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The Black Welsh Mountain sheep (Welsh: Defaid Mynydd Duon, pronounced [ˈdevaɪd ˈmənɪð ˈdɪɔn]) is a colour type of the Welsh Mountain sheep, bred for sheep farming in Wales. It occurs occasionally in flocks of other colours, but is now often maintained as a separate strain. Like other Welsh Mountain sheep it is found mainly on the hills ...
That of the large South Wales Mountain sheep contains a high proportion of kemp, whereas the fleece of the Black Welsh Mountain sheep is fine and soft, contains very little kemp and is attractive to hand-spinners. A typical fleece of this black variety weighs around 3 to 4 lb (1.4 to 1.8 kg) with a staple length of 2 to 4 in (5 to 10 cm). [5]
A Balwen Welsh Mountain ewe suckles her lamb. The Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep is one of a number of varieties of Welsh Mountain sheep, bred for sheep farming in Wales. It has a distinctive colour pattern of a black body with white extremities. It originates in the Tywi valley in Wales. This breed is raised primarily for meat. [1]
Black Welsh Mountain sheep [note 6] Defaid Mynydd Duon Wales Meat South Wales Mountain [note 6] Wales Wensleydale: England Meat West African Dwarf:
Black Welsh Mountain sheep: Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century [22] Brecon Cheviot: 400 years ago; recognised in the mid-1850s [23] Brecon Beacons [23] Welsh Hill Speckled Face Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding [24] Devil's Bridge and ...
Black Welsh Mountain sheep; Brecknock Hill Cheviot; K. Kerry Hill sheep; L. Llanwenog sheep; Lleyn sheep; W. Welsh Mountain sheep This page was last edited on 14 ...
Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, son of a Welsh father and a ...
[3] [obsolete source] Breeds favoured by modern wool producers, which originate from Wales, include the Badger Face Welsh Mountain, the Balwen Welsh Mountain and the Black Welsh Mountain. [10] Sheep farming in the mountains of Wales is an arduous task, particularly when the traditional techniques of farming are followed.