List of sheep breeds

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This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are derived from ancestral mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species.

[edit] Breeds of domestic sheep currently used in farming

[edit] Hair sheep (mutton-type)

• Africana
• Barbados Blackbelly Sheep, also know as Barbado and American Blackbelly
• Blackhead Persian
• Brazilian Somali
• Damara
• Katahdin
• Masai
• Pelibüey
• Rabo Largo
• Royal White
• Sahel-type
• Santa Inês
• Somali
• St. Croix (Virgin Island White)
• Touabire
• Uda
• West African Dwarf

[edit] Milk Sheep

• East Friesian

[edit] Dual-purpose (wool and mutton/lamb) sheep

• Columbia
• Coopworth
• Corriedale
• Finnsheep or Finnish Landrace
• Hampshire and South Hampshire
• Lincoln
• Merino
• Polypay
• Rambouillet
• Romney
• Southdown
• South Dorset
• Suffolk and South Suffolk

[edit] Triple-purpose (wool, mutton/lamb and milk) sheep

• Icelandic sheep

[edit] Complete list of domestic sheep breeds

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Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Acipayam
• Adal
• Afghan Arabi
• Africana
• Alai
• Alcarreña
• Algarve Churro
• Algerian arab
• Altay and Altai
• Apennine
• Arabi
• Arapawa Island
• Argentine Merino
• Arles Merino
• Armenian Semicoarsewool
• Askanian
• Awassi

[edit] B

• Balkhi
• Baluchi
• Balwen Welsh Mountain
• Barbado
• Barbados Blackbelly
• Basco-Béarnais
• Bavarian Forest
• Bentheimer landschaf
• Bergamasca
• Beulah Speckled-Face
• Bibrik
• Biellese
• Blackhead Persian
• Black Welsh Mountain sheep
• Bleu du Maine
• Bluefaced Leicester
• Bond
• Booroola Merino
• Border Leicester
• Boreray
• Bovska
• Braunes Bergschaf
• Brazilian Somali
• Brecknock Hill Cheviot
• Brillenschaf
• British Milk sheep
• Bündner Oberland

[edit] C

• California Red
• California Variegated Mutant
• Campanian Barbary
• Castlemilk Moorit
• Cine Capari
• Charollais
• Cheviot
• Chios
• Cholistani
• Churro
• Clun Forest
• Coburger Fuchsschaf
• Columbia
• Comeback
• Comisana
• Coopworth
• Cormo
• Corriedale
• Cotswold
• Criollo

[edit] D

• Dala
• Dalesbred
• Dagliç
• Damani
• Damara
• Danish Landrace
• Dartmoor
• Debouillet
• Delaine Merino
• Deutsches Blaukoepfiges Fleischschaf
• Dorper
• Derbyshire Gritstone
• Devon Closewool
• Devon Longwoolled
• Dorset
• Dorset Down
• Drysdale

[edit] E

• Easycare
• East Friesian
• Elliottdale
• English Leicester
• Exmoor Horn

[edit] F

• Fabrianese
• Faroes
• Fat-tailed sheep
• Finnsheep
• Fonthill Merino
• Friesian Milk sheep

[edit] G

• Galway
• Gansu Alpine Fine-wool
• Gentile di Puglia
• German Blackheaded Mutton
• German Mountain
• German Mutton Merino
• German Whiteheaded Mutton
• Ghezel
• Gotland Pelt
• Gökçeada
• Graue Gehoernte Heidschnucke
• Greyface Dartmoor
• Gromark
• Gulf Coast
• Gute

[edit] H

• Hampshire
• Han
• Harnai
• Hasht Nagri
• Hazaragie
• Hebridean
• Herdwick
• Herik
• Hill Radnor
• Hog Island
• Hu

