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The Poll Dorset, a short-wool, meat-producing sheep, was developed in Australia between 1937 and 1954 with the aim of breeding a true Dorset type sheep without horns. The poll gene was introduced into Dorset Horn flocks from two other polled breeds and following a strict back-mating programme achieved close to 100% of Dorset Horn blood.
The Polled Dorset is an American breed of domestic sheep. It is a polled (hornless) variant of the British Dorset Horn. It was developed at the North Carolina State University Small Ruminant Unit in the 1950s after a genetic mutation led to the birth of a polled ram. After some years of breeding work, a true-breeding polled strain was established.
Dorset on exhibition at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Dorset Horn is an endangered British breed of domestic sheep. It is documented from the seventeenth century, and is highly prolific, sometimes producing two lambing seasons per year. Among British sheep, it is the only breed capable of breeding throughout the winter. [5]: 800
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Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast source their wool from nearby farms, which they visit themselves. 'Happy sheep' make the best wool, say yarn experts Skip to main content
the Dorset Down, a British sheep breed; the Dorset Horn, a British sheep breed; the Polish Modified Dorset, a Polish sheep breed developed at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań; the Poll Dorset, an Australian sheep breed derived from the Dorset Horn; the Polled Dorset, an American sheep breed derived from the Dorset Horn
The hooves are black and they are said to have good resistance to footrot. Naturally hornless, the Ryeland was the major breed used in the development of the poll gene in the Poll Dorset in Australia. The wool resists felting. The staple length is generally 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in), with a fibre diameter of 25 to 28 microns. [6]
Wiltipoll sheep (polled Wiltshire Horn) shed their wool annually in spring to summer and produce lean, heavy lambs. They are a polled breed (no horns) bred for the production of prime lamb. The wool is simply shed and falls to the ground. [2] Due to this process, the energy of the sheep is directed into meat and milk, not wool.