Country
Specie
ISO3
USA
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
American Karakul
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Adaptability to specific environment
These animals are known in the American South-west for their hardiness under extreme environmental conditions as well as their ability to reclaim wastelands in this region.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The females lamb successfully with modest shelter from wind and snow even in Canadian winters.
Color comments
Fleece colors include black, silver, blue, gray, tan, reddish brown and white. Body is black.
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Males: Horned and Polled; Females: Polled
Weight males
90.73
Weight females
81.72
Other specific visible traits
fat tail, tip of tail s-shaped
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Variety
Description of origin
Karakul in Amu Darja River Valley, Uzbekistan
Year of origin
0
Import
between 1908 and 1929
Location within country
~12 of 50 states
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Unknown
