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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.
Mob – a group or cohort of sheep of the same breed that have run together under similar environmental conditions since the previous shearing (in Australian Wool Classing). [1] Monorchid – a male mammal with only one descended testicle, the other being retained internally. Monorchid sheep are less fertile than full rams, but have leaner meat ...
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This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Sheep breeds (5 C, 308 P) Sheep in popular culture (9 C, 10 P) W. ... Pages in category "Sheep" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
The North Ronaldsay Sheep is a most unusual breed, subsisting largely on a diet of seaweed. [3] The Boreray was in 2012 the only sheep breed listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as 'critical', its highest level of concern at that time; [4] in 2022 it was listed as 'at risk', the lower of the two levels of concern of the Trust. [5]
Sheep breeds originating in the United States (20 P) This page was last edited on 15 January 2021, at 09:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in Spain" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...