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American Karakul Sheep Registry

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In the United States they are raised on a small scale, chiefly in Texas.
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The newborn lambs usually have tightly curled black fur and are skinned before they are three days old to provide the commercial lambskin for which the sheep are raised.
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Karakul sheep are raised in several countries of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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American Karakul Sheep Registry - About the Breed

The US Karakul population has drastically declined, however, and the current estimate is less than 2,000.
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 As the lamb matures, the curls open and lose their pattern, and eventually the color will evolve as well.
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 This, combined with easy lambing due to the long, narrow heads and slender shoulders of the lambs, results in a higher- than-average lamb survival rate.
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This has left us with a type of sheep having a rather wide definition, but it cannot be argued that the characteristics which Karakuls have in common with each other are distinctive and make them quite different from any other sheep breed found in the US today.
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 They can point straight down, or as some do, curve back up (similar to an "S").
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 Eventually the flocks were dispersed, and many of the original rams were lost.
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Pine Lane Farm Karakuls-home

One of the best trout streams in Michigan, Spring Brook, runs through the western edge of our 40 acres.
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While considered a minor breed with rare status, they are extremely hardy, with strong survival instincts.
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To see our rugs in person, and maybe take a workshop, check our schedule for the festivals and shows we'll be at this year.
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We moved here in 1979, built a barn, then cleared and fenced in several pastures.
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These fat- tailed sheep are a beautiful, stately, ancient breed with important historical significance.
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American Sheep Industry | Minor Breeds: Karakul

June 24, 2011 Bighorn Meeting Recommendations and Presentations Posted Documents from the June 14, 2011, Bighorn Meeting held in Denver, Colo., are now posted to the ASI site.
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The recommendations from the working groups as well as the presenters presentations are available.
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April 29, 2011 ASI Reveals the Let's Grow with twoPLUS Campaign The U.S. sheep industry is finding itself amidst an encouraging time: lamb prices are at an all-time high, the wool market is the highest it’s been since 1989 and the cull ewe and pelt markets are very lucrative.
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November 12, 2010 ASI Posts Comments to EPA Registration Review of M-44 and 1080 Producers in the 16 states that allow the usage of M-44's or livestock protection collars are encouraged to submit comments before Nov.
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Backgrounder information on the Domestic Livestock Grazing Amendment included within the Interior Appropriations Bill as well as letters of support and op-ed are also available here.
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Sheep Inventory 2011 Research Symposium Now Complete The Sheep Safety and Quality Assurance Course is available.
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Sheep 101: Sheep Breeds J-L

Its fleece is the heaviest, longest-stapled and most lustrous of any breed in the world.
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Others claim they descend from Moorish sheep brought from Spain or Africa or from Norse sheep from Scandinavia and the northern Scottish islands.
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Since 1980, Jezersko-Solflorinavska sheep has been crossed by Romanovska sheep, hence number of pure breed animals has been decreased quickly.
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Lincolns originated in a fertile area on the East Coast of England, bordering the North Sea and the county of Lincolnshire.
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It was created through crossbreeding of local breeds with Friesian, Merino, and Berrichon du Cher rams as well as rams of the English Leicester, and Cotswold breeds.
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Lleyn rams are an ideal way to inject maternal traits, fertility, and hybrid vigour back into breeding ewes.
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Karakul! Tradition Of Luxury by Alan Harman from the January ...

"My goal is to help introduce this wonderful breed to new shepherds in hopes of expanding Karakuls in the U.S." Large flocks are still to be found outside the U.S., especially in Central Asia and South Africa.
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Now their home is on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with a 50-mile view stretching to Washington, an hour's drive away.
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Unique Wool Gets Attention Kathy spins her own yarn and is experimenting with colors made from indigenous plants to use for dyeing her own wool.
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The farm sells breeding stock, market lambs, fleeces, roving for braiding rugs and spinning, braided rugs, buttons from ram horns, pelts and fat from the breed's fat tail.
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The Karakuls differ radically in conformation from many other breeds.
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"My next step will be to post ads with photos of available pelts, roving colors and offer credit-card acceptance." Hazards & Solutions Last winter, there were 52 inches of snow and the area had its worst snowstorm since 1870.
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American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: Karakul (American) Sheep

Karakuls were historically used for the production of meat, fat, wool, and pelts.
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Karakuls were imported to establish a pelt industry in the United States, but this effort was not successful, and the breed has always been relatively rare.
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Status: See CPL Click Here for Breed Clubs and Association Contacts The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy PO Box 477 ALBC is a trademark of American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
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The Karakul is a member of the family of fat-rumped and broad-tailed sheep.
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They are hardy and adaptable, thriving under rugged conditions in a variety of climates.
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This fat is distinctive in texture and flavor from other body fat and is highly valued in the cuisine of Central Asia.
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Petite Saline Sheep & Llama Farm

