Cameroon Dwarf
Conservation statusDAD-IS (2021): unknown[1]
Other names
  • Cameroon
  • Djallonké
  • Fouta Djallon
Country of originCameroon
DistributionCameroon
Cameroon sheep at Pombia Safari Park, Italy

The Cameroon or Cameroon Dwarf is a Cameroonian breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the West African Dwarf group of breeds.[2]: 775  Some have been exported to Europe.

Characteristics

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The Cameroon Dwarf is a hardy sheep. It is normally brown with a black belly and black markings to the head and legs. Has a hair coat, and in winter grows a fine under-coat; it sheds this in springtime. Ewes have high prolificacy and mature early; they are capable of producing three crops of lambs every two years.[2]: 775 

References

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  1. ^ Breed data sheet: Le nain de l'Ouest africain / Cameroon (Sheep). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.

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