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The most common cross in Australia is the Finn-Merino. Many flocks have achieved lamb survival rates over 180% and twice a year shearing of high quality wool [citation needed] from large flocks (1,000 + sheep per flock) of this cross. Other numerically important crosses include Finn-Dorsets and Finn-Texels. The Finnsheep is having a significant ...
The Finn-Dorset or Finn Dorset is a British and Irish sheep, a cross-breed of the Finnsheep with the Dorset Horn. [ 1 ] : 801 [ 2 ] : 291 Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell , was a Finn Dorset.
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Dolly Dolly (taxidermy) Other name(s) 6LLS (code name) Species Domestic sheep (Finn-Dorset) Sex Female Born (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 Roslin Institute, Midlothian, Scotland Died 14 February 2003 (2003-02-14) (aged 6) Roslin Institute, Midlothian, Scotland Cause of death Euthanasia Resting place National Museum of Scotland (remains on display) Nation from United Kingdom (Scotland) Known for ...
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 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.
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Romanov ewes tend to lamb in litters, unlike other sheep who give single or twin births. British and North American breeds of domesticated sheep are genetically different because the Romanov breed is a "pure gene", not a "cross". [4] But, they are often crossed with more popular breeds to increase their prolificacy.