Zoige Tibetan Sheep Meat

Zoige Tibetan Sheep Meat

Zoige Tibetan Sheep Meat is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Geographical Scope

　　　Zoige County, Sichuan Province, including: one town, 16 townships, three pastures, and 96 villages

　　Distinctive Qualities

　　　　Grassland-type Tibetan sheep are distributed in the pastoral areas of northern Ganzi Prefecture and Aba Prefecture. They have a large build, long body, deep and broad chest, well-developed and open forequarters, straight back and loin, and a rectangular-shaped body; the head is coarse, the forehead is relatively wide, most rams and ewes have horns, their limbs are sturdy, tendons are well-developed, and hooves are solid; the tail is thin, short, and conical, with relatively mixed coat colors, the main body being white or spotted, and the wool locks are long and prominent. Adult rams and ewes weigh 51.2 kg and 43.7 kg respectively, and are sheared once a year, with an average wool yield of 1.4 kg for rams and 0.9 kg for ewes. Tibetan sheep in the Jialuo area of Aba County have adult rams and ewes weighing over 70 kg and 50 kg respectively.