This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently...
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related to Pig breeds. Animals portal List of sheep breeds List of goat breeds List of cattle breeds Lists of domestic animal breeds "Arapawa Pig Info...
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other hair breeds, though they grow out to be smaller than the commercial meaty breeds like the Texel sheep. The Katahdin has a lifespan of 10 to 12 years...
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The Lists of breeds refer to listed breeds of domesticated animals. Lists of breeds List of animal names Biodiversity Rare breed Entente Européenne d'Aviculture...
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This is a list of some of the breeds of sheep considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories...
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This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion...
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polycerate breeds include the Hebridean, Icelandic, Manx Loaghtan, and the Navajo-Churro, and other piebald breeds include the Finnsheep, Shetland Sheep and...
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Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed May 2017. Ryder, M L, (1981), "A survey of European primitive breeds of sheep", Ann. Génét. Sél. Anim...
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a most unusual breed, subsisting largely on a diet of seaweed. The Boreray was in 2012 the only sheep breed listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as...
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black-faced breed, and is raised primarily for its meat. It has been exported to many countries, and is among the most numerous breeds of sheep worldwide...
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This is a list of the sheep breeds usually considered to have originated in Spain. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not...
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local breeds to produce a hardy breed of sheep that produced a rich milk and good meat. This was the development of the dual-purpose breed of original...
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retain many of their primitive survival instincts, so they are easier to care for than many modern breeds. Up to the Iron Age, the sheep of the British...
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weaving and many other crafts. It is now one of Britain's rarer breeds, categorized as "at risk" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust since there are fewer than...
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Northern European short-tailed sheep group of breeds. It is one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the United Kingdom. The breed is classed as "Category 3:...
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animal breeds commonly differ from country to country, and from nation to nation. Breeds originating in a certain country are known as "native breeds" of that...
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British breed of domestic sheep,: 918 the smallest of the British breeds.: 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It...
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dual-purpose breed, providing both meat and wool. It is a rare breed: in 2021 it was listed as "at risk" on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust...
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This is a list of the sheep breeds usually considered to have originated in Portugal. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does...
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sheep with multiple English breeds. It was slowly bred into a meat breed of outstanding carcass quality. It is now one of the most common meat breeds...
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European short-tailed sheep group of breeds, and has evolved without much cross-breeding with modern breeds. It is a smaller sheep than most, with the rams...
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sheep grouping. It may be solid black, brown or white, or black-and-white pied. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented...
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the Icelandic breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the Northern European short-tailed group of sheep, and is larger than most breeds in that group....
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The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland, similar to other members of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group, having a short...
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This is a list of some of the breeds of sheep considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories...
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Polypay (redirect from Polypay (sheep))
rate and carcass quality. List of sheep breeds Sheep shearing Wool "American Polypay Sheep Association". American Polypay Sheep Association. Retrieved 2017-11-18...
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breeds for alternative purposes. Others have always been primarily meat-class sheep. A minor class of sheep are the dairy breeds. Dual-purpose breeds...
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more milk than other breeds. Common dairy breeds include: East Friesian (Germany) Sarda (Italy) Lacaune (France) British Milk Sheep (UK) Chios (Greece)...
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Valais Blacknose (redirect from Valais Blacknose sheep)
Schwarznasenschaf, is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Valais region of Switzerland. It is a dual-purpose breed, raised both for meat and...
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Scottish Blackface (redirect from Scottish Blackface sheep)
Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944. Scottish Blackface. Directory of U.S. Sheep Breeds. American...
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