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This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are derived from ancestral mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. “Sheep†redirects here. ...
Binomial name Ovis musimon, Ovis ammon musimon, Ovis orientalis Pallas, 1762 European Mouflon The Mouflon is a species of wild sheep and as such is one of the Caprinae or goat antelopes. It is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep breeds[1]. It...
Breeds of domestic sheep currently used in farming
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Hair sheep (mutton-type) The Barbados Blackbelly Sheep is a unique breed that was developed in the Caribbean. ...
The Damara is a breed of sheep. ...
The Katahdin is a breed developed in Maine, USA, mostly in the second half of the 20th century. ...
Royal White is the newest breed of sheep in America. ...
Milk Sheep The East Friesian is a large framed sheep with ewe weighing between 85 to 95 kilograms and rams weighing up to 100-125 kilograms. ...
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An unweaned lamb Legs of lamb in a supermarket cabinet The terms lamb, hoggett or mutton are culinary names for the meat of a domestic sheep. ...
The Coopworth breed of sheep was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in Canterbury, New Zealand, to increase lambing percentages of Corridale, Merino, and Romney ewes when mated with Border Leicester rams. ...
Corriedale sheep are a dual purpose breed. ...
The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration The Hampshire or Hampshire Down breed of sheep originated around the 1800s by a cross of South Downss on the horned, white-faced sheep which had for ages been native of the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs...
Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration The Hampshire or Hampshire Down breed of sheep originated around the 1800s by a cross of South Downss on the horned, white-faced sheep which had for ages been native of the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs...
The Herdwick is a variety of sheep typical to the mountainous Lake District, in North West England. ...
The Lincoln is a breed of sheep from England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. ...
The Lithuanian Black-Headed Sheep is a multipurpose breed developed in Lithuania during the mid-20th century. ...
This article is about the breed of sheep. ...
The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium sized sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. ...
The Rambouillet is also known as the Rambouillet Merino or the French Merino. ...
A Romney ewe with its two lambs The Romney, also called the Romney Marsh or the Chip Romney, are an average size breed of British Longwool sheep originating in Romney Marsh, Kent. ...
Soay sheep, Culloden Moor. ...
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An unweaned lamb Legs of lamb in a supermarket cabinet The terms lamb, hoggett or mutton are culinary names for the meat of a domestic sheep. ...
A glass of cows milk. ...
Icelandic lamb and ewe Icelandic sheep come in a variety of colors The Icelandic sheep is a breed of domestic sheep. ...
Comprehensive list of domestic sheep breeds
A - Acıpayam
- Adal
- Africana
- Alai
- Alcarreña
- Algarve Churro
- Alpines Steinschaf
- Altay (Altai)
- Ancon (Otter sheep)
- Apennine
- Arabi
- Afghan Arabi
- Algerian Arabi
- Arapawa Island
- Armenian Semicoarsewool
- Askanian
- Awassi
Local sheep breed in South-West Asia with the origin in Israel and Iraq. ...
B - Balkhi
- Baluchi
- Barbados Blackbelly
- American Blackbelly (Barbado)
- Basco-Béarnais
- Bentheimer Landschaf (Bentheim sheep)
- Bergamasca
- Berichon du Cher
- Beulah Speckled Face
- Bibrik
- Biellese
- Blackhead Persian
- Bleu du Maine (Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf)
- Bluefaced Leicester
- Bond
- Border Leicester
- Boreray
- Bovska
- Braunes Bergschaf (Brown Mountain sheep)
- Brazilian Somali
- Brillenschaf (Carinthian sheep)
- British Milk sheep
- Bündner Oberland
The Barbados Blackbelly Sheep is a unique breed that was developed in the Caribbean. ...
Bluefaced Leicesters are a Longwool breed of sheep which originate from Northumberland and were made known at the beginning of the 20th century. ...
C - California Red
- California Variegated Mutant
- Cameroon sheep
- Campanian Barbary
- Castlemilk Moorit
- Cine Capari
- Charmoise
- Charollais
- Cheviot
- Brecknock Hill Cheviot
- North Country Cheviot
- Chios
- Cholistani
- Churro (Churra sheep)
- Cikta
- Clun Forest
- Coburger Fuchsschaf (Coburg sheep)
- Columbia
- Comeback
- Comisana
- Coopworth
- Cormo
- Corriedale
- Cotswold
- Criollo
The Romeldale breed of sheep was developed by A. T. Spencer. ...
