Cyprus Fat-Tailed
Dairy sheepclinically relevant1 cited sources
Breed facts
- Country of origin
- Cyprus
- Clinical relevance
- Flagged as a breed with clinical relevance.
- As harvested
- Cyprus Fat-Tailed, Cyprus (Sheep)
- Also known as
- Kypriako pachyouro
Definition
Breed information: 2004: Source of data: Department of Agriculture. Adaptability: The animals are well adapted to dry climate and subsist on poor quality food(stubble grazing) during the long dry summer period by mobilizing their energy reserves(fat tail). Comments: Morphology/Specific Visible Trait: tail very long, heavy and twisted.