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The Castlemilk Moorit is a rare breed of domestic sheep (also known as Moorit Shetland, Milledge Sheep, or Castlemilk Shetland [3]) originating in Dumfriesshire in Scotland. [ 4 ] Created as a decorative breed in the 1900s to adorn the parkland of Sir John Buchanan Jardine's estate, it is a mixture of several primitive types: Manx Loaghtan ...
The sheep used to be very popular within its native range, with an estimated 6,000 being alive in the 12th century. [2] During its height, the Xalda was an important part of the culture and history of Asturias. [4] However, the breed began to decline in numbers by the 1940s due to abandonment of the countryside in its native range.
Dorset on exhibition at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Dorset Horn is an endangered British breed of domestic sheep.It is documented from the seventeenth century, and is highly prolific, sometimes producing two lambing seasons per year.
The Cheviot is a distinctive white-faced sheep, with a wool-free face and legs, pricked ears, black muzzle and black feet. It is a very alert and active sheep. Cheviot wool has a distinctive helical crimp, which gives it that highly desirable resilience. [1] The fleece should be dense and firm with no kemp or coloured hair. The rams can have ...
The Drenthe Heath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap, Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation management. [1] It is said to be the oldest surviving breed of sheep in Europe. Approx. 4000BCE they were introduced to Drenthe. The breed probably came with settlers from France. [2 ...
It is one of the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders. [3]: 75 Numbers were reported to be 3698 to 5000 in Austria in 2012, [2] 1564 in Germany in 2011 [5] and 2850 in Italy in 2008.
The Valle del Belice is an Italian breed of domestic sheep from the Valle del Belice, the valley of the Belice river in south-western Sicily, from which it takes its name. [1] [2] It is raised mainly in its area of origin in the provinces of Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani, but is also found elsewhere in Sicily and in southern Italy. [2]
The Pomeranian Coarsewool or simply Pomeranian (German: Pommersches Rauhwollschaf; Pommernschaf; Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf) is an old domestic sheep breed from the Pomerania region. [1] The first records of similar sheep in Pomerania can be traced to more than 3000 years ago. [2] [3] This breed is raised primarily for meat and ...