Photo taken on February 25, 2024 shows Aysabay Jakip and his sheep. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Otkur Nijat) news: "The average weight of these Kyrgyz sheep has increased by about 20 kilograms, which is a 50 percent increase in profits compared to breeding normal sheep." Aysabay Jakip, who lives in Mayidan Village, Tugumat Township, Artux City, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, looked at the Kyrgyz sheep in his sheepfold and said happily.

Photo taken on February 25, 2024 shows Aysabay Jakip checks Kyrgyz sheep with a technician in sheepfold. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

On February 25, 2024, when walking into Mayidan Village of Tugumat Township, Artux City, a neat farmyard by the roadside can be seen with the occasional sound of sheep bleating. Opening the sheepfold of Aysabay Jakip's house, they saw many meaty Kyrgyz sheep. Nowadays, Aysabay has become a professional sheep breeding technician, truly known as the "sheep breeding master" in local people's hearts. Villagers often come to him for advice.

Photo taken on February 25, 2024 shows Aysabay Jakip takes little lambs out of sheepfold. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

Aysabay was one of the first farmers in the village to breed Kyrgyz sheep, and his sheep have produced 85 lambs. "Last month, I just sold 30 lambs, and one lamb was sold for 1,050 yuan (about 145 U.S. dollars), earning a total income of over 30,000 yuan (about 4158 U.S. dollars)," Aysabay was preparing feed while saying, and a group of lambs gathered around him and occasionally bleated. In recent years, Aysabay has bought a truck for transporting sheep and fodder grass through the income from breeding Kyrgyz sheep, and has also expanded his original 80-square-meter house to 200 square meters. He and his family have discussed to buy a car for family use.

Photo taken on February 25, 2024 shows Aysabay Jakip decorates his living room. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

"Now I have 120 sheep and 20 cows. In the future, I will expand the scale of breeding and teach local villagers scientific feeding techniques so as to shorten the fattening period and improve the slaughter rate to increase our income," Aysabay said confidently.

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