Sheep breeds are differentiated from others. Sheep are very small and adaptable ruminant mammals. Its nutritional requirements are minimal and easily filled in low-tech pastures. Most farms and farms are in small quantities and due to their efficiency in food conversion and the excellent quality of their products are increasingly used for purely productive purposes.
The ewes mainly supply meat, milk, and wool, but also supply man with other products such as manure, skin, and hair. Their development requires a small investment and is very manageable for their quiet temperament.
List of Sheep Breeds
| Name | Alternative name | Origin | Purpose |
| Acıpayam | — | Turkey | Meat, wool |
| Adal | — | Ethiopia | Meat |
| Afghan Arabi | — | Afghanistan | Meat |
| Africana | Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African | Colombia | Meat, woolly items |
| Afrikaner | Cape fattest tail | South Africa | Meat, pelts honed |
| Afrino | — | South Africa | Meat, wool, crossbreeding |
| Alai | — | Kyrgyzstan | Meat, wool |
| Alcarreña | — | Spain | Meat |
| Algarve Churro | — | Portugal | Meat |
| Algerian sheep | Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed | Algeria | Meat |
| Alpines Steinschaf | — | Germany | Meat, wool, vegetation management |
| Altay | — | China | Meat |
| American Blackbelly | — | United States | Trophy hunting |
| Ancon | Otter sheep | United States | — |
| Appenninica | Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano | Italy | Meat |
| Arabi | — | Iran, Iraq | Meat |
| Arapawa | — | New Zealand | Wool |
| Arkhar-Merino | — | Kazakhstan | Wool |
| Armenian Semicoarsewool | Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya | Armenia | Meat, milk |
| Askanian | Askaniysky | Ukraine | Wool |
| Assaf | — | Israel | Meat, milk |
| Aussiedown | — | Australia | Meat |
| Australian White | — | Australia | Meat |
| Awassi | Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh | South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert | Milk |
| Braunes Bergschaf | Brown Mountain sheep | Germany | Meat, vegetation management |
| Brazilian Somali | Berbera Blackhead | Somalia | Meat |
| Brianzola | — | Italy | Meat |
| British Milk sheep | — | United Kingdom | Milk |
| Border Leicester | — | United Kingdom | meat, wool |
| Bündner Oberland | Graubünden, Grisons | Switzerland | Vegetation management |
| California Red | — | United States | Meat, wool |
| California Variegated Mutant | CVM, Romeldale/CVM | United States | Wool |
| Cameroon sheep | — | West Africa | Meat |
| Campanian Barbary | — | Italy | Meat, milk |
| Canadian Arcott | — | Canada | Meat |
| Cărăbaşă | Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie | Romania | — |
| Castlemilk Moorit | Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland | Scotland | Hobby |
| Charmoise | — | France | Meat |
| Charollais | — | France | Meat |
| Cheviot | — | Scotland | Meat, wool |
| Border Cheviot | South Country Cheviot | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Brecknock Hill Cheviot | Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot | Wales | Meat |
| North Country Cheviot | — | Scotland | Meat |
| Chios | — | Island of Chios | Milk |
| Cholistani | — | Pakistan | Meat |
| Churra | Spanish Churro | Spain | Meat, milk |
| Cigaja | — | Croatia | Wool, milk |
| Cikta | — | Hungary | Meat |
| Çine Çaparı | — | Turkey | — |
| Clun Forest | — | England | Meat, milk, wool |
| Coburger Fuchsschaf | Coburg Fox Sheep | Germany | Vegetation management |
| Columbia | — | United States | Wool |
| Comeback | — | Australia | Meat, wool |
| Comisana | Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa | Italy | Milk |
| Coolalee | — | Australia | Meat |
| Coopworth | — | New Zealand | Meat, wool |
| Cormo | — | Australia and New Zealand | Wool |
| Corriedale | — | New Zealand | Meat, wool |
| Cotswold | — | United Kingdom | Meat, wool |
| Criollo | Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan | Central America | Meat |
