Sheep gives birth to sextuplets in northern Turkey

By Enes Sansar</p> <p>AMASYA, Turkey (AA) – A Bafra-breed sheep gave birth to sextuplets in northern Turkey, according to General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises on Thursday.</p> <p>Another two sheep of the same breed also gave birth to quintuplets in the same agricultural enterprise located in Amasya province.</p> <p>Noting that the birth of sextuplets is rarely seen, Zeki Bulut, a veterinary technician, said that the newly-born lambs are being persistently monitored and fed with bottles.</p> <p>&quot;All of quintuplets and sextuplets this year are alive, we have not experienced any losses,&quot; Bulut said. </p> <p>He said during every delivery season, approximately 60-70 percent of sheep deliver twins and around 10 percent are triplets.</p> <p>Bulut also said that every year, although rarely, sheep give birth to quintuplets and sextuplets.</p> <p>*Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev