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A Lincoln Longwool lamb showing heavy fleece A Lincoln Longwool The Lincoln , sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool , is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world.
The Coopworth is a modern New Zealand breed of sheep.It was developed by researchers at Lincoln College in the Canterbury region of the South Island between about 1956 and 1968, the result of cross-breeding of New Zealand Romney ewes and Border Leicester rams.
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.
Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park". [1] He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians [2] in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as Maricaana Caamla ("American hunter"). [3]
The Corriedale is a New Zealand breed of sheep. It was bred from about 1882 in the South Island by James Little, who cross-bred Merino and Lincoln Longwool sheep. The breed was officially recognised in 1911. It has been exported to Australia and to many countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America.
On returning to America, Jarvis gave eight merino sheep to Jefferson. [4] He made an additional gift to sitting President James Madison as well. [ 5 ] Jarvis sold some of his new merino sheep, but kept most of them at his newly purchased estate in Weathersfield , Vermont , where he had secured the services of a Spanish shepherd to tend them.
The New Dishley Society has been created to promote the memory of Robert Bakewell and of his contemporaries and students of his methods. [8] The society aims to disseminate knowledge of his work and appreciation of his pioneering legacy in the breeding of improved farm livestock and better crop management. It supports research into the ...
Leicester Longwool sheep date back to the 1700s, and were found in the Midland counties of England, originally developed in Dishley Grange, Leicestershire, [3] by Robert Bakewell. Bakewell was the foremost exponent of modern animal-breeding techniques in the selection of livestock. The Leicester Longwool in the 1700s was slow-growing and ...