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Cholistani Sheep

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The Cholistani, locally called Buchi, is a breed of domestic sheep from Punjab, Pakistan, raised primarily for meat despite also producing wool. It has a black to brown head and ears set against a white body, small ears, and a notably long tail; mature rams average about 48.5 kg and ewes about 34 kg, with ewes producing an average litter size of 1.05 lambs and roughly 45 kg of milk over a 110-day lactation. The breed's recorded population fell sharply, from 275,964 animals in 1986 to 33,025 by 1996, reflecting changing agricultural practice in the region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Though the Cholistani grows wool, it is raised primarily for meat.
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