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The West African Dwarf sheep is found in West Africa, its range extending from Senegal to Chad, Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. It is adapted for life in humid forested areas, sub-humid areas and savannahs. The Kirdi or Poulfouli is a wholly black variant found in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. [4]
Africana is a breed of domesticated sheep (also known as Pelona, Camuro or Camura, Red African, Rojo Africana, Colombian Wooless, West African) found in Colombia and Venezuela. This breed is polled (hornless) and is about the same size as the Pelibüey. [2] The Africana is raised for their meat [3] and is classified as a hair breed. [4]
The Cameroon Dwarf is a hardy sheep. It is normally brown with a black belly and black markings to the head and legs. Has a hair coat, and in winter grows a fine under-coat; it sheds this in springtime. Ewes have high prolificacy and mature early; they are capable of producing three crops of lambs every two years.
West African Dwarf: Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep [112] West Africa and Central Africa [112] Meat White Horned Heath: White Karaman: Akkaraman [113] Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia. [113] White Suffolk ...
Uda is a breed of African long-legged sheep common in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and northern Nigeria. There are several varieties of Uda sheep. [ 1 ] Typically the front half of Uda sheep is brown or black and the back half white.
The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad (pronounced [ˈɑʊdæd]), is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West Africa. [1] While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus , six subspecies have been described.
[3]: 881 It is a hair sheep – its coat is of hair, not wool; [4]: 30 this is a common adaptation to tropical environments. It is likely that it derives at least in part from African breeds of sheep such as the West African Dwarf , and probable that it is related to other American breeds of African origin such as the Barbados Black Belly , the ...
West African dwarf may refer to A little person from West Africa; West African Dwarf goat, a breed or landrace of domestic goat; West African dwarf pig, a landrace of domestic pig; West African Dwarf sheep, a breed or landrace of domestic sheep