American Blackbelly

American Blackbelly
Country of origin	USA
Distribution	Texas
Standard	International Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association
Use	Trophy hunting
Traits
Horn status	males horned, ewes polled
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The American Blackbelly is a breed of domestic sheep that originated in the United States.

The breed was developed in Texas by crossing Barbados Black Belly sheep with Rambouillet sheep and mouflon. This produced a horned animal with a heavier carcase and increased muscle mass compared to the original black-bellied breed.

American Blackbellies are mainly used for trophy hunting.^[1]

References

^ de Almeida, André M. (2017). "Barbados Blackbelly: the Caribbean ovine genetic resource". Tropical Animal Health and Production. 50 (2): 239–250. doi: 10.1007/s11250-017-1475-5. PMID 29185138. S2CID 11683216 – via Springer Link.

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[1] Almeida, André M. (2017). "Barbados Blackbelly: the Caribbean ovine genetic resource". Tropical Animal Health and Production. 50 (2): 239–250. doi: 10.1007/s11250-017-1475-5. PMID 29185138. S2CID 11683216 – via Springer Link.

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