Fat Tail Sheep of Pakistan

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1 Fat Tail Sheep of Pakistan By KASHIF ISHAQ 1

2 Punjab: Latti (Salt Range) Salt range, Attock, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Mianwali etc. White body with tan/brown/spotted head Medium Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (35 µ) Small head, broad fore head, tapering muzzle, small hanging tail, low wool fiber density 2

3 Sindh: Dumbi Avg. Body Wt Mountainous areas like Dadu, Thatta, Karachi, Larkana, Jacobabad, Sibi White body with black face, rings around eyes, black spotted head Small to medium Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (38 µ) Small to medium ears, head, broad fore head, tapering muzzle, small hanging tail, low wool fiber density 3

4 KPK: Balkhi Peshawar, Kohat, D.I. Khan, Bannu Black, grey tan and mixture of these colour Large Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (45 µ) Comparatively large head, Roman nose, conical muzzle, medium ears, large curved horns, quarter well developed and set high on rump 4

5 Hashtnagri Peshawar, Mardan & Haripur also parts of Kohat and Bannu White body with black or tan head/face, shank black Medium Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (35 µ) Head small to medium, ears medium, legs short, hanging fat tail, may even touch ground 5

6 Michni Michni area & surrounding parts of Peshawar valley, parts of district Peshawar & Kohat White body black or brown ears, black spoted hocks Small Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (37 µ) Head & ears are small, long and thin neck, elongated body, pendulous fat tail and hanging below hock 6

7 Tirahi Parts of Bannu, Kohat & Peshawar Brown & Black Small Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.0 kg/year (35 µ) Small head, medium ears, roman nose, short thin legs, medium hanging fat tail and udder are well developed with 0.6 litre in 100 days lactation. 7

8 Waziri Avg. Body Wt North Waziristan, parts of Bannu & Kohat/Peshawar White body but some black, brown or spotted animals also seen Small to Medium Avg. wool yield 1.4 kg/year (35 µ) Small head, medium ears, some male have horn, low set animals, hanging fat tail of medium size 8

9 Balochistan: Balochi Avg. Body Wt Kalat division and parts of Quetta White body with black or spotted muzzle & legs Small to Medium Avg. wool yield 2.5 kg/year (37 µ) Low set animals, male contained horns, slightly roman nose, medium fat tail hangs above hock, mean milk yield 0.6 lit per 100 days 9

10 Bibrik Avg. Body Wt Sibi, Quetta & Parts of Loralai & Zhob White body with head black, brown or spotted Small - Medium Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year (41 µ) Head medium, ear small to medium, males have curved horns, fat tail short and wide 10

11 Harnai (Dumari) Avg. Body Wt Sibi, Quetta & Parts of Loralai & Zhob White body with black/tan/brown/spotted head, black/brown spotted seen on knees/hock & pastern Small - Medium Avg. wool yield 2 kg/year (31 µ) Head medium, ear medium, Belly some what pendulous, medium fat tail 11

12 Rakhshani Kharan, Mekran, Chaghi & Kalat area, a part of this is Rakhshan valley Often white, Occasionally brown/black spot seen on body & legs, head black or brown spotted Small Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.0 kg (31 µ) Head small to medium, ear medium, belly somewhat pendulous, medium handing fat tail, avg. milk 0.7 lit/day for 100 day lactation 12

13 Northern Areas & AJK: Gojal Hunza valley & adjoining Northern Areas white with tan or black patches; head muzzle & ears mostly brown or tan and brown ring around eyes, legs dark brown Small Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.0 kg/year Small ears and erect, male mostly horns, leg short, very small fat tail Kohai Ghizar Mountaneous area along Kohai Ghizar extending from Gilgit to Chatorkhand White body with brown head & Brown or black legs Small Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.0 kg/year (35 µ) Small ears and pointed, no horns, legs short, very small fat tail. 13

14 Pahari Mirpur & Muzaffarabad White body with tan/brown/spotted head Medium Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 1.5 kg/year Medium head with no horns, a small fat tail hangs above the hocks 14

15 PAK-KARAKUL Mutton/Wool/milk GSF, Balochistan Black, white, yellow Large Avg. Body Wt Avg. wool yield 2 kg/year Large size breed, long fat tail hanging below hock, Used for karakul cap 15