The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in the Scottish Borders. ...
Churros are a breed of sheep brought by Spaniards during their exploration of North America, and were apparently traded to the Navajo around the 1600s. ...
The Coopworth breed of sheep was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in Canterbury, New Zealand, to increase lambing percentages of Corridale, Merino, and Romney ewes when mated with Border Leicester rams. ...
Corriedale sheep are a dual purpose breed. ...
Cotswold sheep are a breed of sheep originating in the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. ...
D - Dala Fur sheep
- Dalesbred
- Dagliç
- Damani
- Damara
- Danish Landrace
- Dartmoor
- Greyface Dartmoor
- Whiteface Dartmoor
- Debouillet
- Derbyshire Gritstone
- Deutsches Bergschaf (German Mountain sheep)
- Devon Closewool
- Devon Longwoolled
- Dorper
- Dorset
- Dorset Down
- Drysdale
The Dagliç is a breed of sheep found primarily in western Anatolia. ...
The Damara is a breed of sheep. ...
The Whiteface Dartmoor and the Greyface Dartmoor are descendants of sheep that grazed on the exposed uplands of Dartmoor, in the south west of the United Kingdom, in the 17th and 18th centuries. ...
The Dorper is a cross of the Dorset Horn and the Blackhead Persian breeds of sheep, by the South African Department of Agriculture to breed a mutton sheep suitable to the more arid regions of the country. ...
A Yearling Ram with ear tags. ...
The Drysdale breed of sheep is a product of Massey Agricultural College, New Zealand, (now Massey University). ...
E Easycare is a breed of sheep developed in the 1960s. ...
The East Friesian is a large framed sheep with ewe weighing between 85 to 95 kilograms and rams weighing up to 100-125 kilograms. ...
English Leicester are a British breed of sheep. ...
Estonian Ruhnu sheep (Estonian: Eesti maalammas) are a breed of native domesticated sheep found on the small Estonian island of Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. ...
The Exmoor Horn is a white faced, horned breed of sheep. ...
F - Fabrianese
- Faroes
- Fat-tailed sheep
- Finnsheep (Finnish Landrace sheep)
- Flanders Milk sheep (extinct breed)
- French Alpine sheep
- Friesian Milk sheep
- Fuglestad
The fat-tailed sheep is a category of domestic sheep that comprise approximately 25% of world sheep population (Davidson, 1999). ...
The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
G - Galway
- Ganjia
- Gansu Alpine Fine-wool
- Gentile di Puglia
- Geschecktes Bergschaf
- Ghezel
- Gotland sheep
- Gotland Pelt
- Gökçeada
- Grey Troender
- Gromark
- Groningen Milk sheep (extinct breed)
- Gulf Coast
- Gute
 Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration The Norwegian Grey Troender (Norwegian: Grå trøndersau) is an endangered breed of domesticated sheep that originated from crossbreeding native landrace sheep with the now extinct Tautra sheep in the late 1800s. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1416, 358 KB) Summary Hampshire Down sheep - Project Gutenberg eText 16270 From Scientific American Supplement, No. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1416, 358 KB) Summary Hampshire Down sheep - Project Gutenberg eText 16270 From Scientific American Supplement, No. ...
H - Hampshire
- Han
- Langzhou Large-tail Han
- Small-tail Han
- Hanzhong
- Harnai
- Hasht Nagri
- Hazaragie
- Hebridean
- Heidschnucke (German Heath)
- Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke (German Grey Heath)
- Moorschnucke (Weiße hornlose Heidschnucke, White Polled Heath)
- Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke (White Horned Heath)
- Herdwick
- Herik
- Hill Radnor
- Hog Island
- Hu
Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration The Hampshire or Hampshire Down breed of sheep originated around the 1800s by a cross of South Downss on the horned, white-faced sheep which had for ages been native of the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs...
Hebridean is a breed of small dark brown sheep, similar to Soay. ...
