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  2. South African Meat Merino - Wikipedia

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    The SAMM is derived from the German Merinofleischschaf animals imported into South Africa from Europe in 1932, to improve the quality of wool and meat from sheep in South Africa. [1] The Deutsche Fleisch Merino is a common meat sheep in Germany, Austria, and Poland. In South Africa, the German name was translated into Afrikaans as Duitse Vleis ...

  3. Merino - Wikipedia

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    Full wool Merino sheep Merino sheep and red goats. Madrid, Spain. The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool.It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked capital punishment.

  4. Cape Wool - Wikipedia

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    Historically, there was no wool production in South Africa. In 1680, the native South African sheep did not have wool. Then the first white settlers imported Spanish merinos and crossed them with the local sheep. The production and export of wool commenced in 1716. Merino exports were begun only after 1775 when large quantities of merino were ...

  5. Wool bale - Wikipedia

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    These presses were distributed throughout Australia, but were also sent overseas to New Zealand, South America, and North Africa. [4] The most popular wool press in New Zealand was the Donalds Wool Press which was manufactured under patent. The steel Ajax wool presses were also used. Wool pressing with a manual wool press was hard, tiring work ...

  6. Michiel van Breda - Wikipedia

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    He imported Rambouillet Merino sheep from France, together with Merinos from Saxony in Germany, creating the South African Merino. He was the first person to start breeding Merino sheep in South Africa. His partner was F. W. Reitz. [2] [3] A Merino is a sheep primarily bred for its wool, originally from Spain. The first Merinos date back to the ...

  7. Afrino sheep - Wikipedia

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    The Afrino is a breed of sheep originating from South Africa. [1] [2] It was developed by crossing Ronderib Afrikaner sheep with Merino and South African Mutton Merino (SAMM) sheep, and is classified as a Merino breed. [3] The Afrino was developed at the Carnarvon Research Station. It was made using 25% Afrikaner, 25% Merino and 50% SAMM genetics.

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