WOOL PRODUCTIVITY OF LOCAL GOATS OF KARAKALPAKIA

The article presents the results of a study indicating the development of a trend towards a decrease in the fineness of down and, consequently, an increase in the quality of raw materials depending on the intensity of growing young local goats. The analysis and conclusions are made on the study of the shearing and quality of wool of local goats of Karakalpakstan, age dynamics, and their morphological features of wool such as types, lengths, elasticity of extensibility of wool fibers of local goats, which give an average of 100-150 g of fluff when carded, rarely up to 200 g, 5-7 cm long and 14-16 microns thin. Until recently, goats were not combed for fluff in most areas of Uzbekistan. The length of the guard hair of local goats is 12-15 cm. The fineness is from 60 to 100 microns and more. The hair has weak scaling, due to which, unlike sheep wool, it almost does not fall out. Goats are sheared once a year in May. The average shearing of goats is 430-490 g, and of bucks - 530 g. The influence of intensive rearing technology on the fineness of the wool fibers of local goats was studied in the natural geographic and climatic conditions of the Bakhrom Shabandoz farm in the Karauzyak region.