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Corriedale. The Corriedale is a New Zealand breed of sheep. It was bred from about 1882 in the South Island by James Little, who cross-bred Merino and Lincoln Longwool sheep. The breed was officially recognised in 1911. It has been exported to Australia and to many countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America.
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.
Sheep. Ovis aries. The Perendale is a breed of sheep developed in New Zealand by Massey Agricultural College (now Massey University) for use in steep hill situations. [1] The breed is named after Sir Geoffrey Peren, and it achieves its aims by being the offspring of Romney ewes and Cheviot rams with sturdy legs. It is raised primarily for meat.
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. Exported to other continents, the Romney is an economically important sheep breed, especially ...
Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Campanian Barbary", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State UniversityDept. of Animal Science, retrieved 17 June2010. Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board (2007), "Canadian Arcott", Sheep Breeds, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the originalon 7 August 2011, retrieved 17 June2010.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 September 2024. New Zealand sheep (1994–2011) Shrek Shrek in November 2008 Species Ovis aries (domestic sheep) Breed Merino Sex Male Born (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 New Zealand Died 6 June 2011 (2011-06-06) (aged 16) Tarras, Otago, New Zealand Years active 2004–2011 Known for Avoiding capture ...
The government of New Zealand has proposed a novel way of fighting climate change: charging farmers for the burps, farts and waste of farm animals. ... A flock of Merino sheep in a pasture on a ...
Domestication of the sheep. " Valach " from Brumov in Moravian Wallachia, 1787. Shepherding was a traditional occupation of Romanians, and as they colonised the northern Carpathian range and eventually assimilated, their exonym "Valach" became synonymous with "shepherd". The history of the domestic sheep goes back to between 11,000 and 9,000 ...