Question: Which Exotic breed of sheep is known as Fur sheep?
Options:
3
Suffolk
Cheviot
Karakul
Mutton type
Dorset Horn, Suffolk, Cheviot, Southdown
Wool type
Merino, Rambouillet
Fur type
Karakul
Karakul is a fur-bearing breed of sheep, native to Bokhara, situated between Pakistan and Afghanistan in central Asia.
The name is derived from the area Karakul (black lake) which is very unfavourable for raising livestock.
This breed originated by crossing the two different breeds of this area.
This was imported into the United States in 1909.
The modern Karakul is a medium-sized breed, rams weighing about 80-90 kg and ewes about 60-70 kg.
This produces light white fleece of low-grade averaging about 3 kg per year.
The breed is poor in mutton quality.
The chief virtue of this breed is the fur pelt of the baby lambs.
The pelt is taken from a prematurely born lamb or Iamb killed within a short time after birth.