List of sheep breeds

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Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon Meyers b14 s0378a.jpg
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon

This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.

Contents

Domestic sheep breeds

Sorted alphabetically.

A

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Acıpayam Turkey Meat, wool [1]
Adal Ethiopia [2] Meat [2]
Afghan Arabi [note 1] Afghanistan [3] Meat [3]
Africana Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African [4] Colombia [4] Meat, woolly items [4]
Afrikaner Cape fattest tailSouth AfricaMeat, pelts honed
Afrino South AfricaMeat, wool, crossbreeding
Alai Kyrgyzstan [5] Meat, wool [5]
Alcarreña Spain [6] Meat [6]
Algarve Churro Nova - goat with spectacular horns (13412189154).jpg Portugal [7] Meat [8]
Algerian sheep [note 1] -mouton 594104331.jpg Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed [9] Algeria [9] Meat [10]
Alpines Steinschaf Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest Alpines Steinschaf Portrait.jpg Germany [11] Meat, wool, vegetation management [11]
Altay China [12] Meat [13]
American Blackbelly United StatesTrophy hunting
Ancon Otter sheep [14] United States [14]
Appenninica Toscana Schafe.jpg Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano [15] Italy [15] Meat [15]
Arabi Iran, Iraq [16] Meat [16]
Arapawa Arapawa merino.jpg New Zealand [17] Wool [18]
Arkhar-Merino KazakhstanWool
Armenian Semicoarsewool Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya [19] Armenia [19] Meat, milk [19]
Askanian Ascanian sheep 1.jpg Askaniysky [20] Ukraine [20] Wool [20]
Assaf Assaf sheep.jpg Israel [21] Meat, milk [21]
Aussiedown Australia [22] Meat [22]
Australian White Australian White lambs.JPG AustraliaMeat
Awassi Kuwaiti sheep.jpg Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh [23] South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert [23] Milk [23]

B

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Balkhi Afghanistan, North-west Pakistan Meat
Baluchi Baluchi dumda, Mengali, Taraki, Shinwari, Araghi, Farahani, Kermani, Khorasani, Khurasani, Naeini, Neini, YazdiPakistan, Iran, AfghanistanWool
Barbados Blackbelly sheep Barbados blackbelly 2 Elkins.jpg Barbados Black Belly, Black Belly, Barbados Barriga NigraBarbadosMeat
Bardoka Sheeps drink from Lumbardh lake.jpg KosovoMilk, meat, wool and research
Basco-Béarnais Basco-bearnaise brebis troupeau.jpg Spain, FranceMilk
Bellary Karnataka, IndiaWool
Beltex Belier beltex.jpg Belgium, The NetherlandsMeat
Bentheimer Landschaf Bentheim sheepGermanyLandscape preservation
Bergamasca Bergamasca.JPG ItalyMeat
Berichon du Cher Berrichon du cher02 SDA2011.JPG France
Beulah Speckled Face Beulah sheep near Cwmrhybin - geograph.org.uk - 229622.jpg United KingdomMeat
Bibrik Pakistan
Biellese Razza d'Ivrea, Piemontese AlpinaItalyMeat, milk
Bizet Bizet01 SDA2011.JPG FranceMeat
Blackhead Persian Sheep in Pretoria SA.jpg SwartkoppersieSomaliaMeat
Bleu du Maine Mouton bleu du Maine, Ecomusee du pays de Rennes, France (adjusted).jpg Bazougers, Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Mayenne BlueFranceMeat, Wool
Bluefaced Leicester Ewe and lambs in the garden.jpg United KingdomMeat
Blue Texel Blauwetexelaar.jpg NetherlandsMeat [24] :765
Bond Bond sheep.jpg AustraliaWool
Border Leicester Border Leicester portrait.jpg United KingdomMeat, wool
Boreray sheep Boreray Ram.jpg ScotlandMeat, wool
Bovec sheep Bovška Ovca, Plezzana, Trentarka, Krainer SteinschafItalyMeat, milk
Braunes Bergschaf 2006-09-12Braunes Bergschaf07.jpg Brown Mountain sheep [25] Germany [25] Meat, vegetation management [26]
Brazilian Somali Somali sheep.jpg Berbera Blackhead [27] Somalia [27] Meat [28]
Brianzola ItalyMeat
British Milksheep United Kingdom [29] Milk [29]
Bündner Oberland Graubünden, Grisons [30] Switzerland [30] Vegetation management [30]

