sheep breeds 2012

7/24/2019 Sheep Breeds 2012

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SHEEP BREEDS

Crystal Fincher

Putnam County 4-H Agent


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SUFFOLK

Greatest number of US registrationsMature weights for rams range from 250

to 350 pounds and ewe weights vary from

180 to 250 pounds

Polled and have no wool on their black

face and legs


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DORSET

Polled, open white face, open nostrils,

with pink nose and lips free from

pigmentation

Well covered with wool from brow to poll

Fleece dense with high bulk character

Carcass, long, well muscled, and free

from excess fat


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SOUTHDOWN

Medium to small sized breed with a gray

to mouse-brown face and lower legs

Polled (hornless)Early maturing breed with good lambing

ability and average milk production

Meaty Carcasses


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RAMBOUILLET

Known for Fine Fiber of Wool on their White Face and Legs

Originated in Spain

Mature rams weigh between 250 and 300 pounds, ewes range from 150

to 200 pounds


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MERINO

Serves as the basis for all wool breeds

Has tremendous flocking instinct

Has Wool on their White Head and Legs


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DORPER

Head:

Strong and long with triangle shape.

Shoulders and Chest:

Shoulders firm, broad and strong.Barrel:

Long, deep and wide body. The sheep

must have a long straight back

Dorpers:A white sheep with

black confined to the head and

neck is the ideal.

White Dorpers:A white sheep,fully pigmented around the eyes,

under the tail, on the udder and

the teats is the ideal.


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WILTSHIRE

High fertility, good mothering, large frames

often with long bodies, good muscling, leanmeat, intelligence, ability to do relatively

well in poor conditions, horns in both rams

and ewes, and wool that is naturally shed

in Spring.


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CORRIEDALE

Dual-purpose sheep, it is large-framed,

polled with good carcass quality.


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CHEVIOT

Mature body weight for the rams is 160 to 200 pounds (72-90 kg) with

the ewes weighing slightly less at 120 to 160 pounds (55-72 kg).

Mature ewes will average a five to ten pound (2.25-4.5 kg) fleece


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MONTADALE

The Columbiaewe and the Cheviotram were then adopted as the foundation

for the Montadale breed and after nine years of selective culling and

linebreeding, a sheep was developed that met the desired standard.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/COLUMBIA/index.htmhttp://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/CHEVIOT/index.htmhttp://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/CHEVIOT/index.htmhttp://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/COLUMBIA/index.htm


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OXFORD

This breed originated as the result of

crossing Cotswoldsand Hampshires.

One of the largest breeds of sheep
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/cotswold/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/hamp/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/hamp/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/cotswold/


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SHROPSHIRE

Gentle in disposition, making them perfect for the farm flock or as a club project

for children. The rams have a lean, well-muscled body structure which they

transmit to their offspring, making them popular with the commercial as well as

the purebred breeder. The ewes are prolific and long-lived with wonderful

mothering and milking abilities


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SOURCES

http://www.nzsheep.co.nz/dorper/characteristi

cs.htm

http://www.pickwick.net.au

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
http://www.nzsheep.co.nz/dorper/characteristics.htmhttp://www.nzsheep.co.nz/dorper/characteristics.htmhttp://www.pickwick.net.au/http://www.pickwick.net.au/http://www.nzsheep.co.nz/dorper/characteristics.htmhttp://www.nzsheep.co.nz/dorper/characteristics.htm

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