Researches regarding quality of sheep skins obtained from Karakul from Botosani sheep

Studies were designed to highlight the quality of sheep skins obtained from the new formed race. The biological material examined was owned by private farms in the North-East of Romania. To emphasize the aesthetic and commercial value of sheep skin were analyzed more properties on which depends this production quality, and working methods used were those accepted in Karakul sheep selection in Romania. Researches were based on the collection, processing and interpretation of data obtained as a result of buckling quality assessment at the Karakul lambs, black variety, produced in 2009 calving season. All traits were assessed in daylight and after investigations it was found that from the total of 986 lambs were subjected to assessments about 98.27% was a black color associated with a high gloss. Also, to the estimated group, the size of loops can be seen in an advanced stage of improvement, because about 90% of sheep produce sheep skins with loops of size and appearance was in full compliance with quality requirements for all types of loops in black variety. The results reached confirms that sheep skins, overall, has some qualitative features of buckling expressed at a higher level. This fact is primarily due to rigorous selection of sires and directing mating. All these actions, conducted at a sustained level, had a direct influence on the quality of biological material retained for breeding and they had facilitated growth of aesthetic and commercial value of sheep skins on next generations.