This breed belongs to the coarse-wooled fat-tailed type of sheep and the Kazakh group.
[3] Edilbaevskaya sheep are very hardy, as they were breed to conform to nomadic life in the semi-deserts and deserts of Kazakhstan.
[2] They are adapted to severe winter frosts and summer droughts,[note 1] can travel over long distances and thrive in poor feed conditions.
[1] The milk, though of lesser importance, is also used commercially, in the production of ayran, qurt, and butter.
[1] Their wool production surpasses all other breeds of the Kazakh fat-tailed type, both in yield and quality.