Английская Википедия:Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep

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A Torddu Badgerface Welsh Mountain ewe in Wales
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A Torwen Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep, showing white belly and face markings
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A flock of Torwen Badger Face Welsh Mountain

The Badger Face Welsh Mountain (Welsh Defaid Idloes Шаблон:IPA-cy; also known as Badger Faced Welsh Mountain or Welsh Badger-faced) is a distinct variety of the Welsh Mountain breed of domestic sheep bred for sheep farming in Wales.[1] It is a hardy upland breed known for producing a high percentage of twins and triplets under good conditions. It appears in two sub-varieties of its own: the Torddu (Шаблон:IPA-cy, "black-bellied"), which has a white fleece with dark face and belly, and the Torwen (Шаблон:IPA, "white-bellied"), which has a black body with a white belly and white stripes over the eyes.[2] The Torddu is the more common of the two types. In both types, ewes are polled and rams are horned.[3] Although this breed grows wool, it is primarily raised for meat.[4]

Characteristics

This breed is extremely hardy and able to graze rough hills and terrain. On average at maturity, rams weigh Шаблон:Convert and ewes Шаблон:Convert.[4]

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