Altay is a breed of domesticated sheep originating in the dry, cold mountain basins of China.
This breed belongs to the fat-rumped carpet wool type of sheep and the Kazakh group.
[1] Although the Altay grows wool, it is raised primarily for the meat.
[2] The tail (or rump) weighs about 15 lb (6.8 kg).
The Kazakh group of sheep average 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) to 3.5 lb (1.6 kg) of wool per shearing.