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The Cameroon is a hair sheep which it sheds yearly in the spring. Ewes can raise two lamb crops per year. Their most common color is brown with a black belly, head, and legs. Cameroon sheep are more likely accept their newborn lamb than other sheep breeds do which makes them great mothers. [8]
Category: Sheep breeds by country of origin. 5 languages. ... Sheep breeds originating in South Africa (11 P) Sheep breeds originating in Spain (9 P)
Sheep breeds by country of origin (59 C, 1 P) F. Feral sheep (5 P) L. Sheep landraces (5 P) Pages in category "Sheep breeds" The following 200 pages are in this ...
Namaqua Afrikaners are generally white with a red or black head, and large fat tails. What the breed lacks in market meat desirability, it makes up for in its foraging ability and hardiness in desert conditions. [5] The Ronderib Afrikaner is one of the larger breeds of South African indigenous sheep.
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in South Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.