Category:Xinjiang Finewool Sheep

The Xinjiang Finewool (also known as Sinkiang Fine-wool, Sinkiang Merino, and Xinjiang Merino) has been developed in China since 1935 using Kazakh Fat-rumped and Mongolian females with Novocaucasian Merino and Précoce males.

Xinjiang Finewool is of 60-64's quality (20-25µ average fiber diameter), the average greasy fleece weight for ewes being 5.9 kg, with a clean yield of 47 to 54%.