| Dala Fur sheep | Dala pälsfår | Sweden | — |
| Dalesbred | — | United Kingdom | Meat, wool |
| Dagliç | — | Turkey | Meat, milk |
| Damani | — | Pakistan | Meat, wool |
| Damara | — | Namibia | Meat |
| Danish Landrace | Landfår, Klitfår | Denmark | Wool |
| Debouillet | — | United States | Wool |
| Derbyshire Gritstone | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Deutsches Bergschaf | Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf | Germany | Meat, wool |
| Devon Closewool | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Devon Longwoolled | Devon Longwool | United Kingdom | Meat, wool |
| Dohne Merino | Dohne, El Dohne Merino | South Africa | Meat, wool |
| Dorper | — | South Africa | Meat |
| Dorset | Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Dorset Down | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Drenth Heath Sheep | Drents Heideschaap | Netherlands | Vegetation management |
| Drysdale | — | New Zealand | Wool |
| Duben sheep | — | Bulgaria | wool |
| Easycare | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| East Friesian | Ostfriesisches Milchschaf | Germany | Milk |
| Edilbay | Edilbaevskaya, Edilbaev | Kazakhstan | Meat, tail fat |
| Elliottdale | — | Tasmania | Meat, Wool |
| English Leicester | Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester | England | Meat |
| Estonian Ruhnu | Ruhnu maalammas | Estonia | Meat, wool |
| Elinpelin sheep | – | Bulgaria | wool |
| Exmoor Horn | — | Exmoor | Meat |
| Forystufé | Leadersheep, Forystukind | Iceland | Genetic conservation, herd management |
| Fabrianese | — | Italy | Meat, milk |
| Faroes | — | Faroe Islands | Meat, wool |
| Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds) | — | Africa, Middle East, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia | Meat |
| Finnsheep | Suomenlammas, Finnish Landrace | Finland | Meat, Wool, Milk, Landscape Management |
| Flanders Milk sheep | — | Belgium | — |
| French Alpine sheep | — | France | — |
| Friesian Milk sheep | — | Netherlands | — |
| Fuglestad | — | Norway | — |
| Gaddi | Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah | India | Wool |
| Galician | Ovella galega | Spain | Meat, milk |
| Galway | — | Ireland | Meat |
| Ganjia | — | — | — |
| Gansu Alpine Fine-wool | Northwestern Chinese Merino, North-West China Merino | China | Wool |
| Gentile di Puglia | Merinos d’Italia | Italy | Wool |
| Geschecktes Bergschaf | — | — | — |
| German Whiteheaded Mutton | Weißkopf, Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf | Germany | Meat, wool |
| Ghezel | Red karaman, Gezel | North West of Iran, Azerbaijan | Meat, wool |
| Gotland | Gotland Pälsfår, Gotland pelt | Sweden | Meat, wool |
| Gökçeada | — | Turkey | — |
| Greenlandic sheep | kalaallit savaataat, sava | Greenland | Meat, wool |
| Greyface Dartmoor | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Grey Troender | Grå trøndersau | Norway | Wool |
| Gromark | — | Australia | Meat, wool |
| Groningen Milk sheep | — | — | — |
| Gulf Coast Native | Louisiana Scrub, Pineywoods Native | Gulf Coast, United States | — |
| Guirra | — | Mediterranean coast of Spain | Meat |
| Gute | Gutefår | Sweden | Genetic conservation |
| Hampshire | Hampshire Down | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Han | — | — | — |
| Langzhou Large-tail Han | — | — | — |
| Small-tail Han | — | China | Meat |
| Hanzhong | — | China | — |
| Harnai | — | — | |
| Hasht Nagri | — | — | — |
| Hazaragie | — | — | — |
| Hebridean | St. Kilda sheep | Scotland | Vegetation management |
| Heidschnucke | Family of sheep including the three breeds below | Germany | Meat, wool, vegetation management |
| Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke | Grey Horned Heath | Germany | Meat, wool, vegetation management |
| Moorschnucke | White Polled Heath | Germany | Meat, wool, vegetation management |
| Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke | White Horned Heath | Germany | Meat, wool, vegetation management |
