Country
Specie
ISO3
AUT
Language
ger.
Transboundary name
Karakul
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Exotic
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information
Hobby breeders
Adaptability to specific environment
Adapted to draught, dry heat and dry cold
Specific reproductive characteristic
seasonal
Special characteristic of product
Pelts of very young lambs have a tight curl and are used by the fur industry. Fat-tailed sheep with meagre meat resembling venison. Persian lamb pelts
Efabis environmental role
suitable to manage dry steppe landscapes
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
Steppe sheep. Well adapted to dry meagre pastures. Stands well heat and cold, sensitive to wet climate.
Color comments
legs black up to Carpal-/Tarsal joint
Efabis main colour
black, grey, brown, rarely white
Efabis skin colour
dark
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
stub horns occur in ewes
Weight males
65.00
Weight females
45.00
Other specific visible traits
Long-legged steppe sheep with fat-tail, head narrow with Roman nose, broad long drooping ears.
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
2008
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Usbekian breed
Year of origin
1904
Import
100% imported 1904
Location within country
country-wide
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Extinct
Detailed local risk status
Extinct
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
