Origin of Macheng Black Goat Breed

Macheng Black Goat was originally called "Tuhui Sheep", "Mayang" and "Qinghui Sheep". It is a local native breeding sheep ("soil gray sheep" and "hemp") from the central producing area

Sheep ") is a long-term spontaneous breeding of black goats with large size, fast growth and gentle temperament. 1982 to 1986, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station in Futian Town, Macheng City excavated the variety resources to expand the production population, and was nominated as "Futian River Black Goat"; 1987- 1994, Liu Jiaoshou and his party of Hubei Agricultural College used the Dabie Mountain Science and Technology Poverty Alleviation Project to carry out the investigation of black goats, and strengthened the breeding and matching, so that the production performance of black goats was improved, and the main production traits and genetic traits tended to be stable, which was called "Macheng Black Goat"; From 1995 to 200 1, Hubei Animal Husbandry Bureau gave strong support and technical guidance, which further promoted the pure breeding and popularization of Macheng Black Goat, officially named "Macheng Black Goat", and its production performance was greatly improved compared with the original black goat.