Sheep Breeds

1
Sheep Breeds

• Subdivided by function
• Maternal
• Dual Purpose
• Terminal
• US gt47 breeds
• World gt120 breeds

2
Maternal Breeds

• Wool oriented-fine
• Rambouillet
• Targhee
• Debouillet
• Merino

3
Maternal Breeds

• Wool oriented-course
• Corriedale
• Romney
• Border Leicester
• Coopworth

4
Maternal Breeds

• Prolific
• Finnsheep
• Romanov
• Polypay
• Booroola Merino

5
Maternal Breeds

• Hairsheep
• Katahdin
• St. Croix
• Barbados Blackbelly
• Dorper
• Milk
• East Fresian

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Dual Purpose

• Dorset
• Montadale
• Columbia
• Texel
• Panama

7
Terminal Sires

• Suffolk
• Hampshire
• Oxford
• Shropshire
• Southdown