Barbados Black Belly

Barbados Black Belly
	At the small ruminant project at Virginia State University in 2001
Other names	Barbados Black Belly; Black Belly; Barbados Barriga Nigra;
Country of origin	Barbados
Distribution	25 countries world-wide, mainly Caribbean and South America
Use	Meat
Traits
Wool color	Black, brown
Face color	Black, brown
Horn status	Horned (polled)
Notes
	Good resistance to heat and parasites
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The Barbados Black Belly is a breed of domestic sheep from the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is raised primarily for meat. Unlike most tropical sheep, it is highly prolific, with an average litter size of approximately 2.

It is widely distributed, with populations in twenty-five countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe. It is most abundant in the Caribbean region, in Mexico and in Peru. In 2015 the total world population was estimated at 158000.

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Traits
At the small ruminant project at Virginia State University in 2001
Other names	Barbados Black Belly Black Belly Barbados Barriga Nigra^[1]
Country of origin	Barbados
Distribution	25 countries world-wide, mainly Caribbean and South America^[1]
Use	Meat
Wool color	Black, brown
Face color	Black, brown
Horn status	Horned (polled)
Notes
Good resistance to heat and parasites
Sheep Ovis aries