The Herdwick is a variety of sheep typical to the mountainous Lake District, in North West England. ...
I Icelandic lamb and ewe Icelandic sheep come in a variety of colors The Icelandic sheep is a breed of domestic sheep. ...
J - Jacob
- Jezerskosolcavska
- Juraschaf
The Jacob sheep is a primitive multihorned sheep breed, patterned with black and white spots. ...
K - Kachhi
- Kajli
- Kamakuyruk
- Karakul
- Karayaka
- Katahdin
- Kerry Hill
- Kivircik
- Kooka
- Krainer Steinschaf
- Karagouniko
The Karakul is a breed of domesticated sheep. ...
The Katahdin is a breed developed in Maine, USA, mostly in the second half of the 20th century. ...
L - Landais
- Langhe
- Lati
- Latxa
- Leineschaf (Leine sheep)
- Leineschaf ursprünglicher Typ (Leine old type)
- Leicester Longwool (Bakewells Longwool)
- Lincoln
- Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
- Llanwenog
- Lleyn
- Lohi
- Lonk
- Luzein sheep
The Lincoln is a breed of sheep from England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. ...
The Lithuanian Black-Headed Sheep is a multipurpose breed developed in Lithuania during the mid-20th century. ...
Lleyn sheep Lleyn sheep are a breed of sheep from the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales. ...
The Lonk is a mountain sheep of a specific breed, found in the hills of the central and south Pennines, in the north of England. ...
M - Maltese
- Manchega
- Manech
- Manx Loaghtan
- Masai
- Massese sheep
- Mehraban
- Merinizzata Italiana
- Merino
- Argentine Merino
- Arles Merino
- Booroola Merino
- Delaine Merino
- Fonthill Merino
- Karacabey Merino
- Medium-wool Merino
- Merinofleischschaft (German Mutton Merino)
- Merinolandschaf (German Merino)
- Merino Longwool
- Poll Merino
- South African Merino
- South African mutton merino (South African Meat Merino or SAMM)
- Strong Wool Merino
- Ming Black
- Moghani
- Montadale
- Morada Nova
- Moles
Manx Loaghtan sheep at The Grove, Rural Life Museum, Ramsey, Isle of Man Manx Loaghtan Sheep The Manx Loaghtan sheep is native to the Isle of Man. ...
This article is about the breed of sheep. ...
The Booroola is a merino strain that has a high rate of multiple births . ...
In Australian Merinos a single gene with three possible alleles control horn inheritance [1]. History The Poll Merino was developed in Australia. ...
Montadale is the name of a breed of sheep developed in the 1930s by E. H. Mattingly. ...
N - Navajo-Churro
- Nellore
- Nolana sheep
- Norfolk Horn
- North Ronaldsay
- Norwegian Fur sheep
Navajo Churro sheep are descended from the Churra, an ancient Iberian breed. ...
The Norfolk Horn[1]is one of the British black-faced sheep breeds. ...
The North Ronaldsay Sheep is a breed of sheep living on North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. ...
O Lamb from spelsau Photo: Unknown) Yarn from spelsau dyed with plant dyes Photo: Frode Inge Helland) // Spelsau (Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace) Spelsau is a sheep race. ...
Oxford sheep is an English breed developed in 1830s by crossing the Cotswold with a forerunner of the Hampshire, and using the resulting cross-breeds to form the basis of the present-day breed. ...
P - Pag Island
- Pagliarola
- Pedi Sheep
- Pelibüey
- Perendale
- Pinzirita
- Pitt Island
- Polwarth
- Polypay
- Portland
- Priangan
- Polish Heath
- Poll Dorset
The Perendale is a breed of sheep developed in New Zealand by Massey Agricultural College (now Massey University) for use in steep hill situations. ...
Polwarth sheep were developed in Australia, they are named after a region of Victoria State. ...
The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium sized sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. ...
The Portland is a sheep breed that takes its name from the Isle of Portland and was once common all over Dorset, but is now one of Britains rarest breeds. ...
