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A large, wooly Hasht Nagri sheep.The Hasht Nagri is a fat tailed mutton and wool type. They are found in the Hasht Nagar tract in NWF Province of Pakistan. They are a medium size with a white body coat with the head and face either partially or completely black or tan.

 

The wool yield is 1.5 kg. (medium; fiber diameter 36.7 m) They have a compact body with short legs. The hanging fat tail may reach fetlock. In well fed animals, the fat tail may even touch the ground.

 

 

References

Muhammad Tahir, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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