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A white Romney ewe from the U.S. The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800.
The New Zealand Romney is a thick-set white-woolled sheep of medium size; ewes weigh some 55–70 kg and rams about 90–110 kg. [3]: 14 It is a polled breed. The hooves are black. The face is white with a pronounced topknot; there is some kemp on the face and legs.
Romney sheep: Romney Marsh United Kingdom Meat, wool Roslag: Roslagsfår Sweden Meat, wool Rouge de l'Ouest: Tête rouge du Maine France Meat Rouge du Roussillon: Roussillion Red France Meat, wool Rough Fell: United Kingdom Meat Roux du Valais: Walliser Landschaf, Roux du Pays Switzerland Meat, wool Ruda: Albania, Croatia Wool Rya
The Coopworth looks much like the Romney, but is rather larger. [3]: 28 It is of medium size: mature ewes weigh about 55 kg, [4]: 788 rams some 50–70 kg. [3]: 16 It is polled, white-faced and white-woolled; the face and legs are free of wool. [3]: 16 It is a lowland sheep, more suited to improved lowland pasture than to hill country.
Sheep have formed an important part of the economy of Romney Marsh for over 700 years. Romney Marsh sheep were bred from European white face, long-tailed sheep, but by 1800 they were considered to be a distinct breed. Some cross-breeding with Leicester sheep took place at around that time, to improve their characteristics.
The Romeldale is an American breed of domestic sheep.It derives from cross-breeding of Romney rams and Rambouillet ewes from about 1915. The California Variegated Mutant is a rare badger-faced or variegated sub-type of the Romeldale.
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Corriedale sheep on a ranch in Charlo, Mission Valley, Montana. The Corriedale was developed in the latter part of the nineteenth century by cross-breeding Merino and Lincoln Longwool sheep, [5] with the aim of producing sheep with grazing requirements intermediate between the lush lowlands which suited the British breeds and the sparse dry grazing preferred by the Merino.