“Damani sheep”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Damani is a thin tail, meat and wool breed which is found in the Dera Ismail Khan district and part of Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1]

Characteristics

They are small to medium with a white body coat with a black or tan head and camel colored legs. The wool yield is {{convert|1.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with coarse fiber (44 micrometres diameter). They have small ears. The udder and teats are well developed.^[1]

At maturity, rams grow to {{convert|61|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the withers and weigh {{convert|32|kg|lb|abbr=on}} while ewes grow to {{convert|53|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the withers and weigh {{convert|27|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. On average and at birth, rams weigh {{convert|2.7|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and ewes weigh {{convert|2.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Average litter size is one. Average milk production during lactation is {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on}} over about 120 days with 5.8% fat. The number of members of the Damani has decreased from over one million in 1986 to approximately 600,000 in 2006.^[2]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/damani/index.htm |work=Breeds of Livestock |title=Damani |publisher=Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science |accessdate=2009-04-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010120013/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/SHEEP/DAMANI/index.htm |archivedate=2008-10-10 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|last=DAD-IS|url=http://www.fao.org/dad-is/|work=Domisticated Animal Diversity Information System|title=Damani/Pakistan|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|accessdate=2010-08-25}}