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Canadian Arcott sheep. The Canadian Arcott is a breed of domestic sheep native to Canada. The latter half of its name is an acronym for the Animal Research Centre in Ottawa, where it was developed along with the Rideau Arcott and the Outaouais Arcott. [1]
One of only a few livestock breeds developed in Canada, the Rideau is a synthesis of many different breeds. The breed is genetically 40% Finnish Landrace , 20% Suffolk , 14% East Friesian , 9% Shropshire and 8% Dorset Horn ; the remaining 9% is Border Leicester , North Country Cheviot , Romnelet and Corriedale . [ 2 ]
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.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in Canada" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Sheep may also refer to: Animals. Ovis, a genus including domestic sheep, bighorn sheep, Dall sheep, argali, and mouflon; Sheep (meat), or lamb and mutton, the ...
Sheep also play a major role in many local economies, which may be niche markets focused on organic or sustainable agriculture and local food customers. [23] [134] Especially in developing countries, such flocks may be a part of subsistence agriculture rather than a system of trade. Sheep themselves may be a medium of trade in barter economies ...
For example, the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–78, Title IX) defines livestock only as cattle, swine, and sheep, while the 1988 disaster assistance legislation defined the term as "cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry (including egg-producing poultry), equine animals used for food or in the production of food, fish used ...
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.