Adal sheep explained

Adal
Country:	Ethiopia
Maleweight:	35 kg (77 lb)
Femaleweight:	24 kg (53 lb)
Woolcolor:	Unicolored from white to dark brown

Adal is a domesticated breed of fat-tailed sheep from Ethiopia. They are bred mostly for their meat.^[1]

Characteristics

The Adal is unicolored from white to dark brown. Average mature weight for a ram is 35sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 and a ewe 24sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 . They have short ears often appearing to have none. At birth, males are on average 2.54sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 and ewes 2.26sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2.^[2]

It is especially adapted to arid, dry climates. Rams and ewes are polled (hornless). The Adal is classified as a fat-tailed hair breed and has short, stiff fibers.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adal . Breeds of Livestock . 2009-05-07 . Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080916025813/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/adal/index.htm . 2008-09-16 .
2. Web site: Adali/Ethiopia. Domestic Animal Diversity Information Service. 2009-05-07.
3. Web site: General Breed Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613070231/http://dagris.ilri.cgiar.org/display.asp?ID=456 . dead . 2007-06-13 . Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System . International Livestock Research Institute . 2009-05-07 .