Country
Specie
ISO3
BRA
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Barbados Black Belly
Other name
Barriga Negra
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Exotic
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Adaptability to specific environment
well adapted to conditions in the semi-arid northeast.
Specific resistance or tolerance
It has high disease resistance, mainly to worms.
Reference for special qualities
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation.
Color comments
uni colour: brown, or chestnut (light to dark) with belly, inside legs, neck, and face stripe on black.
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
polled animals.
Wither height males
69
Wither height females
63
Weight males
80.00
Weight females
50.00
Other specific visible traits
triangular to oval head, straight to subconvex in profile, with middle ears in a horizontal position.
Herdbook
n
Description of origin
origin of the animals brought from Holland by the colonizers, probably descended from sheep from North America and the Caribbean, with the Red Maasai breed from Kenya.
Year of origin
1652
Location within country
Northeast, and Roraima state.
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Endangered
