Appearance The Icelandic sheep are medium-sized, with mature ewes weighing 150–160 lbs. and rams 200–220 lbs. They have open faces, legs, and udders and are fine-boned. Although the breed includes both polled and horned individuals of both sexes. Origin The Northern European short-tailed sheep, which was once widespread in northern Europe, was imported to Iceland […]
Appearance Southdown Sheep are a small to medium-sized breed with a unique appearance. They have a small, rounded head, a wide, deep torso, and short legs. Their wool is silky and dense, with a consistent crimp and a deep, creamy colour. Origin The Southdowns in England are where Southdown Sheep first appeared, thus their name.
Appearance The medium-sized Horned and Polled Dorset sheep have good muscular composition and a decent body length. Their meat is one of the most expensive in the sheep meat industry because of their lean and muscular carcasses. Rams can weigh up to 275 pounds, while ewes weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. Origin One of
Appearance Although Katahdin Sheep are usually white, though they can also be seen in nearly any colour combination, including solid or varied shades of brown, black, and red. Since they are hair sheep, they don’t require annual shearing like other sheep breeds do. In the summer, they simply lose their coats on their own. As
Appearance Sheep from Rambouillet are large and attractive animals. Rams have much larger, curved horns than ewes, who also have horns. The Rambouillet rams are large animals with average live mature body weights ranging from 113 to 135 kg. The adult ewes’ typical live body weight ranges from 68 to 90 kg. Origin Domestic sheep
Appearance The body of the Merino sheep is smaller than that of a normal meat breed. The Merino breed continuously grows and produces its highest-quality wool throughout the year. This enhances the amount of wool that each sheep will produce, but it also creates a hindrance and causes a real issue if you do not shear
Size 60 – 136 kg. Color White. Physical Appearance The sheep are enormous; adult rams can weigh up to 300 pounds. The characteristic coat is made up of a blend of fine hair that sheds in the spring and wool. The spiral horns on males and females are stunning. Rams and ewes both have horns,
Size 70 – 125 kg. Color White with black face. Physical Appearance They have a white coat with black patches on their nose, eyes, ears, front knees, ankles, hocks, and feet. Ewes can also be easily identified at birth thanks to their black undertail patches. Both sexes have twisted spiral horns, with the males’ horns
Size 68 – 90 kg. Color White. Physical Appearance The breed stands out for having a short, wide face with a black snout and prominent, nearly horizontally carried, short ears. The hooves of these sheep are also black. There are no black fibres in the medium-grade (46’s-56’s) wool. Characteristics and Genetics The North Sea island
Size 100 kg. Color White, black. Physical Appearance The breed of sheep used to produce the most meat nowadays is the Suffolk. Lambs from Suffolk crossbreeds are perfect for today’s market demands. Their meat is delicious and well-textured, and they have a great lean meat ratio, big eye muscles, and well-muscled legs. A Suffolk sheep