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This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Australia and New Zealand. [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.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in Australia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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.
The Australian Merino is an Australian breed or group of breeds of sheep, forming a significant part of the Merino group of breeds. Its origins lie in Merino sheep imported to Australia from South Africa in about 1796. By about 1830 there were almost two million Merinos in the country. [3]: 746 Using the skills of breeding and selection, the ...
Pages in category "Sheep breeds" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 308 total. ... Australian Merino; Australian White sheep; Awassi ...
These sheep are early maturing, large framed and relatively plain bodied, producing a fleece which is soft handling and of good colour thus retaining the attributes of the Merino. Polled Merinos are now found in the various strains of Merinos. [1] A single gene with three possible alleles controls horn inheritance in Australian Merinos. [2]
Wiltipoll sheep (polled Wiltshire Horn) shed their wool annually in spring to summer and produce lean, heavy lambs. They are a polled breed (no horns) bred for the production of prime lamb. The wool is simply shed and falls to the ground. [2] Due to this process, the energy of the sheep is directed into meat and milk, not wool.