Q - Qashqai
- Qiaoke
- Qinghai Black Tibetan
- Qinghai Semifinewool
- Quadrella
- Quanglin Large-Tail
R - Rabo Largo
- Racka
- Rambouillet
- Rasa Aragonesa
- Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf (Pomeranian Coarsewool)
- Red Engadine
- Red Karaman
- Rhönschaf (Rhoen sheep)
- Rideau Arcott
- Romanov
- Romney sheep (Romney Marsh)
- Roslag
- Rouge de l'Ouest
- Rouge de Roussillon (Roussillon Red)
- Rough Fell
- Royal White
- Rya
- Ryeland
- Rygja
The Rambouillet is also known as the Rambouillet Merino or the French Merino. ...
A Romney ewe with its two lambs The Romney, also called the Romney Marsh or the Chip Romney, are an average size breed of British Longwool sheep originating in Romney Marsh, Kent. ...
The Roslag sheep (Swedish: Roslagsfår) is a breed of endangered domesticated sheep that originated in and is almost exclusively found in Sweden. ...
Royal White is the newest breed of sheep in America. ...
The Ryeland is one of the oldest of British sheep breeds going back seven centuries when the monks of Leominster in Hertfordshire bred sheep and grazed them on the rye pastures, giving them their name. ...
S - Sahel-type
- Sakiz
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Inês
- Sardinian
- Šar Mountain
- Schoonebeker
- Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Blackheaded Mutton)
- Schwarzes Bergschaf
- Scottish Blackface
- Shetland
- Shropshire
- Sicilian Barbary
- Skudde
- Soay
- Somali
- Sonid
- Sopravissana
- South Devon
- South Dorset
- South Hampshire
- South Suffolk
- Southdown
- South Wales Mountain
- Spælsau
- Spiegel
- St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
- Steigar
- Steinschaf
- Suffolk
- Sumavska
- Swaledale
- Swedish Fur sheep
- Swifter
- Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf (Swiss Black-Brown Mountain sheep)
- Schweizer Alpenschaf (Swiss Alpine)
The Scottish Blackface is the most common breed of sheep in the United Kingdom. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Shropshire breed of sheep originated from the hills of Shropshire, England during the 1840s. ...
Soay sheep, Culloden Moor. ...
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Swaledale is a bread of domestic sheep named after the Yorkshire valley of Swaledale. ...
T - Tan
- Targhee
- Tautra (extinct)
- Teeswater
- Texel
- Thalli
- Tiroler Steinschaf (Tyrol Mountain)
- Tong or Toeng[verification needed]
- Touabire
- Tsurcana
- Tunis
- Tuj
- Türkgeldi
For other uses, see Grand Targhee Resort . ...
Texel sheep are bred all over the world, from the USA to Britain. ...
U
V The Valais Blacknose is a sheep. ...
W - Walachenschaf (Valachian sheep)
- Waldschaf (Bavarian Forest sheep)
- Wallis Country sheep
- Waziri
- Weißes Bergschaf (Swiss White Alpine)
- Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Whiteheaded Mutton)
- Welsh Hill Speckled Face
- Welsh Mountain sheep
- Balwen Welsh Mountain
- Black Welsh Mountain
- Welsh Mountain Badger Faced
- Wensleydale
- West African Dwarf
- White Horned Heath sheep
- White Karaman
- White Suffolk
- Whiteface Woodland
- Wiltshire Horn
Waziri (Urdu: وزیری ) is breed of sheep in Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan The Waziri is a fat tailed mutton/wool type. ...
they get fucked hard The Welsh Mountain sheep can be termed as an umbrella description to describe many of the breeds indigenous to Wales. ...
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Wiltshire Horn Ewes in Southern NSW, Australia Wiltshire Horn is a meat breed of sheep originally from Wiltshire in southern England. ...
X - Xalda
- Xaxi Ardia
- Xinjiang Finewool
Y - Yankasa
- Yemeni
- Yemen White
- Yiecheng
- Yoroo
- Yunnan Semifinewool
Z - Zackel
- Zaghawa
- Zagoria
- Zaian
- Zaïre Long-Legged
- Zakynthos
- Zeeland Milk
- Zel
- Zelazna
- Zemmour
- Zeta Yellow
- Zlatusha
- Zoulay
- Zwartbles
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