| Herdwick | — | England | Meat |
| Herik | — | Turkey | — |
| Hill Radnor | — | Wales | Meat |
| Hog Island | — | United States | Wool |
| Hu | — | — | — |
| Icelandic sheep | íslenska sauðkindin | Iceland | Meat, milk, wool |
| Inner Mongolian wool | — | China | — |
| Île-de-France | Dishley Merino | France | Meat |
| Istrian milk | Istrian Pramenka | Croatia, Slovenia | Meat, milk |
| Jacob | — | United Kingdom | Meat, wool, hide, pet |
| Jezersko–Solčava sheep | Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep | Slovenia | Meat |
| Juraschaf | — | — | — |
| Karacabey Merino | — | Turkey | — |
| Kachhi | — | Pakistan | — |
| Kajli | — | Pakistan | Meat, milk, wool |
| Kamakuyruk | — | Turkey | — |
| Karakul | — | Central Asia | Meat, milk, wool, hide |
| Karayaka | — | Turkey | Meat, milk, wool |
| Kärntner Brillenschaf | Spectacled Alpine Sheep | Austria | Meat, wool, hide |
| Katahdin | — | United States | Meat |
| Kempen Heath | — | Netherlands | — |
| Kerry Hill | — | Wales | Meat |
| Kihnu Native | Kihnu maalammas | Estonia | Wool |
| Kivircik | — | Turkey | — |
| Kooka | — | Pakistan | Milk |
| Kashmir Merino | — | Kashmir | Wool |
| Karagouniko | — | Greece | — |
| Lacaune | — | France | Milk |
| Landais | — | — | — |
| Langhe | — | — | — |
| Lati | — | — | — |
| Latxa | Lacha | Spain | Milk |
| Leineschaf | — | Germany | Meat, wool |
| Lika sheep | Lika pramenka | Croatia | Meat, wool, milk |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Longwool | England | Wool |
| Lithuanian Black-headed | Lietuvos vietines siurksciavilnês | Lithuania | Meat, wool |
| Llanwenog | — | Wales | Meat |
| Lleyn | Dafad Llŷn | Wales | Meat |
| Lohi | — | Pakistan | Wool |
| Lonk | Improved Haslingden | England | Meat, wool |
| Luzein sheep | — | — | — |
| Maltese | — | Malta | — |
| Manchega | — | Spain | Meat, milk |
| Manech | — | — | — |
| Marwari | — | India | Meat, wool |
| Manx Loaghtan | Loaghtyn, Loghtan | Isle of Man | Wool |
| Masai | — | Kenya | — |
| Masham | — | England | Meat, wool |
| Massese sheep | — | Italy | Milk |
| Meatmaster | — | South Africa | Meat |
| Mehraban | — | Iran | Meat |
| Merinizzata Italiana | — | Italy | Meat, wool |
| Merino | — | Spain, Turkey | Meat, wool |
| Argentine Merino | — | Argentina | Meat, wool |
| Arles Merino | — | France | Meat, wool |
| Booroola Merino | — | Australia | Wool, research |
| Delaine Merino | — | United States | Wool |
| East Merino sheep | — | France | Meat, wool |
| Karacabey Merino | — | Turkey | — |
| Medium-wool Merino | — | — | — |
| Merinofleischschaf | — | — | — |
| Merinolandschaf | — | Germany | Meat, wool |
| Merino Longwool | — | — | — |
| Poll Merino | — | Australia | Meat, wool |
| South African Merino | — | South Africa | Meat, wool |
| South African Meat Merino | SAMM | South Africa | Meat, wool |
| Strong Wool Merino | — | — | — |
| Transylvanian Merino | — | Romania | — |
| Ming Black | — | — | — |
| Moghani | — | — | — |
| Montadale | — | United States | Meat, wool |
| Morada Nova | Brazilian Woolless | Brazil | Meat |
| Moles | — | — | — |
| Najdi | Nejdi | Saudi Arabia | Meat, milk, wool |
| Namaqua Afrikaner | — | South Africa | Meat, pelts |
| Nali | Western India | India | Wool |
| Navajo-Churro sheep | — | United States | Wool |
| Newfoundland | Newfoundland Local | Canada | — |
| Nellore | palia, jodipi, dora | India | Meat |
| Nilgiri | — | India | — |
| Noire du Velay | — | France | Meat |
| Nolana sheep | — | — | — |
| Norfolk Horn | Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk Horned | United Kingdom | Meat |
| North Ronaldsay | Orkney | Scotland | Wool |
| Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds) | — | Baltic states, British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia | Meat, milk, wool |
| Norwegian Fur | — | — | — |
| Olde English ‘Babydoll’ Southdown | Babydoll Southdown | United States | Hobby |
| Orkhon | — | Mongolia | Wool |
| Ossimi | — | — | — |
| Ouessant | Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf | France | Wool, hobby |
