Karakul Coat Colour/Pattern Traits
| Sex | Mean | SD | SE | SS | Trait Value | Location | MC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Colour variable: grey preferred, with black next. Mixed colours are not liked in the pelt trade. Homozygous grey is lethal. Coat of coarse wool in adult: the skin of the newborn lamb varies in texture and is the pelt of commerce. | Unspecified-1402883412, Niger | |||||
| Overall | Karakul lambs have a dark brown to black coat. This becomes whiter and lighter at maturity, probably as a result of the coarse fibers it contains growing longer and covering the down dark fibers. | Karagul, Turkey |