sheep
Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated ...
found primarily in western
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...
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Turkey
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wool
Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...
breed used for both meat and dairy production. Sheep of this breed typically have black spots on the head and legs.
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rams
In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)horned and the ewes are polled. The breed is thought by some to be the origin of the
Chios
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This breed of sheep has been adapted to live in steppe climate. They are unicolored with a white body and black spots on head and legs. Dagliç sheep have a short-fat tail. Live birth is 80 - 90% and twinning is rare (1 - 2%). Average weight gain is approximately per day. At maturity, ewes grow to approximately at the withers and weigh . Lactation yields about of milk and lasts for about 140 – 179 days.