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Also occasionally called the Breton Dwarf, it is one of the smallest breeds of sheep in the world. [2] Rams are around 49 centimetres (19 in) tall at the shoulder, and the ewes about 45 centimetres (18 in). [3] They are currently being raised in a number of European countries including Germany, France, and Great Britain.
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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.
Sheep testicles—called animelles or lamb fries—are considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. Perhaps the most unusual dish of sheep meat is the Scottish haggis , composed of various sheep innards cooked along with oatmeal and chopped onions inside its stomach. [ 152 ]
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The Valais Blacknose is a dual-purpose breed, reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse: fibre diameter averages approximately 38 microns, and staple length is 100 mm (4 in) or more.
The breed takes its name from the old town of Clun and the surrounding forests in the southwest corner of Shropshire, England.One of the first mentions of the breed is in 1803 when the Rev. Joseph Plymley, writing on the agriculture of Shropshire for the Board of Agriculture, quoted from a previous report dealing with these forest sheep.