Blackhead Persian (sheep)
- Blackhead Persian (sheep)
The Blackhead Persian is a fat-tailed breed of domestic sheep from Africa.[cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/blackheadpersian/index.htm |title=Blackhead Persian |work=Breeds of Livestock |publisher=Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science] The breed is also a type of hair sheep, meaning they do not grow wool and tolerate heat better than wooled breeds.][cite web |url=http://www.arc.agric.za/home.asp?pid=2699 |title=Indigenous Sheep Breeds of South Africa |publisher=Agricultural Research Council of South Africa] ]References
ee also
* Dorper sheep
* List of sheep breeds
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