The Campanian Barbary is a domesticated breed

Breed

A breed is a group of domestic animals or plants with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, there is no scientifically accepted...

 of sheep found primarily in southern Italy

Italy

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. It a fat-tailed breed. The breed originated by crossing Tunisian Barbary with the local breed. The Campanian Barbary grows coarse to medium wool

Wool

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 but is raised primarily for meat and milk

Milk

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Characteristics

This breed is white often with dark spots on the face and legs. When mature, rams weigh 95 kg (209.4 lb) and ewes 67 kg (147.7 lb). On average rams grow to 97 cm (38.2 in) and ewes 72 kg (158.7 lb) at the withers.