新疆是全国一个养羊大省 ,1999年底存栏绵羊 30 37.1万只 ,山羊 5 5 5 .2万只。自 1992年以来 ,新疆细毛养羊业大滑坡 ,细毛羊数量锐减 ,羊肉生产供不应求 ,农牧民来自养羊的收入低。振兴新疆养羊业应当大力发展特色养羊业、大力发展羊肉生产 ,加快养羊业产业化建设。

Xinjiang is a big province for sheep industry in China,the total population is 30,371,000 head for sheep, and 5,552,000 head for goat in the end of 1999. Since 1992, Xinjinag finewool sheep industry was landslide, the number of finewool sheep is decreased very sharp, but the mutton production is not enough for consumers need, and the farmer's income from sheep production is low. To promote the sheep industry in Xinjiang should have to develop special sheep industry hard, to develop mutton production hard, and to build industrialization of sheep industry quickly.