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A tall Thalli sheep with a white body and black head.Thalli are a mutton and wool breed found in the Thal area and Multan and Muzaffargarh districts in Punjab Province of Pakistan.

 

They are small to medium in size with a mature body weight of 34 kg in the rams and 27 kg in the ewes. They have a white boyd coat with the head and ears being black. The wool yield is 1.8 kg (medium; fiber diameter 39.2 m).

 

The Thalli are considered sturdy animals. Their ears are moderately long. Young lambs are used for pelt production.

 

 

References

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

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