properties of Ningxia at that time. Tan Sheep's skin is well known in the late Qing Dynasty, and "Gansu Xintongzhi" contains: "Hey, Ningxia Tejia". The fur of the two furs is fine, white as snow, luster like jade, the hair is naturally sturdy, the lines are like waves, and there are nine bends, so it is called "nine bends". In the modern times, the two-skinned skin is also one of the five treasures of Ningxia (Ningxia Wubao includes two furs, glutinous rice, licorice, Helan stone, and hairy vegetables). The special geographical and natural environment of Yanchi County has formed a history of more than two hundred years. Tan sheep is famous for its delicate meat, flawless and innocent and unique Tan sheep and two furs. It implements house feeding and capriculture and initially realizes a virtuous circle of regional grassland ecosystem. Honor Certification In 2000, Tan Sheep was listed as a national second-class protection by the Ministry of Agriculture. In June 2003, the China International Brand Association tasted the “Hometown of Chinese Tan Sheep”. In June 2005, it successfully registered the “Yanchitan Sheep” certificate of origin. In 2006, Yanchi County built the China Tanyang Pavilion and held the first session. China Ningxia (Yanchi) Tan Sheep Festival, won the famous trademark of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in September 2008, and was recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in January 2010, which enabled the Tanyang products to have a “gold medal card” adapted to the market economy competition. ". On August 31, 2008, “Yanchitan Mutton” was applied for by Yanchi County Beach and Mutton Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, and was reviewed by the State Agricultural Bureau to register “Agricultural Geographical Indications”.

Technical requirements for quality of Yanchitan sheep 1. Variety of Tan sheep. Second, the source requirements are qualified seed sources provided by the sheep farms confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture or the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department of the autonomous region. 3. Feeding conditions (1) Feeding environment and feed conditions: 1. Feeding environment: Long sunshine in the area of ​​production, saline-alkaline soil, soil pH ≥ 7.5, rich in natural grassland, main plants including licorice, shawl grass, bitter bean , thyme, mint, capillaris, Bupleurum, Astragalus, Radix, Radix, Anemarrhenae, sylvestris, plantain, etc., shallow water distribution is wide, water level is shallow, pH ≥ 7.5. 2. Feed conditions: At least 50% of the feed used comes from local energy feeds such as corn, buckwheat, alfalfa and grain seed; protein feed such as flax cake and sunflower cake; succulent feed such as carrot and potato; and roughage such as crop straw, silage corn, caragana, and alfalfa; More than 20% of the forage grass is fed from the green grasses of the natural grassland in the area of ​​origin. (2) Feeding methods: all feeding. (3) Conditions for sheep house: The fattening sheep is ≥1.0m2/only, and the sports field should be 2 to 5 times the area of ​​the sheep house. (4) Standards for laying out: Erma Lamb, about 35 to 45 days old, with a length of 7 to 8 cm. The fattening lamb is 6 to 8 months old and weighs 30 to 35 kg. (V) Environmental and safety requirements: The prevention and control of the breeding environment and epidemic diseases must comply with relevant state regulations and must not pollute the environment. 4. Slaughtering and Processing (1) Sheep Source: Healthy sheep that meet the requirements of the above-mentioned items 1 to 3 within the scope of production. (2) Environmental requirements for slaughtering: slaughter in slaughterhouses that meet relevant national requirements. (3) Key process requirements for slaughter: slaughter according to halal requirements. (4) Storage and transportation: cold fresh meat is stored and transported at 0 °C to 4 °C; frozen beach mutton is stored and transported below -18 °C. Five, quality characteristics. (1) Sensory characteristics: 1. Living sheep: The body color is white, with black, yellow patches or spots around the head, eyes and cheeks. The hairy hairs are regularly curved, thin and soft, the back waist is straight, the chest is deep, the limbs are straight, the hoof is firm, the tail tip is wide and the tail is wide, and the tail tip is thin and round and generally reaches below the hock. The ram has a spiral angle that extends outward, and the ewes generally have no horns or small horns. 2. Mutton: The surface of the carcass is covered with a layer of 2 to 3 mm of white fat, evenly distributed. The triangular or wedge-shaped fat tail is full and lubricated, and the tip of the tail is round and round. The muscle fibers are fine, the flesh is bright red, the muscles are tender, and the meat is fragrant. Astringency. (2) Physical and chemical indicators: 1. Living sheep: Erlang lamb live weight 9 to 15kg, hair length 7 to 8cm; fattening sheep live weight 30 to 35kg. 2. Mutton: Graded index Grade 1 and Grade 3 carcass weight, kg15-1613-15 or 16-1810-13 or 18-21 backfat thickness, cm0.18-0.220.15-0.18 or 0.22-0.250.10- 0.15 or 0.25-0.30GR, mm5-77-9 or 3-59-11 or 2-3 fat hardness fat or muscle hard fat or muscle harder fat or muscle softer muscles body bones slightly exposed, legs The department is fuller and fuller, with a slight muscle uplift and a rich back and shoulders. The shoulders and neck spine are slightly protruding, the legs are not full, no muscles are raised, and the back and shoulders are slightly narrow. The whole body has no bones, the legs are full and full, there are muscles, the back and shoulders are thick, the shoulders and neck are slightly pointed, the legs are narrow, the depressions are no muscles, and the back and shoulders are slightly narrow. thin.

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Producers within the production area of ​​Yanchitan sheep may apply to the Yanchi County Market Supervision Administration of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which shall be reviewed by the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and submitted to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. announcement.