Sheep breed (long wool) Flashcards
Sheep breed Long wool:
- a color variation of Welsh Mountain
- main type known is Torddu meaning black belly
- Torwen is also a variation where a complete opposite
Badger Face Welsh Mountain
Sheep breed Long wool:
- A variation of Badger Face Welsh
- complete opposite of color: overall black with white markings on under
- rams have spiral horns and ewes are polled
Torddu Sheep
Sheep breed Long wool:
- Well adapted to live in dessert
- Known for a long breeding season 300 days
- Milk production of ewe is low
- produces coarse wool and have small fat tail
Barki
Sheep breed Long wool:
- Big sheep with heavy Fleece of curly, lustrous wool
- classified as rare breed by American livestock company
Leicester
Sheep breed Long wool:
- Same as leicester but has blue face
Leicester blue face
Sheep breed Long wool:
- One of the world’s largest sheep breed
- Fleece is heaviest, longest stapled, and most lustrous of any breed
Lincoln
Sheep breed Long wool:
- A versatile breed: produce meat and wool under diverse conditions and management systems
- Extreme Geographic and climatic conditions, it developed hooves that are resistant to footrot and fleeces
Romney