Blackhead Persian (sheep)
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The Blackhead Persian is a fat-tailed breed of domestic sheep
from Africa
.The sheep is originally from Somaliland (the Somali populated areas in East Africa). The breed is also a type of hair sheep, meaning they do not grow wool
and tolerate heat better than wooled breeds and are raised primarily for meat. The Blackhead Persian has a white body and, as their name would suggest, an entirely black head.
Domestic sheep
Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.The sheep is originally from Somaliland (the Somali populated areas in East Africa). The breed is also a type of hair sheep, meaning they do not grow wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
and tolerate heat better than wooled breeds and are raised primarily for meat. The Blackhead Persian has a white body and, as their name would suggest, an entirely black head.
Characteristics
Both sexes are polled. On average at maturity, rams weigh 68 kg (149.9 lb) and ewes 52 kg (114.6 lb). At birth, rams and ewes weigh about 2.6 kg (5.7 lb). Ewes lactate for approximately 84 days, produce 50 kg (110.2 lb) of milk with 5.9% fat.External links
- Blackheaded Persian, Sheep101.info