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Young flock of ewe lambs Flock in Mudgegonga, Victoria, Australia. The Australian White is an Australian breed of meat sheep. It derives from selective breeding of White Dorper, Van Rooy, Poll Dorset and Texel sheep, with the aim of creating a large white sheep suited to Australian conditions, and with a self-shedding hair coat.
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The White Suffolk was bred by Ewan Roberts, of the University of New South Wales, from 1977.His intention was to create a sheep that had the large size, high ewe fecundity and rapid growth rate of the original British Suffolk, but without the black face and legs and without the occasional dark fibres in the wool which greatly reduced its value in the Australian market.
Aussiedown sheep are easy care, clean faced, plain bodied sheep that produce a white, downs type wool with a fibre diameter of 28 to 33 microns, [2] with a staple length of 60 to 90 mm and a fleece weight of about 3–5 kg (6.6–11.0 lb). Stud rams may weigh up to 140 kg (310 lb) under good conditions and ewes about 87 kg (192 lb).
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Australian White or Australian white may refer to: Australian White Ensign, an ensign used by ships of the Royal Australian Navy; Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca), a species of a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae; Australian White sheep, a livestock breed; Australian White Suffolk, a variation on the White Suffolk ...
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