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The Cheviot is a British breed of white-faced sheep. It originated in, and is named for, the Cheviot Hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders . It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north-west Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the south-west of England (especially Dartmoor and Exmoor ), as well as more ...
A ram in about 1890. The Blackface or Scottish Blackface is a British breed of sheep. It is the most common sheep breed of the United Kingdom. Despite the name, it did not originate in Scotland, but south of the border. [4]: 156
The live weight of a mature Border Leicester ram is in the range of 140–175 kg (309–386 lb) and a mature ewe 90–120 kg (200–260 lb). A yearling ewe is around 64 kg (141 lb). [ 5 ] Their white wool tends to be very long and by Merino standards, broad crimped , and in fineness about 32 to 38 microns , and is used for medium- to heavy ...
The Border Cheviot, also known as the South Country Cheviot, is a breed of domesticated sheep from the UK. It is native to the Cheviot Hills between Scotland and England . Recognized as early as 1372, the breed is reported to have developed from sheep that swam ashore from shipwrecked Spanish ships that fled northward after the defeat of the ...
DAD-IS (2009), "Brecknock Hill Cheviot/United Kingdom", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "North Country Cheviot" , Breeds of Livestock , Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, archived from the original on 24 February 2009 ...
A group of three Hebridean sheep rams from the Weatherwax Flock. The sheep kept throughout Britain up to the Iron Age were small, short-tailed, and varied in colour. These survived into the 19th century in the Highlands and Islands as the Scottish Dunface, which had various local varieties, most of which are now extinct (some do survive, such as the Shetland and North Ronaldsay).
Welsh Mule: a blue faced Leicester ram with a Welsh Mountain, Beulah or Welsh Hill Speckled-face dam. Clun Mule: a blue faced Leicester ram with a Clun Forest dam. Cheviot Mule: a blue faced Leicester ram with a Cheviot dam. Black Mule: a blue faced Leicester ram with a Zwartbles dam. Mayo Mule: a blue faced Leicester ram with a Mayo Blackface dam.
A two-year-old Belgian Beltex ram Beltex sheep near Great Asby. The Beltex is a breed of heavily muscled domestic sheep. [1] A portmanteau of Belgian and Texel, the name reflects the breed's origin as an offshoot of Texel sheep from The Netherlands.