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NorthSheD, "Swedish Dala fur sheep", North SheD, Origin and Diversity of Northern European sheep breeds, Agricultural Research Institute of Iceland, archived from the original on 31 October 2010 Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Dalesbred" , Breeds of Livestock , Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, archived from the original ...
The Northern European short-tailed sheep are a group of traditional sheep breeds or types found in Northern Europe, mainly in the British Isles, Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, and the area around the Baltic. They are thought to be derived from the first sheep brought to Europe by early farmers.
The Heidschnucke is a group of three types of moorland sheep from northern Germany. Like a number of other types from Scandinavia and Great Britain, they are Northern European short-tailed sheep. The three breeds of Heidschnucke (in order of population size) are: German Grey Heath (Graue Gehörnte Heidschnucke) [1]
This breed is white, small, short, hardy and has a short, wool-less tail. About 90% of all rams are horned while the ewes are polled (hornless). Rams weigh approximately 60 kilograms (130 lb) and ewes 45 kilograms (99 lb). [1] In 2000, there were 160 Dala-fur sheep. [1] In 2002, the population decreased to 95 and 2006 there were 116. [2]
Estonian Ruhnu sheep (Estonian: Ruhnu maalammas) are a breed of native domesticated sheep found on the small Estonian island of Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. [1] The Estonian Ruhnu sheep population is thought to descend from sheep left on Ruhnu by Swedish-speaking inhabitants who settled on the island in the 14th century. [2]
The Gute is the most primitive breed native to Sweden, [1] and is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep. The modern Gotland ( Swedish : Gotlandsfår ) breed is its direct descendant. Unlike the Gotland, the Gute is horned in both rams and ewes, and has a fleece that appears in a wider variety of colors and patterns, which may be shed ...
The Icelandic [a] is 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.. It is generally short-legged and stocky, slender and light-boned, and usually horned, although polled and polycerate animals can occur; there is a polled strain, the Kleifa.
The Greenlandic breed is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep, which exhibit a fluke-shaped, naturally short tail. The Greenlandic is a mid-sized breed, generally short-legged and stocky, with face and legs free of wool. The fleece of the Greenlandic sheep is dual-coated and comes in white as well as a variety of other colors ...