Karakul all 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
Overall Medium length and pendent. Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall Horns usually present in males, slightly ribbed and spiralling backwards and outwards, then forwards. Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall Fat ‘S’ – shaped tail. The first lobe attached to the body is large and fatty, while the caudal vertebrae form a flexure, producing the thin end of the tail. Karagul, Turkey
Overall Very fat with thin terminal portion. Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall 142.00 Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall 128.00 Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall 4.23 Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Male 3.20 Karagul, Turkey