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The Armant is named after the town of Armant, Egypt, the supposed place of origin of the breed. [3] It is also called the Hawara dog, after the Hawwara tribal confederation who used them with their livestock. [1] The breed is now endangered due to crossbreeding with other dog breeds.
A sheep dog or sheepdog is generally a dog or breed of dogs historically used in connection with the raising of sheep. These include livestock guardian dogs used to guard sheep and other livestock and herding dogs used to move, manage and control sheep and other livestock.
It has been used for centuries by Italian shepherds to guard sheep from wolves. The "Maremmano" name derives from that of the Maremma marshlands where, until recently, shepherds, dogs and hundreds of thousands of sheep over-wintered, [2]: 33 and where the dogs are still abundant although sheep-farming has decreased
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
The Beauceron is known in France as a guard dog, a helper around the farm (herding sheep or cattle), and/or a ring sport dog (primarily protection training). This athletic, healthy and long-lived breed has been bred to be intelligent, calm, gentle, and fearless. [5] Adults are typically suspicious of strangers and are excellent natural guard dogs.
English name Local names Scientific name Origin Number Image Notes Haflinger [94] Haflinški konj, [5] haflinger [95] Equus caballus: Tyrol [5] Around 300 000 across the world, [5] around 570 in Slovenia (l. 2020) [96] The breed is a results of breeding Arabians with Alpine mares. [5] Ljutomer Trotter [97] Ljutomerski kasač, [5] ljutomerec [98 ...
A flock of rare breed sheep has been brought in to help conservation efforts over the winter months at a park. The Dorset Down sheep have been introduced at High Woods Country Park in Colchester ...
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.