We started raising llamas not only to guard our sheep but also to sell to other sheep producers.
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Our grandchildren enjoy working and showing their sheep, especially our granddaughter who also enjoys taking her sheep to school for Show and Tell.
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We not only used them for guarding, but we also use them for fiber.
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Showing our Karakuls at sheep shows has become a family affair.
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We are pleased that the Missouri Department of Conservation includes slides of our llamas in their presentations on predator control.
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Our phone # is (660) 838-6340 and e-mail address is drperera@iland.net.
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Karakul Sheep

Karakul sheep are different from most American breeds of sheep.  They have long floppy ears and have often been mistaken for goats.   Karakul sheep have the classic looking large, broad, flat tails and are often called fat tails.  This broad-tailed sheep is characterized by the deposit of fat at the base of the tail instead of throughout the body.  A highly valued cuisine of Central Asia, this fat is distinctive in texture and flavor.
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                            Examples of handcrafted Shepherd's Rugs.  These rugs are braided wool from Karakul roving on your left and Shetland roving on your right.  Photo 4/4/08.   The oval Karakul rug on the left is made up of light gray, medium gray, and black, plus gray blended with intensely dyed green.  The rug is then framed in black.   This rug will last a lifetime as Karakul wool is very durable.
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Karakul Sheep                                                                                                                      Turkish Karakul Sheep                In this photo, both Rosie (your left) and Suri (your right are heading out to the pasture after being shorn.  It is a good photo of the fat tails.  Photo taken 4/18/08.  In the photo on your right both Suri and Rosie are headed back to the water.
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NORCALKARAKUL.com

To my knowledge only 2 other farms in California raise Karakul.
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They are a very old breed originating in the middle east and their wool is used primarily for Persian carpets.
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They were from what my animal vet refers to as "escrow sheep", because the owner needed to get rid of them as he was losing his property to foreclosure.
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NORCALKARAKUL.com  Home   About Karakul Sheep   Photos  I have a small flock of Karakul Sheep in Oregon House, CA.
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This is a very rare breed of sheep in the United States.
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Karakul sheep Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...

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(Namibia's Karakul pelts) Magazine article from: African Business; 5/1/1996 Fickle winds of fashion sweep through rural Namibia.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 1/30/2008 Lome rebuilding under way: Lome V.
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The tightly curled, black or grey pelts derived from young karakul lambs are called “Persian lamb.”“Broadtail” pelts are obtained from still- or new- born lambs.
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Retrieved March 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http:// www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Karakuls.html Learn more about citation styles karakul World Encyclopedia | 2005 | © World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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Karakul sheep are raised in several countries of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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The newborn lambs usually have tightly curled black fur and are skinned before they are three days old to provide the commercial lambskin for which the sheep are raised.
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Sheep Breeders Directory: Breeds/Karakul - Drudik Suffolks offers ...

Janet Tulloch - Ramona, CA Phone: (760) 789-8163 (Added:10-Apr-2010) Fleece of Abali - Our farm is located in nothern California.
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We are very experienced in raising milk and meat sheep for over 75 years.
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We specialize in offering starter-flocks of genetically diverse, registered breeding stock and providing basic professional support for beginning shepherds.
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They are very easy to raise and wonderful to care for.
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I also just bought 5 Shetland sheep and plan to have handspun yarn from them in the future.
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We have a variety of colors in our flock, including black, white, red, gray and silver.
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Karakul Sheep: Bright-eyed and Broad-tailed - Hobby Farms

Young himself writes in the July-September 1912 issue of American Breeders Magazine, “Quarter-blood Karakul-Lincoln skins have been produced in Texas equal in luster and tight curl development to the best of the so-called Persian lamb skins, and as for the half-blood Karakul-Lincoln pelts, there is nothing Asia can produce that can compare with them.” Skins from the best Karakul-Lincoln lambs brought $10 each at the furriers’ market, the same as imported Persian lamb.
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Internationally, the breed is considered a fur sheep still raised for the pelts of newborn Karakul lambs.Pelts of newborn Karakul lambs are known in the fur trade as Persian lamb or astrakhan.
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Karakul | Barbara Stafford Napa Valley Fiber Artist

Hailing from the desert regions of Central Asia, the Karakul is renowned for its ability to forage and thrive under extremely harsh living conditions.
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Karakul are used in Central Asia for their meat, milk and fat.
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Karakul | Barbara Stafford Napa Valley Fiber Artist Home Hair Series Two Sheep Series Events Resumé Barbara Stafford weaver - spinner - dyer What are Karakul Sheep?
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The pelts of Karakul lambs are more silky than furry.
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E-furs.com all about Furs, Fur Fashion & Fur industry - Karakul ...

The name is derived from South-West Africa, the former name of Namibia (South-West African Karakul).
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They breed out of season, which means that sheep can produce young three times in two years.
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With age, the lamb’s curls open and lose their pattern.
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Prices achieved at international auction for Karakul pelts help producers to earn hard currency in regions that offer little, if any, alternative sources of income.
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The Karakul sheep is believed to be one of the oldest breeds of domesticated sheep in the world.
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