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The Barbados Black Belly is a breed of domestic sheep from the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is raised primarily for meat. Unlike most tropical sheep, it is highly prolific, with an average litter size of approximately 2. It is widely distributed, with populations in twenty-five countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
The American Blackbelly is a modern American breed of sheep. [1]: 753 It was developed in Texas by crossing Barbados Black Belly sheep with Rambouillet sheep and mouflon. This produced a horned animal with a heavier carcase and increased muscle mass compared to the original black-bellied breed.
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Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
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The Barbados bullfinch is an endemic species. Birds are fairly well represented on the island, with most having adapted well to the presence of humans. Two extinct species have been described from the Late Pleistocene of Barbados, the goose Neochen barbadiana and the Barbados rail Fulica podagrica, although the classification of the rail is ...