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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.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Sheep breeds originating in the United Kingdom (3 C, 3 P)
Whitefaced Woodland sheep originated on the Pennine hills around the Woodland Valley, which links Derwent and Ladybower to the Snake Pass and Glossop. It is a combination of two breeds, the Woodland and the Penistone sheep after the Yorkshire town where sheep sales have been held since 1699. [1]
The Cameroon is a hair sheep which it sheds yearly in the spring. Ewes can raise two lamb crops per year. Their most common color is brown with a black belly, head, and legs. Cameroon sheep are more likely accept their newborn lamb than other sheep breeds do which makes them great mothers. [8]
The name means "black-brown mountain sheep". It is one of the four principal sheep breeds of Switzerland. It is present also in Austria, Germany and Italy, and in those countries is known as the Juraschaf. [3] [2] [4] The first official description is from 1925, [5] the breed standard dates from 1941, and the herdbook was established in 1979. [6]
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