Sheep · Punjab
Lohi
لوہی
Central Punjab's brown-bodied dual-purpose sheep — meat, milk, and wool from one breed.
Appearance
What this breed typically looks like in a Pakistani Qurbani market.
- Coat colour
- light brown to red-brown body, white face
- Typical adult weight
- 40–70 kg
- Purpose
- dualwool
Features to spot
Use these cues to confirm breed when you visit the farm or review a walking video.
- medium-large frame
- long drooping ears
- medium-length wool
- thick fat deposit at base of tail
For Qurbani
Shariah eligibility is verified per-animal (not per-breed) by our rules engine — age, health, and absence of forbidden defects. See the listing page for the final suitability score.
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