The Bibrik is a fat tailed, domesticated
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of
meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...
sheep that is found in
Baluchistan Province of
Pakistan.
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Characteristics
The Bibrik displays white with a black or brown head. The wool is course with a yield of and an average diameter of 41.5 micrometres.
Both sexes are horned with rams having curved horns. On average, rams weigh and ewes weigh . At maturity, rams grow to and ewes at the withers. At birth, rams weigh and ewes . Normally, ewes give birth to only one lamb at a time, lactate for about 100 days and provide of milk with 6.5% fat during that period.
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References
Sheep breeds originating in Pakistan
Natural history of Balochistan, Pakistan
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