Breeds of Sheep
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Breeds of Sheep
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Methods to Classify Sheep…The most common way to classify sheep in the United States is by the type of wool produced. There are over 40 breeds of sheep in the US today
Fine Wool Medium Wool
Cross Wool
Merino Cheviot Columbia
Rambouillet Dorset Polypay
Finnsheep
Hampshire
Southdown__________Suffolk
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Sheep Body Parts
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MEAT BREEDSThese breeds of sheep are produced for their carcasses. Their wool is not very valuable, therefore they are selected for mainly carcasses. Usually the Medium Wool breeds.
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Accounts for about 15% of the world’s sheep population
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Cheviot Originated in Scotland Resistant to cold,
windy conditions White, wool free faces Long wool type Wool has a helical
crimp Tend to be resistant
to worms and footrot
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Dorset Originated in Europe Medium-sized breed
with high quality, white wool
Most popular white-faced breed in the United States
Horned and polled varieties exist
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Hampshire Originated in
Hampshire, England
Black face and legs Mild demeanor Unbroken wool cap
should extend from the neck over the forehead
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Southdown Developed in England
one of the oldest sheep breeds
Medium to small sized with light brown face and legs
Farm flock breed used to produce meaty, light weight carcass
Low maintenance breed with average prolificacy and milk production
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Suffolk Originated in England, very
old breed used as a sire breed in commercial production
Most popular breed in the US today
Produce large amounts of meat, heavy milking but poor fleece
Grow fast, produce lean muscular carcasses
White with black faces and legs, free of wool on legs and head
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Account for more than 50% of the world’s sheep
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Merino Originated in
Australia Very fine fleece,
produce 20 lbs. of wool a year.
White-faced High quality wool
used in the textile industry
Most dominant breed in the sheep industry
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Rambouillet Originated in Spain #1 range ewe’s in
Texas Dual-purpose breed,
fine fleece also acceptable growth and carcass traits
White in color
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Columbia 1st breed developed in
U.S. in 1912 Lincoln x Rambouillet
crossesDual-Purpose, Produce medium wool
and large amounts of meat
Produce 10-16 lbs. of 3/8 blood wool. (coarser than Rambouillet)
Developed to thrive on Western ranges
White faced, polled breed
One of the largest-sized breeds in US.
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Targhee Developed in 1926 at the
U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho
Planned breed, developed for range use in West
White-faced, polled breed of intermediate size
Fleeces are mid-way between Rambouillets and Columbias in fineness
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Polypay Developed by U.S.
Experiment Station Five goals of Polypay1. High lifetime
prolificacy2. Good lamb crop at 1
yr.3. Ability to lamb more
than once a year4. Good growth rate of
lambs5. Good carcass quality
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Lincoln Originated in England,
heavy fleeced. Imported 1825
Heaviest breed in the world, rams weight 250-350 lbs. ewes, 225-250 lbs.
White faced and polled, face, legs and ears covered in wool
Pronounced forelock between the ears
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About 10% of the world’s sheep population.
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Dorper The Dorper breed was
developed out of necessity Dorset Horn rams crossed
with Blackhead Persian ewes The Dorper has a white body
with a black head, while the White Dorper is all white. Otherwise two types are identical but considered separate breeds
Typically hornless Mature male wight 230 lbs,
female180-210 lbs.
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References: Sheep 101 (website) Sheep 201 (website) American Sheep Industry Assoc
http://www.sheepusa.org/Meat_Breeds