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Specie

ISO3
ARM
Transboundary name
Balbas
Other name
Balbasskaya
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Additional information
Data before independence refer to Former USSR.<br>
Special characteristic of product
Wool yield is 55-65 percent.
Color comments
multi coloured: wool is white coloured, areas around their eyes, bottom of legs and ears are black
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Weight males
77.50
Weight females
57.50
Other specific visible traits
Caucasian Fat-Tailed Type. They have relatively short body, deep and broad carcass and straight spine.
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
indigenous breed. It is one of the oldest local breeds in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Location within country
South-eastern Armenia
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Unknown