title: Pelibüey
text: # Pelibüey
  
  The Pelibüey or Spanish: Cubano Rojo is a Cuban breed of domestic sheep. It is found principally in Cuba, where it is the most numerous breed of sheep, but is also reared elsewhere in the Caribbean and in some coastal parts of $Mexico.^{:881}$ It is a hair sheep – its coat is of hair, not $wool;^{:30}$ this is a common adaptation to tropical environments. It is likely that it derives at least in part from African breeds of sheep such as the West African Dwarf, and probable that it is related to other American breeds of African origin such as the Barbados Black Belly, the Roja Africana of Venezuela and the Oveja Africana of $Colombia.^{:881}$
  
  It is raised primarily for meat.
  
  