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The Ouessant (or Ushant) is a breed of domestic sheep from the island of Ouessant off the coast of Brittany. [1] It is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds, together with several other types from Great Britain, Scandinavia and Germany. Also occasionally called the Breton Dwarf, it is one of the smallest breeds of sheep in the ...
Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board (2007), "Canadian Arcott", Sheep Breeds, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 7 August 2011 DAD-IS (2009), "Castlemilk Moorit/United Kingdom" , Domestic Animal Diversity Information System , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , retrieved 22 June 2010
Ouessant sheep form a rare breed, originating here. These are northern European short-tailed sheep , ubiquitous in northern Europe up to Roman times , but which now survives only in a few places. Apart from Ushant, these are in remote islands and mountains of Britain and Scandinavia and some places around the Baltic Sea .
These sheep are generally small and have characteristic short "fluke-shaped" tails, broad at the base and tapering to a hair-covered tip. Their tails typically have 13 vertebrae compared with over 20 for other sheep; in most types the individual tail vertebrae are also shorter than those of long-tailed sheep. Their faces and legs are free of wool.
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.
This is a list of some of the breeds of sheep considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. Aure et Campan [1] Avranchin [1] Barégeoise [1] Basco-Béarnaise [1] Belle Ile [1] Berrichon de ...
Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. [1] Its seven highly sociable species are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia.
The Valais Blacknose is a dual-purpose breed, reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse: fibre diameter averages approximately 38 microns , and staple length is 100 mm (4 in) or more. [ 4 ] : 940 The annual yield of wool is about 4 kg (10 lb) per head.