BREED CHARACTERISTICS 415 



The breed is rather small in size, the weight ranging from 

 140 to 160 pounds in rams and from 125 to 130 pounds 

 in the ewes. The form is inclined to be rangy, the type 

 not being expecially well fixed in the breed. The head is 

 rather long and inclined to be narrow, the ears large and 

 the neck long and not compactly developed. The breed is 

 fairly low set, although there is some tendency to extreme 

 length of leg. The body possesses very good depth, however; 



FIG. 180. Tunis ram. 



it is inclined to be narrow and lacking in the spring of rib. 

 One of the characteristic features of this breed is the broad 

 tail, which often measures four to five inches in width. It 

 is thick and moderately long, the fleshy part extending 

 down six to eight inches at maturity. The principal objec- 

 tions to the breed are its lack of size and uniformity in type. 

 There is considerable opportunity for improvement in the 

 breed, especially in these two respects. 



