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The Dorper is a fast-growing meat-producing sheep. The Dorper is an easy-care animal that produces a short, light coat of wool and hair that is shed in late spring and summer. It was developed in South Africa and is now the second most popular breed in that country. The Dorper Sheep Breeders Society of South Africa was founded in 1950.
Young flock of ewe lambs Flock in Mudgegonga, Victoria, Australia. The Australian White is an Australian breed of meat sheep. It derives from selective breeding of White Dorper, Van Rooy, Poll Dorset and Texel sheep, with the aim of creating a large white sheep suited to Australian conditions, and with a self-shedding hair coat.
Awassi sheep can be kept under a wide range of production systems, from nomadic flocks relying on natural pasture in semi-arid areas where lamb production is the primary products, to intensive dairy flocks where milk and lambs contribute almost equally to the flock gross income, and it is known for its hardiness and adaptability.
Sheep farming in Namibia (2017). According to the FAOSTAT database of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the top five countries by number of head of sheep (average from 1993 to 2013) were: mainland China (146.5 million head), Australia (101.1 million), India (62.1 million), Iran (51.7 million), and the former Sudan (46.2 million). [2]
Yields: 1. Prep Time: 20 mins. Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins. Ingredients. 2 c. all-purpose flour. 2 tsp. granulated sugar. 1/2 tsp. kosher salt. 1/4 c. melted salted butter (1/2 stick)
Meat, wool Boreray sheep: Scotland Meat, wool Bovec sheep: Bovška Ovca, Plezzana, Trentarka, Krainer Steinschaf Italy Meat, milk Braunes Bergschaf: Brown Mountain sheep [25] Germany [25] Meat, vegetation management [26] Brazilian Somali: Berbera Blackhead [27] Somalia [27] Meat [28] Brianzola: Italy Meat British Milksheep: United Kingdom [29 ...
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. [3]: 281 Near Zermatt, with the Matterhorn in the background
Sheep have a breeding season (tupping) in the autumn, though some can breed year-round. [1] As a result of the influence of humans on sheep breeding, ewes often produce multiple lambs. This increase in lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems with delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds. [2]