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The Katahdin is a modern American breed of sheep. It is an easy-care sheep: it grows a hair coat with little wool which moults naturally in the spring, and so does not need to be shorn. It is reared for meat only. It was developed by a breeder named Michael Piel in Maine, and is named for Mount Katahdin in that state.
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.
Most St. Croix are completely white with others being solid tan, brown, black or white with brown or black spots. Ewes and rams are polled (no horns), and rams have a large throat ruff. Mature ewes weigh 68 kg (150 lbs) and rams weigh 90 kg (200 lbs). Birth weights average 2.7 kg (6 lbs) to 3.1 kg (7 lbs). Tail should not need docking. [1] [2]
B. Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep; Bagnolese; Balkhi sheep; Baluchi sheep; Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep; Barbados Black Belly; Barbaresca; Bardoka; Basco-Béarnaise
In 2011 the Australian White sheep breed was shown at the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the first time. [citation needed] In 2019 the breed was introduced into the USA. [2] In 2022 an Australian White ram was sold for AU$240,000, thought to be a record price for a meat sheep. [3]
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.
Mount Katahdin is a mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, US. Katahdin may also refer to: Katahdin sheep, a breed of domestic sheep developed in Maine; Katahdin Iron Works, a Maine state historic site; USS Katahdin, two United States Navy vessels
The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium-sized (65 kg), polled sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. [1] In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific maternal dual-purpose (meat and wool) breed. It produces yearly about 4.2 kg of wool and is weaned at 120 days. [2] [3]