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
- Blackhead Persian
- Brazilian Somali
- Damara
- Katahdin
- Masai
- Pelibüey
- Rabo Largo
- Royal White
- Sahel-type
- Santa Inês
- Soay, with both British and American lines
- Somali
- St. Croix (Virgin Island White)
- Touabire
- Uda
- West African Dwarf
[edit] Milk Sheep
[edit] Dual-purpose (wool and mutton/lamb) sheep
- California Red
- Columbia
- Coopworth
- Cormo
- Corriedale
- Finnsheep or Finnish Landrace
- Hampshire and South Hampshire
- Lincoln
- Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
- Merino
- Polypay
- Rambouillet
- Romney
- Southdown
- South Dorset
- Suffolk and South Suffolk
[edit] Triple-purpose (wool, mutton/lamb and milk) sheep
[edit] Comprehensive list of domestic sheep breeds
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[edit] A
- Acıpayam
- Adal
- Africana
- Alai
- Alcarreña
- Algarve Churro
- Alpines Steinschaf
- Altay (Altai)
- Ancon (Otter sheep)
- Apennine
- Arabi
- Afghan Arabi
- Algerian Arabi
- Arapawa Island
- Armenian Semicoarsewool
- Askanian
- Awassi
[edit] B
- Balkhi
- Baluchi
- Barbados Blackbelly
- American Blackbelly (Barbado)
- Basco-Béarnais
- Bentheimer Landschaf (Bentheim sheep)
- Bergamasca
- Berichon du Cher
- Beulah Speckled-Face
- Bibrik
- Biellese
- Blackhead Persian
- Bleu du Maine (Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf)
- Bluefaced Leicester
- Bond
- Border Leicester
- Boreray
- Bovska
- Braunes Bergschaf (Brown Mountain sheep)
- Brazilian Somali
- Brillenschaf (Carinthian sheep)
- British Milk sheep
- Bündner Oberland
[edit] C
- California Red
- California Variegated Mutant
- Cameroon sheep
- Campanian Barbary
- Castlemilk Moorit
- Cine Capari
- Charmoise
- Charollais
- Cheviot
- Brecknock Hill Cheviot
- North Country Cheviot
- Chios
- Cholistani
- Churro (Churra sheep)
- Cikta
- Clun Forest
- Coburger Fuchsschaf (Coburg sheep)
- Columbia
- Comeback
- Comisana
- Coopworth
- Cormo
- Corriedale
- Cotswold
- Criollo
[edit] D
- Dala
- Dalesbred
- Dagliç
- Damani
- Damara
- Danish Landrace
- Dartmoor
- Greyface Dartmoor
- Whiteface Dartmoor
- Debouillet
- Derbyshire Gritstone
- Deutsches Bergschaf (German Mountain sheep)
- Devon Closewool
- Devon Longwoolled
- Dorper
- Dorset
- Dorset Down
- Drysdale
[edit] E
- Easycare
- East Friesian (Ostfriesisches Milchschaf)
- Elliottdale
- English Leicester
- Exmoor Horn
[edit] F
- Fabrianese
- Faroes
- Fat-tailed sheep
- Finnsheep (Finnish Landrace sheep)
- Flanders Milk sheep (extinct breed)
- French Alpine sheep
- Friesian Milk sheep
- Fuglestad
[edit] G
- Galway
- Gansu Alpine Fine-wool
- Gentile di Puglia
- Geschecktes Bergschaf
- Ghezel
- Gotland sheep
- Gotland Pelt
- Gökçeada
- Gromark
- Groningen Milk sheep (extinct breed)
- Gulf Coast
- Gute
[edit] H
- Hampshire
- Han
- Harnai
- Hasht Nagri
- Hazaragie
- Hebridean
- Heidschnucke (German Heath)
- Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke (German Grey Heath)
- Moorschnucke (Weiße hornlose Heidschnucke, White Polled Heath)
- Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke (White Horned Heath)
- Herdwick
- Herik
- Hill Radnor
- Hog Island
