Fat-tailed definition

Sheep, of which there are very large flocks, belong to the short and fat-tailed variety.

In Angola occurs a breed of this sheep which has probably been crossed with the fat-tailed Malagasy breed; while in Guinea there is a breed with lappets, or wattles, on the throat, which is probably the result of a cross with the lop-eared sheep of the same district.

Hairy long-legged sheep are also met with in Persia, but are not pure-bred, being apparently the result of a cross between the long-legged Guinea breed and the fat-tailed Persian sheep.

In fat-tailed sheep, on the other hand, which have much the same distribution, the coat is woolly and generally piebald.