Awassi
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The Awassi is a breed of dairy sheep of Near-Eastern fat-tailed type. It is the most widely distributed non-European dairy breed. It is known by many names, among them Arab, Baladi, Deiri, Gezirieh, Ivesi, Shami and Syrian. It is usually white with brown head and legs.
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- Sheep breed.name
- Awassi
- Sheep breed.image
- Kuwaiti sheep.jpg
- Sheep breed.image_alt
- Awassi Sheep
- Sheep breed.image_caption
- A ram in Kuwait
- Sheep breed.country
- Middle East
- Sheep breed.distribution
- eighteen countries in Africa, Asia and Europe
- Sheep breed.use
- milk, meat, wool
- Sheep breed.maleweight
- 70 kg
- Sheep breed.femaleweight
- 68 kg
- Sheep breed.maleheight
- 50 cm
- Sheep breed.femaleheight
- 76 cm
- Sheep breed.woolcolour
- white
- Sheep breed.facecolour
- brown
- Sheep breed.note
- tolerant of extreme temperatures
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The Awassi is a breed of dairy sheep of Near-Eastern fat-tailed type. It is the most widely distributed non-European dairy breed. It is known by many names, among them Arab, Baladi, Deiri, Gezirieh, Ivesi, Shami and Syrian. It is usually white with brown head and legs.
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