| Oula | — | — | — |
| Oxford | Oxford Down | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Pag Island | Paška ovca | Croatia | Meat, milk |
| Pagliarola | — | — | — |
| Panama | — | United States | Meat |
| Pedi sheep | Bapedi | South Africa | Meat |
| Pelibüey | Cubano Rojo | Caribbean, Mexico, South America | Meat |
| Perendale | — | New Zealand | Meat |
| Pinzirita | — | Sicily | Milk |
| Pitt Island | — | Chatham Islands, New Zealand | Wool |
| Polwarth | — | Australia | Meat, wool |
| Polypay | — | United States | Meat, wool |
| Portland | — | England | Meat |
| Pramenka | Lička, Istarska, Kupreška or Dubska pramenka | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Meat, milk, wool |
| Priangan | Garut | Indonesia | Meat, ram fighting |
| Polish Heath | — | Poland | — |
| Poll Dorset | — | Australia | Meat |
| Polled Dorset | — | United States | Meat |
| Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep | Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf | Germany | Meat, vegetation management |
| Qashqai | — | China | — |
| Qiaoke | — | China | — |
| Qinghai Black Tibetan | — | China | — |
| Qinghai Semifinewool | — | China | — |
| Quadrella | — | China | — |
| Quanglin Large-Tail | — | China | — |
| Rabo Largo | — | — | — |
| Racka | Ovce cápová, Cápovice | Hungary | Meat, milk, wool |
| Rahmany sheep | El-rahmani | Egypt | Meat, milk, wool |
| Rambouillet | Rambouillet Merino, French Merino | France | Meat, wool |
| Rasa Aragonesa | — | Aragón | Meat |
| Red Engadine | Engadine | Switzerland | — |
| Red Karaman | — | Turkey | — |
| Red Maasai | — | East Africa | Meat |
| Rhoen sheep | — | — | — |
| Rideau Arcott | — | Canada | — |
| Romanov | — | Russia | Meat |
| Romney sheep | Romney Marsh | United Kingdom | Meat, wool |
| Roslag | Roslagsfår | Sweden | Meat, wool |
| Rouge de l’Ouest | Tête rouge du Maine | France | Meat |
| Rouge du Roussillon | Roussillion Red | France | Meat, wool |
| Rough Fell | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Rosa Mitchell | Walliser Landschaf, Roux du Pays | Switzerland | Meat, wool |
| Royal White | — | United States | Meat |
| Ruda | — | Albania, Croatia | Wool |
| Rya | Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep | Sweden | Wool |
| Ryeland | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Rygja | — | — | — |
| Sahel-type | — | — | — |
| Sakiz | Çesme | Turkey | Wool |
| Sarja | — | Turkmenistan | Wool, meat |
| Santa Cruz | — | Santa Cruz Island, United States | Wool |
| Santa Inês | — | Brazil | Meat |
| Sardinian | Brabei Sarda, Pecora Sarda | Italy | Milk |
| Sardi (Moroccan sheep) | — | Morocco | Meat, milk, wool |
| Schoonebeker | — | — | — |
| Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf | — | — | — |
| Schwarzes Bergschaf | — | — | — |
| Scottish Blackface | Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish Mountain | Scotland | Meat |
| Scottish Dunface | Scottish Tanface, Old Scottish Short-wool | Scotland (extinct) | Meat, wool |
| Serrai | Serraika, Serron | Greece, Serres | Meat, milk, wool |
| Shetland | — | Shetland Islands | Meat, wool |
| Shropshire | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Sicilian Barbary | — | Sicily | — |
| Skudde | skudden | Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland | Meat, vegetation management, felting |
| Soay | — | Scotland | Meat |
| Somali | Berbera Blackhead | Somalia | Meat |
| Sopravissana | — | Italy | Milk |
| South Devon | — | United Kingdom | — |
| South Dorset | — | United Kingdom | — |
| South Hampshire | — | United Kingdom | — |
| Southdown | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| South Wales Mountain | — | Wales | — |
| Spælsau | Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace | Norway | Meat |
| Spiegel | — | — | — |
| St. Croix | Virgin Island white | Virgin Islands | Meat |
| Steigar | — | — | — |
| Steinschaf | — | — | — |
| Suffolk | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Sumavska | — | Czech Republic | Meat, milk, wool |
