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61Clun Forest (sheep) — A Clun Forest Ram The Clun Forest is a breed of domestic sheep originating from the area surrounding the Clun Forest in Shropshire.[1] Similar to many of the British breeds of upland sheep, Clun Forest are hardy, adaptable, good foragers, and a …
62Coopworth (sheep) — A Coopworth Ram The Coopworth breed of sheep was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in Canterbury, New Zealand, to increase lambing percentages of Romney ewes when mated with Border Leicester rams. The… …
63Oxford sheep — An Oxford ewe and her twins in a lambing jug. Oxford sheep (also known as Oxford Down)[1] is an English breed developed in the 1830s by crossing the Cotswold with a forerunner of the Hampshire, and using the resultin …
64Selected Breeds of Sheep — ▪ Table Selected Breeds of Sheep Name Type of wool Distribution Characteristics Comments Black Faced Highland, also called Scottish Blackface carpet originally Scotland, now also U.S., Italy, Argentina black or mottled, horned stylish appearance… …
65Chios (sheep) — The Chios is a breed of domestic sheep with specific unknown origins. It is classified as a semi fat tailed breed. The Chios are bred mainly for their milk production.[1] Although there is speculation that this breed has been crossed with… …
66English Leicester (sheep) — a Leicester Longwool at Colonial Williamsburg English Leicester are an English breed of sheep. Alternate names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester Longwool, and New Leicester.… …
67Dorset (sheep) — Dorset at the 2010 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Dorset on exhib …
68California Variegated Mutant (sheep) — The California Variegated Mutant (C.V.M.) is a breed of wool producing domestic sheep developed in the United States. The Romeldale breed of sheep was developed by A. T. Spencer.California Variegated Mutant,… …
69Debouillet (sheep) — The Debouillet is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It was developed in the 1920 s through crossing Rambouillet and Delaine Merino sheep, and the breed s name is a portmanteau of these two ancestors.[1] This… …
70Cheviot sheep — A Cheviot ewe with her lamb The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north west… …
