Breeds of sheep in the context of the historical development of the Sheep Breeding on the Crimean Peninsula

Abstract

Abstract. To develop of sheep breeding in the selected region should be based on the most complete analysis of previous work with sheep breeds. This will allow to plan further stages in the industry. The purpose of the analysis was to study the origin, the main characteristics of sheep breeds on the Crimean Peninsula, their intensification and the purpose of their use on the basis of literary sources. The main research method is periodization, which allows us to analyze the breed composition of sheep in the studied time stages, which allows us to compare the features of the considered stages of the development of the industry on the peninsula. The results of the analysis indicate the fact that the sheep breeds in various historical periods of development of the Crimean Peninsula are an important element of sheep breeding described in the article. The fact that the coarse wool sheep breeding developed extensively and have been focused on getting from sheep's milk and mutton at the end of the XVIII century. Manufacturers in the XIX century on the production of fine wool accent give. Suitable types and breeds of sheep in the practice introduced are Electoral (sheep with superior wool), Electoral-and-Negretti, Negretti, Rambouillet and others. Production of sheep's milk and its products have occupied only peasant farms, where animals are were bred coarse wool and semi-fine wool breeds are Malych, Valachian and Tsigai. Sheep breeding industry develops intensively in the twentieth century in Crimea. Tsigai Breed sheep becomes of the planned. This breed is still the main on peninsula and the present time. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time a deep historical analysis of the evolution of sheep farming on the Crimean Peninsula since its entry into the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century was carried out and recommendations for the further development of the industry were given.