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Identifyingthe

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Sheep

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SouthdownSouthdown

• The Southdown is a medium- to small-sized breed. • It is a polled, medium-wool breed raised mostly for its meat. • Early maturing breed. • Ewes have good lambing ability and average milk production.

• The Southdown is a medium- to small-sized breed. • It is a polled, medium-wool breed raised mostly for its meat. • Early maturing breed. • Ewes have good lambing ability and average milk production.

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HampshireHampshire

• The Hampshire is a large, medium-wool breed. • It has a mild disposition and is polled. • The breed is noted for rapid growth and efficient feed conversion.

• The Hampshire is a large, medium-wool breed. • It has a mild disposition and is polled. • The breed is noted for rapid growth and efficient feed conversion.

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SuffolkSuffolk

• The Suffolk is the most common sheep breed in the U.S., comprising about 40 percent of the total sheep population.

• It is a medium-wool, polled breed that is raised mostly for its meat.

• The Suffolk is the most common sheep breed in the U.S., comprising about 40 percent of the total sheep population.

• It is a medium-wool, polled breed that is raised mostly for its meat.

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ShropshireShropshire

• The Shropshire is a dual-purpose breed suitable for both meat and wool production.

• They are a medium-sized sheep.• One of the heaviest wool producers among medium-wool breeds.

• The Shropshire is a dual-purpose breed suitable for both meat and wool production.

• They are a medium-sized sheep.• One of the heaviest wool producers among medium-wool breeds.

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DorsetDorset

• The Dorset is a medium-sized, medium-wool breed. • Both horned and polled varieties, though the polled variety is more common. • The ewes are good mothers and good milkers. • Dorsets are the second most common breed in the United States.

• The Dorset is a medium-sized, medium-wool breed. • Both horned and polled varieties, though the polled variety is more common. • The ewes are good mothers and good milkers. • Dorsets are the second most common breed in the United States.

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Delaine MerinoDelaine Merino

• The Delaine Merino is a fine-wool breed of medium size. • The Merino breeds originated in Spain more than 1,200 years ago. • They are noted for producing the best wool in the world.

• The Delaine Merino is a fine-wool breed of medium size. • The Merino breeds originated in Spain more than 1,200 years ago. • They are noted for producing the best wool in the world.

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RambouilletRambouillet

• This is a fine-wool breed. • The breed is French in origin and descends from the Spanish Merino, an old

breed that produces some of the world’s finest wool. • The Rambouillet also have good carcass characteristics and so are considered a

dual-purpose breed.

• This is a fine-wool breed. • The breed is French in origin and descends from the Spanish Merino, an old

breed that produces some of the world’s finest wool. • The Rambouillet also have good carcass characteristics and so are considered a

dual-purpose breed.

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MontadaleMontadale

• The Montadale is a medium-wool, dual-purpose breed. • They are noted for producing high-quality carcasses and excellent wool that is

very white in color.

• The Montadale is a medium-wool, dual-purpose breed. • They are noted for producing high-quality carcasses and excellent wool that is

very white in color.

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ColumbiaColumbia

• The Columbia is a crossbred wool breed developed by the USDA in 1912. • The breed produces large ewes with large lambs and good wool yield. • Columbia sheep are bred to survive well on the range conditions of the western

United States.

• The Columbia is a crossbred wool breed developed by the USDA in 1912. • The breed produces large ewes with large lambs and good wool yield. • Columbia sheep are bred to survive well on the range conditions of the western

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BarbadoBarbado

• This is a hair sheep that originated in Texas. • Males are horned and females are polled. • The color is usually tan, tan with a pale or black belly, or “pied,” meaning that

it has two or more colors in large spots or blotches.

• This is a hair sheep that originated in Texas. • Males are horned and females are polled. • The color is usually tan, tan with a pale or black belly, or “pied,” meaning that

it has two or more colors in large spots or blotches.

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• The Cheviot is a small, medium-wooled, polled sheep. • It is raised primarily for meat and produces a good-quality lamb carcass. • It is a hardy sheep developed centuries ago in Scotland and England.

• The Cheviot is a small, medium-wooled, polled sheep. • It is raised primarily for meat and produces a good-quality lamb carcass. • It is a hardy sheep developed centuries ago in Scotland and England.

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American Sheep Industry Association

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