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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.
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.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 308 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Sheep breeds (5 C, 308 P) Sheep in popular culture (9 C, 10 P) W. ... Pages in category "Sheep" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Shetland sheep can show almost all possible sheep colours and patterns (some of which are still being catalogued), although solid white and solid moorit (reddish-brown) or black are most common. Many of the colours and patterns have Shetland dialect names – these derive from the Norn language formerly spoken in Shetland, and similar names are ...
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Australia and New Zealand. [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.
The minor sheep breeds of Italy include: [3] Barisciano, or Aquilana (Abruzzo) Bellunese (Veneto) Borgotarese (Emilia-Romagna) Cadorina (Veneto) Campidano, or Cagliari Sardegna; Carapellese, or Gentile moretta, Gentile a vello nero, Merino nera, Moretta; Carnica (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Casciana (Tuscany) Casentinese (Tuscany) Chersolina
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.