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RAMBOUILLET
Fine Wool Breed (most popular)
White fleece
Rams – horned or polled
Ewes – polled
France – U.S. 1840
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DELAINE MERINO
Fine Wool Breed
White fleece
Rams horned
Ewes polled
Tolerate poor grazing land
Spain – U.S. 1801
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DORSET
Medium Wool Breed
Medium size
Muscular and blocky
Ears, nose, face, and legs white
Polled or horned
England – U.S. 1887
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HAMPSHIRE
Medium Wool Breed
Large size and blocky
Black ears, nose, face, and legs
Wool on face and legs
Polled
England – U.S. 1840
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SUFFOLK
Medium Wool Breed
Large size and blocky
Black ears, nose, face, and legs
No wool on face and legs
Polled
England – U.S. 1840
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Shropshire
Medium Wool Breed
Small but blocky
Dark heavy wool on face
Polled – Dark wool on legs
England – U.S. 1885
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SOUTHDOWN
Medium Wool Breed
Blocky low set
Gray or mouse color ears, nose, face, and legs
Polled – Early maturing
England – U.S. 1803
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COLUMBIA
Crossbred Wool Breed
Large and blocky
Face, ears, and legs white
Polled - No wool on face
United States
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