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Fat-tailed sheep at a livestock market in Kashgar, China. The fat-tailed sheep is a general type of domestic sheep known for their distinctive large tails and hindquarters. . Fat-tailed sheep breeds comprise approximately 25% of the world's sheep population, [1] and are commonly found in northern parts of Africa, the Middle East, and various Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ...
The Awassi [a] is a breed of dairy sheep of Near-Eastern fat-tailed type. It is the most widely distributed non-European dairy breed. It is known by many names, among them Arab, Baladi, Deiri, Gezirieh, Ivesi, Shami and Syrian. [3]: 265 It is usually white with brown head and legs.
Karakul sheep in Akron Zoo. Karakul or Qaraqul (named after Qorakoʻl, a city in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan) is a breed of domestic fat-tailed sheep which originated in Central Asia. Some archaeological evidence points to Karakul sheep being raised there continuously since 1400 BC. [1]
Fat-tailed sheep in Kashgar, China Kuyruk yağı (tail fat) in Turkish cuisine. Tail fat is the fat of some breeds of sheep, especially of fat-tailed sheep.It is fat accumulated in baggy deposits in the hind parts of a sheep on both sides of its tail and on the first 3–5 vertebrae of the tail.
The long, fat tail is an energy store which helps them survive long dry seasons. The Namaqua Afrikaner is known for its hardiness in extreme environmental conditions. [4] It is a slender, lanky sheep with a fat tail, and is not particularly favoured for modern lamb production.
The American Tunis or Tunis is an endangered American breed of fat-tailed sheep. It derives from Tunisian Barbarin sheep imported to the United States from Tunisia in 1799. [2] It is raised primarily for meat. [2]
Dolly the Sheep became the first cloned mammal almost 30 years ago, ... Colossal scientists have been able to make 300 genetic edits into a cell line of a fat-tailed dunnart, which is the ...
Red Maasai sheep in Kenya. The Red Maasai is a breed of sheep indigenous to East Africa. True to its name, the breed is kept by the Maasai, though both pastoralists and smallholder farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda keep Red Maasai flocks. The breed is a fat-tailed hair sheep; they do not produce wool and are kept primarily for meat.