Sheep Breeds Flashcards
1
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Columbia
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Origin: Laramie WY
Purpose: dual
Characteristics: large white, with wooly legs
2
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Polypay
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Origin: Dubois ID
Purpose: dual
Characteristics: medium sized white face
Took many crosses to accomplish this breed
3
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Rambouillet
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Origin: France/Germany from Spanish sheep
Purpose: fine wool
Characteristics: horned, white face with wool on legs
4
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Suffolk
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Origin: England
Purpose: meat
Characteristics: white body with dark face, ears and legs with NO wool on legs
5
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Hampshire
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Origin: Hampshire country of England
Purpose: meat
Characteristics: dark face, ears and legs with wool going down legs
6
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Dorset
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Origin: southern England
Purpose: meat
Characteristics: all whit wool with wool on legs but no wool on face
