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The Churra is an Iberian type, breed or group of breeds of sheep. [2]: 920 [3]: 280 [4]: 107 The word churra simply means 'coarse-woolled'. The Churra originates in the Duero Valley in the autonomous community of Castile and León in north-western Spain. [2]: 920 In the province of Zamora the milk is used to make Zamorano cheese. [5]: 132
The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger [1] is a breed of domestic sheep derived from the Merino. It constitutes about 30% of the sheep population of Germany [2] and is the most common commercial breed. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765. [3] In 2018 a population of 15,378 was reported to DAD-IS. [4]
This is a list of the sheep breeds usually considered to have originated in Spain. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Spanish.
Full wool Merino sheep Merino sheep and red goats. Madrid, Spain. The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool.It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked capital punishment.
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The Valais Blacknose, German: Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Valais region of Switzerland. [2] It is a dual-purpose breed, raised both for meat and for wool.
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep. The Pomeranian Coarsewool or simply Pomeranian (German: Pommersches Rauhwollschaf; Pommernschaf; Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf) is an old domestic sheep breed from the Pomerania region. [1] The first records of similar sheep in Pomerania can be traced to more than 3000 years ago.
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.