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The term refers to both breeds and strains that are naturally polled through selective breeding and also to naturally horned animals that have been disbudded. [1] Natural polling occurs in cattle , yaks , water buffalo , and goats , and in these animals it affects both sexes equally; in sheep , by contrast, both sexes may be horned, both polled ...
An infobox to describe a breed of sheep Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Name of the sheep breed String required Image image Image of the sheep. Format: image.ext File suggested Image size image_size Size of the image Number optional Image alt text image_alt Alternative text to describe ...
Sheep have a breeding season (tupping) in the autumn, though some can breed year-round. [1] As a result of the influence of humans on sheep breeding, ewes often produce multiple lambs. This increase in lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems with delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds. [2]
The sheep appears in the three colour variants: white, black or brown. The breed is characterized by good maternal ability, a high milk yield and high fertility. the Värmlandsfår – From Värmland in Sweden, one of the Swedish Landrace group of breeds. Males and some females horned.
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The Manx Loaghtan is a small sheep, with no wool on their dark brown faces and legs. The sheep have short tails and are fine-boned. In the past century the sheep's colour has stabilised as "moorit", that is shades between fawn and dark reddish brown, though the colour bleaches in the sun. [6]
Different farms had different breeding goals. Thus, only a handful of farms kept the breed pure, without crossing them to other sheep breeds. [3] Today the Romeldale/CVM is still a very rare breed, and The Livestock Conservancy lists it as critical. The soft wool and the unusual colors of the CVM are especially prized by handspinners. [1]