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C. Breed description

Colour (%):
Main colour                                           Colour pattern
White/tan (01)....................                  Tan in white (20).....................
                                                             Occurrence of piebald .............
Grey (02) ...................................
Black badgerface (03).................
Black mouflon (04) .....................
Black (05) ...................................
Greybrown (06) ..........................
Brown badgerface (07)................
Brown mouflon (08) ....................
Brown (09) ..................................
Other (describe):............................................................................................

Horns:
Males: %                        Females: %
Horned (1) ..........           Horned: ..............
Polled (5) ............           Polled: ................

Abberant h./scurs            Abberant h./scurs -
attached (3).................   attached ................
Scurs - loose (4)...........   Scurs - loose:..........
Four-horned (9)............   Four-horned............
Other: ..........................   Other ......................

Tail length: (mark with x) Long ....... Short .......

Wool type
Double coat (2 fibre types): ..................
Single coat (uniform fibres): ..................
Greasy fleece weight (kg): ....................

Mean fibre diameter (micron)..................
Mean fibre length (cm) ...........................
(one years' growth) 

Wool use:
Industry (indicate type of product):

Machine knitting yarn.....................
Hand knitting yarn .........................
Blankets ........................................
Carpets .........................................
Other .............................................

Handicraft: 
Clothes ..........................................
Souvenirs ......................................

Pelt use:
Fur skins for clothing ........................................
Wool skins (double face) - for clothing...............
Wool skins - floor rugs /decorative ....................
Nappa leather ....................................................

Size and performance:
Adult wither heigth (cm): Males: ...........   Females:.............
Adult live weight (kg): Males: ................  Females:..............
Month of weighing: ...................................
Litter size. at birth: ................... % litters >2  . ....................
                  weaned...................

Lambs:
Mean carcass wt. (kg)...................
Age at slaughter...........................

Carcass grade%
E ................
U ................
R ................
O ................
P .................
Other distinctive morphological or production features:.....................................
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Created by ThEP and EE Edited by Emma Eythorsdottir for the North SheD group.
Agricultural Research Institute of Iceland.