Some external characteristics of the Gala and Bozakh sheep native breeds and their hybrids

In Azerbaijan, sheep mating is natural in both small and large sheep farms and very little attention is paid to the selection process. For industrial crossing of local sheep (western part of the country), five breeding rams of 1.5 years old were purchased in the village of Gala (Absheron) and delivered to the Gaji Tagi farm in the Dashkesan district. Two groups were formed from a native herd of 100 sheep each. Fertilization of females was carried out from October 15 to December 1. According to the indexing data, the external signs of the native breed of Bozakh sheep are better than those of other similar breeds. From the results obtained, it should be concluded that the livestock of Gala and Bozakh breeds can be adapted to the foothills of Azerbaijan.