Royal White

The Royal White is a breed of domestic sheep in the United States developed by William Hoag.[1] It is a hybrid breed that is bred to produce more meat, less fat, and less wool with the goal of producing lean tender meat. The breed is disease-resistant. Royal White sheep outgain goats and produce more meat than Dorper and Katahdin sheep (wool-hair types). The meat is tender with a mild sweet flavor. The leather is of garment quality and can be split.[2] The breed was created using traits of St. Croix and Dorper and then their negative traits removed via selection over many years.[3]

The Royal White grows a hair with a down undercoat in the fall and naturally sheds its fiber in the spring, thus the cost and expense of shearing is eliminated. This is the first new breed of sheep in the US in over 25 years developed for high performance and low maintenance.

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References

  1. ↑ "Royal White". Sheep Breeds - R. Sheep101.info. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Home page". Royal White Sheep Society. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Royal White". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science. Retrieved 2009-04-30.