| Swaledale | — | United Kingdom | Meat, wool |
| Swedish Fur | — | Sweden | — |
| Swifter | — | — | — |
| Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf | — | — | — |
| Schweizer Alpenschaf | — | — | — |
| Såne | — | Denmark | Meat, pelt |
| Taleshi | — | Iran | Meat |
| Tan [zh] | — | China | Hides, meat |
| Targhee | — | United States | Wool |
| Tautra | — | — | — |
| Teeswater | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| TEFRom | — | New Zealand | Meat, wool |
| Texel | — | Netherlands | Meat |
| Thalli | — | — | — |
| Ţigaie | — | Romania | Meat, milk, wool |
| Tiroler Steinschaf | Pecora della Roccia Tirolese | Austria | Meat, wool |
| Touabire | — | — | — |
| Ţsurcană | — | Romania | Meat, milk, wool |
| Tukidale | Tuki Tuki in New Zealand, then Australia | Meat, specialty carpet wool | |
| Tunis | Tunisian Barbary | Tunisia | Meat |
| Tuj | — | Turkey | — |
| Türkgeldi | — | Turkey | — |
| Uda | — | Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria | Meat |
| Valachian sheep | Native Wallachian sheep | Czech Republic | Meat, milk, wool |
| Valachian Improved sheep | — | Czech Republic | Meat, milk, wool |
| Valais Blacknose | Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, Visperschaf | Switzerland | Meat, wool |
| Van Rooy | Van Rooy White Persian | South Africa | Meat |
| Vendéen | — | France | Meat |
| Waldschaf | — | — | — |
| Waziri | — | Pakistan | Meat, wool |
| Weißes Bergschaf | — | — | — |
| Welsh Hill Speckled Face | — | Wales | — |
| Welsh Mountain sheep | Defaid Mynydd Cymreig | Wales | Meat |
| Badger Face Welsh Mountain | Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced | Wales | Meat |
| Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep | — | Wales | Meat |
| Black Welsh Mountain sheep | Defaid Mynydd Duon | Wales | Meat |
| South Wales Mountain | — | Wales | — |
| Wensleydale | — | England | Meat |
| West African Dwarf | Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep | West Africa and Central Africa | Meat |
| White Horned Heath | — | — | — |
| White Karaman | — | — | — |
| White Suffolk | — | Australia | Meat |
| Whiteface Dartmoor | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Whitefaced Woodland | Penistone sheep | England | Meat |
| White Maritza sheep | — | Bulgaria | — |
| Wiltipoll | — | Australia | Meat |
| Wiltshire Horn | — | United Kingdom | Meat |
| Xalda | — | Spain | Meat |
| Xaxi Ardia | — | Spain | — |
| Xinjiang Finewool | — | China | Meat, wool |
| Yankasa | Nigeria | Meat | |
| Yellow sheep | — | Yorkshire | — |
| Yemen White | — | Yemen | — |
| Yiecheng | — | — | — |
| Yoroo | — | — | — |
| Yunnan Semifinewool | — | China | — |
| Zackel | — | — | — |
| Zaghawa | — | — | — |
| Zaian | — | — | — |
| Zaïre Long-Legged | — | — | — |
| Zakynthos | — | — | — |
| Zeeland Milk | — | — | — |
| Zel | — | — | — |
| Zelazna | Zeleznienska | Poland | Meat |
| Zemmour | — | — | — |
| Zeta Yellow | — | — | — |
| Zlatusha | — | — | — |
| Zoulay | — | — | — |
| Zwartbles | — | Netherlands | Meat, milk, cheese |
| Zulu sheep | Nguni | South Africa | Meat |
Taxonomic Classification of the Sheep
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis |
| Species: | O. aries |
Worldwide there are 450 breeds of sheep. Some are not specialized in the production of meat, wool or milk, being more used for a double purpose.
In order to differentiate the sheep breeds it is important to observe:
Sheep Breeds of double purpose
1.Corriedale
This race was created by the New Zealanders when crossing Merino x Lincoln. New Zealand is very similar to the region between Concepción and Aysén (Chile). They have adapted to this zone without problems.
2. Romney Marsh
Of English origin, it is raised in flat areas and with high humidity. In Chile, it has adapted to the region between Temuco and Chiloé; Supplying, by its thick wool, to the chilota craftsmanship and to the great industry of mattresses and fillings in general.
