PRODUCTIVITY INDICATORS OF BUKOVINA TYPE SHEEP OF ASKANIA KARAKUL BREED IN BUKOVYNA

The article reflects the results of studies of productivity indicators of Bukovyna type sheep of Askania Karakul breed. The animals were found to have a strong constitution, diverse coat color – black, gray, brown, and are well adapted to the conditions of the humid climate of Bukovyna. Ewes with high reproductive capacity: fertility averaged 96%, multiplicity – 138%, lamb yield per 100 ewes – 132 heads, with high viability (95.6% survival rate). The lambs are born with a strong constitution, quite large, with high live weight and shiny hair. The live weight, depending on the sex of the lamb, ranges from 4.0 to 5.2 kg, mainly the average size of the curls is 61.9–68.0%, flat – 47 and 56% and ribbed – 26.3 and 26.5% of the striped type, elite class – 27.9 and 31.0%, the first – 41.4 and 46.0%, the second – 19.1 and 25.1%. As a result of the research, it was found that animals of the Bukovyna type of Askania Karakul breed due to the combination of high reproductive capacity, stripe and milk productivity and adaptability to natural and climatic conditions are a promising direction of sheep breeding in Western Ukraine. Methods used: zootechnical, economic, and biometric.