Country
Specie
ISO3
TUR
Language
turk.
Description
Its name comes from Karakul city of Turkmenistan and Blacklake of Uzbekistan
Transboundary name
Karakul
Other name
Karakul'Skaya, Persian Lambrakhan, Karakul'
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Adaptability to specific environment
Its well adapted to the steppe and arid climate conditions.
Specific resistance or tolerance
It is resistant to insuffient environmental conditions and infectious diseases.
Specific reproductive characteristic
Average lambing rate is % 91. Generally twinning rate is lower than other native sheep breeds.
Other special qualities
Newborn lambs have curly and bright hide but curls become smooth and form the coarse fibres in a short time after the birth.
Reference for special qualities
Domestic Anımal Genetic Resources in Turkey, Breed Catalogue (2011) (http://www.tagem.gov.tr/pdf/english_AnGR.pdf)
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
It has no special needs for keeping and feeding. It can be bred in inadequate rearing conditions with inadequate pasture.
Color comments
When it is getting older, fleece is seen whitening of the black colour,
Efabis main colour
Its prevalant colour is black. In addition to black colour, some of them may be seen in brown, grey and white colour.
Efabis skin colour
Its prevalant colour is ash-gray. In addition to ıt is seen gray and white colours.
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Rams are horned, ewes are generally polled 13% of them are horned. Rams' horns are strong and twisted forward. Ewes’ horns are weak and turned forward with only one curl beginnng in the back of ears
Wither height males
65
Wither height females
58
Weight males
58.00
Weight females
38.00
Other specific visible traits
It is small framed sheep breed. Head is middle-sized, neck is short and thick, and legs are in average length. Wither height, dorsal side and rump are almost in equal height so dorsal side seems as a straight line in profile. It is fat tailed.
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
According to official sources, it was the first time to import from Turkmenistan in 1929 and than the second time to import from Afghanistan in 1956 and it was also brought by immigrated breeders from Batumi city of Georgia during the 1880’s
Location within country
Tokat province
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered maintained
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
