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Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in England" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Sheep breeds" ... British Milksheep; Brogna; Bündner Oberländerschaf; C. California Red sheep; Cambridge (sheep) Cameroon sheep; Campbell Island ...
The origins of the breed are uncertain. It originated south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and did not arrive in the Highlands of Scotland until the second half of the eighteenth century. [4]: 157 It replaced the earlier Scottish Dun-face or Old Scottish Shortwool, a Northern European short-tailed sheep type probably similar to the modern Shetland.
In 2012 the total Jacob population in the UK was reported to the DAD-IS database of the FAO as 5638, of which 2349 were registered breeding ewes. [22] In 2017, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust listed the Jacob in Category 6 ("Other UK Native Breeds") of its watchlist, in which categories 1–5 are for various degrees of conservation risk, and category 6 is for breeds which have more than 3000 ...
The Suffolk is a British breed of domestic sheep. It originated in the late eighteenth century in the area of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, as a result of cross-breeding when Norfolk Horn ewes were put to improved Southdown rams. It is a polled, black-faced breed, and is raised primarily for its meat. It has been exported to many countries, and ...
Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands [25] Llanwenog sheep: Various local black faced hill breeds in the Teifi valley crossed with Shropshire sheep in West Wales in the late 19th century; The Llanwenog Breed Society was formed in 1957 [27] Teifi valley, West Wales [27]
The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep, [6]: 918 [2] the smallest of the British breeds. [7]: 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800.