Oxford sheep

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An Oxford ewe and her twins in a lambing jug
An Oxford ewe and her twins in a lambing jug

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]

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  1. ^ The OXFORD: ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Hoseasons Web Designs & New Zealand Sheepbreeders' Association. Retrieved on 2006-06-17.
  2. ^ The OXFORD:A Rare Breed of British Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand Incorporated. Retrieved on 2006-06-17.
  3. ^ The OXFORD: ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Hoseasons Web Designs & New Zealand Sheepbreeders' Association. Retrieved on 2006-06-17.

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