breeds of sheep an excellent resource is exhibiting 271 breeds (use google, search for: breeds of...
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Breeds of Sheep
An excellent resource is
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds
exhibiting 271 breeds(use google, search for: breeds of livestock)/
Cheviot
• The Cheviot is a distinctive white-faced sheep, with a wool-free face and legs, pricked ears, black muzzle and black feet. It is a very alert, active sheep, with a stylish, lively carriage.
• The Cheviot is a long-wool type, hornless and of reasonable frame.
Border of England and Scotland
• Bred to look after themselves, Cheviots need less husbandry. Their ease of lambing and strong mothering instinct means fewer lambing problems. Hard black feet make them less prone to footrot. Their tendency for worm resistance means less drenching, less crutching and less fly strike. With wool-free faces, Cheviots never suffer from wool blindness.
Corriedale
• Developed in New Zealand and Australia. The breed is now distributed worldwide, making up the greatest population of all sheep in South America and thrives throughout Asia, North America and South Africa. Now the second most significant breed in the world after Merinos.
Merino (of various types)
• No other wool can compare with the wool of the Merino in its color, uniformity, strength, density, and fineness.
Medium-wool Merino
DelaineMerino
Dorset - horned & polled
• All white sheep of medium size
• One of few breeds that will breed “out of season”
Hampshire
• Very popular midwestern breed, known for good muscling and eating characteristics. More open faced than Shropshire.
Oxford
• Large (2nd largest to Lincoln)
• Does well where feed supplies are liberal
• Lack uniformity
Montadale
• Established 1945• Cross between
Columbia and Cheviot to make an “ideal” breed.
• Headquartered in Plainfield, IN
Suffolk
• Suffolk are very popular in the midwest. They are meat-type sheep, very large and devoid of wool on the head and legs.