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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.
A Polled Dorset ewe and her lambs at a North Carolina State University farm. The Polled Dorset is a medium-sized sheep, long-lived and prolific, and a heavy milker. It produces hardy lambs with moderate growth and maturity that yield heavily muscled carcasses. [5] Their fleece is very white, strong, close, free from dark fiber and extends down ...
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
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
It nearly became extinct in the 1970s, but has now recovered through efforts of dedicated breeders and the help of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. [2] It is now listed as "at risk", being a minority breed. [3] As one of the very old tan-faced breeds native to heathlands, the Portland was a primary contributor to the Dorset breed. [4]
The Dorset Down is a breed of sheep native to the Dorset Downs region of England. It originated in the early 19th century from crosses of local and Hampshire ewes with Southdown rams. [ 1 ] The breed is not closely related to the Dorset (a.k.a. Dorset Horned), which is a white-faced sheep.
These sheep must have at least 96.87% Wiltshire Horn genetics, completely shed their fleece annually, and be polled. The ewes are seasonal breeders, but are good mothers, have high fertility with a high percentage of multiple births. [1] Wiltipoll sheep may weigh up to 125 kg (276 lb) under reasonable conditions.
The result was a larger sheep that had a longer fleece, and one that matured earlier. The North Country is about twice the size of its southern relative. In 1912, Caithness and Sutherland breeders formed the North Country Sheep Breeders Association to manage shows and sales.