3. Meat-producing breeds
The production of meat and wool in these breeds is of intermediate values, having for example productions of 4 to 6 kg of wool and of an intermediate fineness (28 to 30 microns) between the races of wool and of meat.
Meat-producing breeds are characterized by their higher growth rate becoming larger animals at the same age, their meat is leaner, has a higher yield to the benefit, and a better feed conversion efficiency. They have a low production of wool (2.5 to 4 kg) and of little fineness (32 to 35 microns).
4. Suffolk
Suffolk breed is a race of English origin, used to take advantage of the prairies of the hills. It is an agile animal and walker. It has been used to improve native breeds.
5. Hampshire Down
It is a race formed in England, adapted for flat terrain. It is an animal precocious and a very good producer of meat.
6. Finnish Landrace Or Finnsheep
It is of Finnish origin. It is a breed of high prolificacy, with a potential of 200% calving rate (two animals per sheep in each calving) and very early, these characteristics make this breed can quickly replace other breeds within the herd.
7. Texel
Dutch breed developed from the cross of several Creole breeds in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Within the breeds for meat is the one that presents the best skills, obtaining lambs with high growth rate and very lean reaching the optimum weight of work at 40 kilos, 10 kilos more than lamb Corriedale.
8. Border Leicester
Breed native to the city of Leicestershire, England. She is responsible for the breeding and development of the long wool breeds. Fast-growing and therefore the fast presence of lambs in the market.
9. Wool Races
Wool breeds are characterized by a high production of wool (5 to 8 kg) and good quality and fineness (23 to 25 microns). Among them we find:
10. Australian Merino
Australian merino breeds come from the cross of Merino Precoz French x Merino Spanish. It was selected for the production of fine, long and high-density wool. It is a breed well adapted to hot, dry and arid areas.
11. Merino Precoz
Chilean race was obtained from the cross of Merino Early German x Merino Early French.
Production Breeds
Sheep breeds specializing in milk production have been formed mainly in Europe and Israel. These sheep have a more developed udder being their production by lactation much superior to the other races.
The best-known breeds and their origins are:
- Spain: Latxa, Manchega and Churra
- France: Laucane, Basque-Bemaise
- Germany: East Friesian Milchschaft
- Italy: Sardinia
- Israel: Awassi, Assaf
Race Latxa Sheep
Race Latxa Sheep is the oldest sheep breed in Spain. It has two varieties:
- The dark head (Latxa Cara Negra).
- The blonde head (Latxa Cara Blonde).
It has recently been introduced in Chile, specifically in the RM, VI, VII, VIII, X, XII regions. The mammary gland or udder is globose, well developed, of thin skin and without wool.
Average weight
Black Face:
- Females 45-50 kg
- Males 55-75 kg
Blonde Face:
- Females 35-50 kg
- Males 50-70 kg
Assaf Race Sheep
It is a breed created in Israel composed by the cross of the Awassi sheep and the East Friesian sheep. It has a high production of milk, good prolificacy and very suitable for the conditions of the Mediterranean environment.
In addition to being a good dairy sheep, the Assaf breed is known as an excellent breed of meat, because it has a lamb with well-distributed fat, which makes its meatless fat. They are large animals (females = 70kg, and males = 120kg) and have an accumulation of fat at the base of the tail.
Awesome Rare Sheep
It is a nomadic sheep, selected for its high milk production, calm, easy to handle and milking and adaptable to grazing or confinement. Only males have horns.
East Friesian Easter Race
Breed native to northern Germany. It is considered the best producer of milk, but in areas without high temperatures. The tail is thin and woolless, similar to a mouse tail. Races of which skin is produced.
Oveja Raza Karakul
It is native to the Russian province of Turkestan, from poor areas where they only have good food for two months a year, which is why they have a thick tail where they store fat reserves for the restrictive times. Astrakhan, skin used for the manufacture of fine coats, is obtained from lambs sacrificed at the week of age.
Conclusion
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to keep a sheep as livestock, we hope this guide has helped. We have provided information on their evolutionary history and anatomy, which should help give you the knowledge needed for most tasks related to raising them. Whether you are looking to buy or sell your own flock of sheep, want some tips about how best to care for them, or just need more general information about these quadrupedal ruminant mammals in order to better understand why they are so popular with many cultures around the world today—you can find all that here! Good luck caring for your new friends!
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