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The '''Bellary sheep''' is a medium-sized [[India]]n breed of [[sheep]] native to the districts of [[Ballari district|Bellary]] and [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]] and the adjoining areas of [[Haveri]] and [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]] districts of [[Karnataka]].<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
Bellary sheep are medium-sized<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 1984 |title=Sheep and Goat Breeds of India. R.M. Acharya. FAO Animal Health and Production Paper No. 30. Rome. 190 p. 1982 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1014233900003771/type/journal_article |journal=Animal Genetic Resources Information |language=en |volume=2 |pages=45–46 |doi=10.1017/S1014233900003771 |issn=1014-2339|url-access=subscription }}</ref> with body color ranging from white through various combinations of white and black to complete black. Most of the rams have horns, while ewes are polled. Its ears are medium-sized, flat, and droop. It has a thin, short tail.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livestockoftheworld.com/Sheep/Breeds.asp?BreedLookupID=2991&SpeciesID=10 | title=Livestock of the World | accessdate=15 August 2024}}</ref> Fleece is coarse, hairy and open. There is no wool on belly and legs. In a year, the Bellary grows up to 26&nbsp;kg and gives birth to a single lamb.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cswri.res.in/breed_profiles.asp | title=Breed Profiles | accessdate=15 August 2024}}</ref> It is well adapted to the black soils and agro-climatic conditions of northern parts of Karnataka. Flocks of Bellary sheep migrate 150 to 300 kilometers to the southern parts of the state during December–August.<ref>Jain, A. Kulkarni, V.S., Govindaiah, M.G., Sadana, D.K., Aswathnarayan, T., Pandey, A.K., Kumar, D., Sharma, R. and Signh, G. 2005. Sheep Genetic Resources of India Bellary. ICAR Monograph, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, India. Pp24</ref><br />
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[[Category:Culture of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Sheep breeds originating in India]]<br />
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