Sheep breed (medium wool)

Question 1

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- Kept primarily for meat production
- polled and has semi-lopped ears
- reared in small or medium size flocks
- distribution in Italy

Answer 1

Apennine

Question 2

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- Has double muscled hindquarters, coupled with fine bones
- Finished lambs yield high killing-out percentage and a carcass with well-fleshed legs
- distribution: EU, UK, NA

Answer 2

Beltex

Question 3

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- ability to produce lamb crop anytime during the year
- ewes are prolific and heavy milkers
- moderate growth and maturity that yield heavy muscled carcasses

Answer 3

Dorset

Question 4

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- raised mainly for meat
- high degree of ruggedness, gregarious instinct, pasturing ability, and adaptability to harsh environment
- Distribution: Spain and Europe

Answer 4

Aragonesa

Question 5

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- A large breed, with black faces and legs: wool on the legs and head
- fast growth rate, superior carcass merit make them a popular choice to sire crossbred market lambs
- Distribution: UK, EU, NA, SA

Answer 5

Hampshire (down)

Question 6

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- Crossbreed of cotswolds and Hampshire sheep
- One of the largest breed of Sheep
- One of the heaviest fleece of any down breeds

Answer 6

Oxford

Question 7

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- a good middle-of-the-road ship
- medium to large size, with dark faces and wool on legs
- called the “Ideal farm sheep”
- boasted “wool from the tip of the nose, to the tip of the toes”

Answer 7

Shropshire

Question 8

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- One of the oldest sheep breeds
- adapts well to intensive management
- pass their superb conformation onto their offspring, can thrive and maintain fresh

Answer 8

Southdown

Question 9

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- Originally called “Southdown Norfolks” or “black faces”
- has all black heads and legs and no wool present in those parts
- lamb grow faster than any other breeds, and yield high heavy cutability carcasses

Answer 9

Suffolk

Question 9

Sheep breed Medium wool:
- Old of the oldest sheep breed
- unique looking breed with unusual color of reddish tan hair covering their legs, faces, and long pendulous ears.
- minor fats over dock area
- classified as rare breed

Answer 9

Tunis