SHEEP BREEDS

Question 1

Origin: Scotland
Characteristics: Dual purpose. Have a medium wool type, and are white in the face with no wool and have small perky ears. Known for their milking ability, lambing weights and strong vigor in the lambs.

Answer 1

Cheviot

Question 2

Origin: USA
Characteristics: Known as a dual purpose. Crossed with Rambouillet and Lincoln. Have a medium wool type, white face. Generally have wool on their head and legs. Strong meat quality and wool production.

Answer 2

Columbia

Question 3

Origin: England
Characteristics: Known as a dual purpose breed. Have a medium wool type with a white face. Known for breeding out of season, fertility and meat carcass.

Answer 3

Dorset

Question 4

Origin: Finland
Characteristics: Know as a maternal breed. Have a medium wool type, and a white face. Smaller breed, has lots of lambs, high fertility and early sexual maturity, poor carcass.

Answer 4

Finn

Question 5

Origin: England
Characteristics: Known as a terminal breed. Have a medium wool type with a black face with white wool cap and wool on their legs. Have a strong carcass.

Answer 5

Hampshire

Question 6

Origin: Great Britian
Characteristics: Known as a dual-purpose breed. Have long wool and a white face. Have the heaviest fleece. Known for their hardiness and their low birth weights.

Answer 6

Lincoln

Question 7

Origin: Spain
Characteristics: Known as a maternal breed. Wool is fine, have a white face with a wool cap. Known for having wool completely covering their body. Poor carcass.

Answer 7

Merino

Question 8

Origin: USA, Idaho
Characteristics: Known as a dual purpose breed. Have medium wool, with a white face. Tend to breed out of season and highly prolific.

Answer 8

Polypay

Question 9

Origin: France
Characteristics: Known as a maternal breed. Has fine wool with a white head and a wool cap. Is known for being a large breed, prolific and breeds out of season.

Answer 9

Rambouillet

Question 10

Origin: England
Characteristics: Known as a terminal breed. Have a medium wool type, with a light brown face. Have wool on their legs and are known for their carcass qualities.

Answer 10

Southdown

Question 11

Origin: England
Characteristics: Known as a terminal breed. Have a medium wool type, with a black face and legs, no wool cap. Tend to be a larger breed with and excellent carcass.

Answer 11

Suffolk

Question 12

Origin: USA, Idaho
Characteristics: Known as a maternal breed but can be dual. Have a fine to medium wool type, and a white face. Known to have a strong carcass

Answer 12

Targhee