SHEEP BREEDS

• CLASSIFICATIONS OF SHEEP BREEDS:

  • Fine wool
  • Medium wool
  • Long wool
  • Crossbred wool
  • Carpet wool
  • Fur Sheep
• Merino Sheep

  • very important and popular breed
  • originated in Spain
  • domesticated in Australia & New Zealand
  • Medium Sized
  • Polled or Horned
  • Small stubs- known as "scurs"
  • horned version has spiral horns

  
• Dorset Down

  • Native to England
  • originated in the 19th Century
  • CROSSED: local Hampshire ewes & Southdown rams
  • NOT closely related to DORSET HORNED
  • DARK FACED & SHORT WOOL
  • medium-sized

  
• Greyface Dartmoor

  • rare breed
  • originating from Dartmoor, Southwest England
  • a.k.a "Improved Dartmoor"
  • large and long-wooled
  • fleece can weigh 7 to 9 kg
  • today, the breed is primarily bred for MEAT
  • short legged (pandak haha)

  
• Rambouillet

  • Fine wool breed
  • most popular among the fine wool breeds.
  • developed from the Spanish Merino
  • originated in France
  • Large size
  • WHITE in color
  • All ewes are polled; rams are either polled or horned.
  • RAMS- large curved horns
  • MALE WEIGHT- 113 to 135 kg
  • well adapted to dry climates
  • DUAL PURPOSE, meat and wool

  
• Drysdale

  • domestic sheep originated in New Zealand
  • developed in 1931 by Dr. Francis Dry of Massey University
  • Dual Purpose Breed
  • mainly used for CARPET manufacture

  
• California Red

  • domestic sheep developed in United States
  • named because lambs are born RED. retains in face and limbs in ADULTHOOD
  • medium sized
  • RAMS WEIGHT- 180-250 lbs (82 and 113 kg)
  • EWES WEIGHT- 130-140 lbs (59 and 64 kg)

  
• Turki Sheep

  • mostly brown
  • low yielder of POOR QUALITY WOOL
  • mutton production is higher due to size
  • average weight: 50 -55 kg

  
• Gansu Alpine Fine-wool

  • domestic sheep from CHINA
  • CROSSED: Mongolian or Tibetan with XINJIANG Fine-wool & finewool breeds from Russia
  • PRIMARILY raised for WOOL

  
• COLUMBIA

  • originated in U.S
  • CROSSBRED: Lincoln rams & Rambouillet ewes
  • LARGEST among crossbred wool breeds
  • polled
  • WHITE: face, ears, legs
  • produces lean market lamb

  
• DORSET

  • medium wool breed
  • originated Southern England
  • blocky body type
  • WHITE: ears, face, nose, legs
  • some polled and horned
  • produces a medium coarse FLEECE
  • MUSCULAR CARCASS

  
• HAMPSHIRE

  • medium wool breed
  • originated Southern England
  • LARGE in size
  • BLACK: ears, face, nose, legs
  • polled
  • good milkers
  • produces lambs that are ready for the market after weaning
  • one of the most popular medium wool breed in U.S
  • CROSS well with FINE wool

  
• POLYPAY

  • medium wool breed
  • developed in IDAHO
  • purpose: superior reproduction through TWINS and TRIPLETS
  • Bloodlines from Rambouillet, Targhee and Polled Dorset

  
• SUFFOLK

  • medium wool breed
  • large, blocky, and muscular
  • BLACK: face, ears, and legs
  • POLLED
  • no wool on HEAD
  • lambs grow rapid, but develop fat at slower rate
  • produces lean and muscular carcasses