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Cover image for book Hair Sheep Of Western Africa And The Americas

Hair Sheep Of Western Africa And The Americas

A Genetic Resource For The Tropics
By:H. A. Fitzhugh
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367019259
eText ISBN:9780429724893
Edition:1
Copyright:1983
Format:Reflowable

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Perhaps less than 10 percent of the world's sheep have hair coats instead of wool fleeces, but as an animal resource, these sheep are important far out of proportion to their numbers. Hair coats provide an advantage in the face of the heat, humidity, and other stresses of the tropics. Small in body size, early to mature, and often highly prolific,