Garut sheep

Since a long time ago, Sheep have been breeding in Garut. The sheep that have a big and physically strong, born attractive fight art sheep in some districs like Tarogong, Bayongbong, Leles, Cilawu.  Garut sheep is a cross insemination between original Indonesian sheep, Morino sheep and fat tail sheep from Afrika. This Sheep is known by the community with a Garut Sheep, also known as the Priangan sheep.

Physical characteristics, including:

• Rather big body, Adult Rams have weight 60-80 kg, while the females have a weight of 30-40 kg.
• Rams have horns that big, curved towards the back, and the fore end so shaped like a spiral. 
• Base of the right horn and left almost together.
• The female sheep does not have a horn
• The tail is short and the sharp end quite big (fat)
• Its neck is a bit strong.
• The ears are long, short and medium located behind the base of the horn.
• The wool are longer and smoother compared to the original sheep, white, black, chocolate, or a combination of these three  
• colors.
• This sheep is good to produce meat.

     Technology is needed to keep Garut sheep, whether for animal husbandry or business includes the determination of the location, home/cage and equipment.   Determining the location of the sheep farm and consider the need to pay attention to environmental factors, natural resources, social factors, economic factors and legal factors that support breeding sheep it self.