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Awassi

Sheep and Sheep Breeds

A breed of dairy sheep of the Near-Eastern fat-tailed type, and the most widely distributed non-European dairy breed. It is known by many other names, among them Arab, Baladi, Deiri, Gezirieh, Ivesi, Shami and Syrian, and is usually white with a brown head and legs.

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