Oxford sheep

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Oxford sheep is an English breed developed in 1830s by crossing the Cotswold with a forerunner of the Hampshire, and using the resulting cross-breeds to form the basis of the present-day breed.^[1]

The fleece of the Oxford is short, relatively large-bodied, hornless, has a brown face and legs covered in light brown wool.^[2]The Oxford produces the heaviest fleece of any of the Down breeds.The breed's capacity to produce a large, meaty carcase for further processing has stimulated interest from the meat industry, and it also grows the most wool of any of the terminal sire breeds.^[3]

[edit] See also

• Sheep
• Fat-tailed sheep
• Lamb (food)
• List of sheep breeds
• Sheep husbandry
• Dall Sheep

[edit] References

1. ^ The OXFORD: ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Hoseasons Web Designs & New Zealand Sheepbreeders' Association. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
2. ^ The OXFORD:A Rare Breed of British Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand Incorporated. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
3. ^ The OXFORD: ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Hoseasons Web Designs & New Zealand Sheepbreeders' Association. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association UK
• Breeds of Livestock- Oxford Sheep
• 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Oxford Show