[edit] I

• Icelandic sheep
• Île-de-France
• Istrian milk

[edit] J

• Jacob
• Jezerskosolcavska

[edit] K

• Kachhi
• Kajli
• Kamakuyruk
• Karacabey Merino
• Karakul
• Karayaka
• Katahdin
• Kerry Hill
• Kivircik
• Kooka

[edit] L

• Landais
• Langhe
• Lati
• Latxa
• Leineschaf
• Lincoln
• Llanwenog
• Lleyn
• Lohi
• Lonk
• Loaghtan
• Luzein

[edit] M

• Maltese
• Manchega
• Manech
• Manx Loaghtan
• Masai
• Massese
• Medium-wool Merino
• Mehraban
• Merinizzata Italiana
• Merino
• Moghani
• Montadale
• Morada Nova
• Moles

[edit] N

• Navajo-Churro
• Nellore
• Norfolk Horn
• North Country Cheviot
• North Ronaldsay
• Norwegian Fur sheep

[edit] O

• Old Norwegian
• Orkney
• Ossimi
• Ouessant
• Oxford

[edit] P

• Pag Island
• Pagliarola
• Pedi Sheep
• Pelibüey
• Perendale
• Pinzirita
• Pitt Island
• Poll Merino
• Polwarth
• Polypay
• Pomeranian Coarsewool
• Portland
• Priangan
• Polish Heath

[edit] Q

• Qashqai
• Qinghai Black Tibetan
• Qinghai Semifinewool
• Quadrella
• Quanglin Large-Tail

[edit] R

• Rabo Largo
• Racka
• Rambouillet
• Rasa Aragonesa
• Red Engadine
• Red Karaman
• Rhoenschaf
• Rideau Arcott
• Romanov
• Romney
• Rouge de l'Ouest
• Rouge de Roussillon
• Rough Fell
• Royal White
• Rya
• Ryeland
• Rygja

[edit] S

• Sahel-type
• Sakiz
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Inês
• Sardinian
• Šar Mountain
• Schoonebeker
• Scottish Blackface
• Shetland (sheep)
• Shropshire (sheep)
• Sicilian Barbary
• Skudde
• Soay
• Somali (sheep)
• Sopravissana
• South African Merino
• South African mutton merino (also South African Meat Merino or SAMM's)
• South Devon (sheep)
• South Dorset
• South Hampshire
• South Suffolk
• Southdown
• South Wales Mountain
• Spælsau
• Spiegel
• St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
• Steigar
• Steinschaf
• Strong Wool Merino
• Suffolk
• Sumavska
• Swaledale
• Swedish Fur sheep
• Swiss Black-Brown Mountain sheep
• Swiss White Alpine

[edit] T

• Targhee
• Teeswater
• Texel
• Thalli
• Tong
• Touabire
• Tsurcana
• Tunis
• Tuj
• Türkgeldi
• Tyrol Mountain

[edit] U

• Uda
• Ujumqin
• Ushant

[edit] V

• Valais Blacknose
• Van Rooy
• Vendéen

[edit] W

• Walachenschaf
• Wallis Country sheep
• Waziri
• Weisse Hornlose Heidschnucke
• Welsh Hill Speckled Face
• Welsh Mountain
• Welsh Mountain Badger Faced
• Wensleydale
• West African Dwarf
• White Horned Heath sheep
• White Karaman
• White Suffolk
• Whiteface Dartmoor
• Whiteface Woodland
• Wiltshire Horn

[edit] X

• Xalda
• Xaxi Ardia
• Xinjiang Finewool

[edit] Y

• Yankasa
• Yemeni
• Yemen White
• Yiecheng
• Yoroo
• Yunnan Semifinewool

[edit] Z

• Zaghawa
• Zagoria
• Zaian
• Zaïre Long-Legged
• Zakynthos
• Zeeland Milk
• Zel
• Zelazna
• Zemmour
• Zeta Yellow
• Zlatusha
• Zoulay
• Zwartbles

[edit] External links

• Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Department of Animal Science - Oklahoma State University