- Hu
[edit] I
- Icelandic sheep
- Île-de-France
- Istrian milk
[edit] J
- Jacob
- Jezerskosolcavska
- Juraschaf
[edit] K
[edit] L
- Landais
- Langhe
- Lati
- Latxa
- Leineschaf (Leine sheep)
- Leineschaf ursprünglicher Typ (Leine old type)
- Lincoln
- Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
- Llanwenog
- Lleyn
- Lohi
- Lonk
- Luzein sheep
[edit] M
- Maltese
- Manchega
- Manech
- Manx Loaghtan
- Masai
- Massese sheep
- Mehraban
- Merinizzata Italiana
- Merino
- Argentine Merino
- Arles Merino
- Booroola Merino
- Delaine Merino
- Fonthill Merino
- Karacabey Merino
- Medium-wool Merino
- Merinofleischschaft (German Mutton Merino)
- Merinolandschaf (German Merino)
- Merino Longwool
- Poll Merino
- South African Merino
- South African mutton merino (South African Meat Merino or SAMM)
- Strong Wool Merino
- Moghani
- Montadale
- Morada Nova
- Moles
[edit] N
- Navajo-Churro
- Nellore
- Nolana sheep
- Norfolk Horn
- 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
- Polwarth
- Polypay
- Portland
- Priangan
- Polish Heath
[edit] Q
- Qashqai
- Qinghai Black Tibetan
- Qinghai Semifinewool
- Quadrella
- Quanglin Large-Tail
[edit] R
- Rabo Largo
- Racka
- Rambouillet
- Rasa Aragonesa
- Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf (Pomeranian Coarsewool)
- Red Engadine
- Red Karaman
- Rhönschaf (Rhoen sheep)
- Rideau Arcott
- Romanov
- Romney sheep (Romney Marsh)
- Rouge de l'Ouest
- Rouge de Roussillon (Roussillon Red)
- Rough Fell
- Royal White
- Rya
- Ryeland
- Rygja
[edit] S
- Sahel-type
- Sakiz
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Inês
- Sardinian
- Šar Mountain
- Schoonebeker
- Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Blackheaded Mutton)
- Schwarzes Bergschaf
- Scottish Blackface
- Shetland
- Shropshire
- Sicilian Barbary
- Skudde
- Soay
- Somali
- Sopravissana
- South Devon
- South Dorset
- South Hampshire
- South Suffolk
- Southdown
- South Wales Mountain
- Spælsau
- Spiegel
- St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
- Steigar
- Steinschaf
- Suffolk
- Sumavska
- Swaledale
- Swedish Fur sheep
- Swifter
- Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf (Swiss Black-Brown Mountain sheep)
- Schweizer Alpenschaf (Swiss Alpine)
[edit] T
- Targhee
- Teeswater
- Texel
- Thalli
- Tiroler Steinschaf (Tyrol Mountain)
- Tong
- Touabire
- Tsurcana
- Tunis
- Tuj
- Türkgeldi
[edit] U
- Uda
- Ujumqin
- Ushant
[edit] V
- Valais Blacknose
- Van Rooy
- Vendéen
[edit] W
- Walachenschaf (Valachian sheep)
- Waldschaf (Bavarian Forest sheep)
- Wallis Country sheep
- Waziri
- Weißes Bergschaf (Swiss White Alpine)
- Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Whiteheaded Mutton)
- Welsh Hill Speckled Face
- Welsh Mountain sheep
- Balwen Welsh Mountain
- Black Welsh Mountain
- Welsh Mountain Badger Faced
- Wensleydale
- West African Dwarf
- White Horned Heath sheep
- White Karaman
- White Suffolk
- Whiteface Woodland
- Wiltshire Horn
[edit] X
- Xalda
- Xaxi Ardia
- Xinjiang Finewool
[edit] Y
- Yankasa
- Yemeni
- Yemen White
- Yiecheng
- Yoroo
- Yunnan Semifinewool
[edit] Z
- Zackel
- 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
