Country
Specie
ISO3
MYS
Language
eng.
Description
A hair sheep breed originating from the island of Barbados and having a black underbelly.
Other name
Bebiri Barbados, Barbados Blackbelly
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information
Only imports are from the island of Barbados in the 1990's. No other imports since.
Additional information comments
Imported from Barbados by the government of Malaysia.
Color comments
uni coloured: light brown to dark reddish brown with black belly and black spots on face and legs
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
The breed is normally hornless (polled).
Wither height males
71
Wither height females
65
Weight males
60.00
Weight females
40.00
Other specific visible traits
leggy, fairly deep bodies, well sprung ribs, fair width of back but very deficient hindquarters, rump is quite steep from the hips to the pin bones and tail is set very low
Herdbook
n
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Originating from Barbados (in the Caribbean), composite of West African hair sheep and an unknown but prolific European wool sheep.
Year of origin
1990
Import
Import since 1992 from Barbados Blackbelly from Island of Barbados.
Location within country
Chaluk Livestock Breeding Center at Chaluk, Terengganu. Other private farms.
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered maintained
