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Domestic sheep reproduction. A cross-bred ewe suckles her lamb, which was the first of the 2008 spring lambing at a farm in Coventry, England. Domestic sheep reproduce sexually much like other mammals, and their reproductive strategy is furthermore very similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is generally mated by a single ram ...
The Black Cotswold is not recognised or bred in the UK. In over 130 years of registering Cotswold sheep, no sheep registered with the American Cotswold Record Association has descended from coloured ancestors. A flock of Cotswolds Characteristics. The Cotswold is a large tall sheep. Ewes weigh some 85–90 kg, and rams about 130 kg.
Sheep. Ovis aries. The Clun Forest is a breed of domestic sheep originating from the area surrounding the Clun Forest in Shropshire, England. [3] Similar to many of the British breeds of upland sheep, Clun Forest are hardy, adaptable, good foragers, and are long–lived. [3] With sleek heads and wide pelvic structures, Clun Forest ewes lamb ...
The British Milksheep originally was known as the Alderbred and is a breed of domesticated sheep developed by Lawrence Alderson and his wife Mary in Wiltshire and Northumberland. It was exported to several countries including Hungary, France and Greece, and from there other neighbouring countries. It now can be found mainly in the UK, Hungary ...
The Welsh Mountain sheep is a dual-purpose breed and is the foundation of the Welsh sheep industry. In the Middle Ages these sheep were predominantly kept for their wool and milk, but by the nineteenth century they had become renowned in England for their tasty meat and Queen Victoria is reported to have demanded Welsh lamb at the royal table.
The Wiltshire Horn is a breed of domestic sheep originally from Wiltshire in southern England raised for meat. [1] The breed is unusual among native British breeds, for it has the unusual feature of moulting its short wool and hair coat naturally in spring, obviating the need for shearing. [2] They are good mothers and have high fertility.
The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep, [6] : 918 [2] the smallest of the British breeds. [7] : 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800. [7] : 23 It has been exported to many countries; it has been of ...
Swaledale is a breed of domestic sheep named after the Yorkshire valley of Swaledale in England. They are found throughout the more mountainous areas of Great Britain, but particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, County Durham, and around the pennine fells of Cumbria . Swaledales are noted for their off-white wool, curled horns and white around ...