Country
Specie
ISO3
UKR
Language
ru.
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information
There are three innerbreed types in the breed: Askanian breed type of polycarpous black Karakul sheep, Askanian breed type of grey Karakul, Bukovinian type of Karakul breed.
Additional information comments
At lamb slaugtering at 4 months the weight of carcass is 12-13 kg, dressing percentage 47-48%. At 9-months slaughtering: 18-20 kg and 48-50% respectively.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The breed originated to increase the twinning rate.
Special characteristic of product
Milk has 18-20 % of dry matter, 7-9 % of fat, 5-7 % of protein. Lams give the most valuable pelts: blue, silver and gray of ribbed and flat group. Karakul pelt of lambs. Cheeses: Roquefort, brynza (mild cheese), kashkaval.
Other special qualities
early maturity.
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
high adaptibility.
Color comments
uni coloured: black, grey
Efabis main colour
different colours of different types (black and grey).
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
derivative of Karakul and Romanov sheep.
Year of origin
2009
Location within country
3 breeding farms and 1 breeding reproductive farms (southern (Odessa, Kherson) and western (Chernivtsi) regions).
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