C

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
California Red United StatesMeat, wool
California Variegated Mutant Romeldales and handler.JPG CVM, Romeldale/CVM [31] United States [31] Wool [31]
Cambridge Cambridge Ewe with Texel cross lambs (cropped).jpg United Kingdommeat
Cameroon Cameroon sheep.jpg West Africa [32] Meat [33]
Campanian Barbary Italy [34] Meat, milk [34]
Canadian Arcott Lambert sheep.jpg Canada [35] Meat [36]
Cărăbaşă Black-headed Teleorman TigaieRomania
Castlemilk Moorit Borris the ram.jpg Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland [37] Scotland [38] Hobby [37]
Charmoise Charmoises.jpg France [39] Meat [40]
Charollais Mouton Charollais.JPG France [41] Meat [41]
Cheviot Cheviot ewe and triplets.jpg Scotland [42] Meat, wool [42]
Border Cheviot [note 2] South Country Cheviot [43] United Kingdom [43] Meat [43]
Brecknock Hill Cheviot [note 2] Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot [44] Wales [44] Meat [45]
North Country Cheviot [note 2] North Country Cheviots - geograph.org.uk - 395334.jpg Scotland [46] Meat [46]
Chios Chios sheep breed.jpg Island of Chios [47] Milk [48]
Cholistani Pakistan [49] Meat [50]
Churra Sementales raza churra.jpg Spanish Churro [51] Spain [52] Meat, milk [53]
Cigaja Croatia Wool, milk
Cikta Hungary [54] Meat [54]
Çine Çaparı Turkey [55]
Clun Forest 1980 UK Ram of the Year (Clun Forest breed).jpg England [56] Meat, milk, wool [36]
Coburger Fuchsschaf Coburger Fuchsschaf Lamb 4 days old.jpg Coburg Fox Sheep [57] Germany [57] Vegetation management [57]
Columbia Ewe lamb, Columbia breed.jpg United States [36] Wool [58]
Comeback Australia [59] Meat, wool [59]
Comisana Pascoli Ragusani.JPG Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa [60] Italy [60] Milk [60]
Coolalee Coolalee.jpg Australia [61] Meat [61]
Coopworth Coopworth sheep.jpg New Zealand [62] Meat, wool [62]
Cormo Cormo sheep.jpg Australia and New Zealand [63] Wool [63]
Corriedale Corriedale sheep.JPG New Zealand [64] Meat, wool [64]
Cotswold Closeup of Cotswold.jpg United Kingdom [65] Meat, wool [65]
Criollo Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan [66] Central America [67] Meat [66]

D

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Dala Fur sheep Dala pälsfår [68] Sweden [68]
Dalesbred Sheep with interesting horns.jpg United Kingdom [69] Meat, wool [70]
Dagliç Turkey [71] Meat, milk [71]
Damani Pakistan [72] Meat, wool [72]
Damara Namibia [73] Meat [73]
Danish Landrace Klitfar.jpg Landfår, Klitfår [74] Denmark [74] Wool [74]
Debouillet United States [36] Wool [75]
Derbyshire Gritstone Derbyshire Gritstone.jpg United Kingdom [76] Meat [76]
Deutsches Bergschaf Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf [77] Germany [77] Meat, wool [78]
Devon Closewool United Kingdom [79] Meat [80]
Devon Longwoolled Longwool sheep, Heronslake - geograph.org.uk - 655806.jpg Devon Longwool [81] United Kingdom [81] Meat, wool [81]
Dohne Merino Dohne, El Dohne Merino [82] South Africa [82] Meat, wool [82]
Dorper Dorper white ram.jpg South Africa [83] Meat [83]
Dorset Dorset sheep.jpg Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned [84] United KingdomMeat [84]
Dorset Down Mouton Dorset Down.JPG United Kingdom [85] Meat [85]
Drenth Heath Sheep Drents Heideschaap.jpg Drents Heideschaap [86] Netherlands [86] Vegetation management [86]
Drysdale Drysdale ewe.jpg New Zealand [87] Wool [87]
Duben sheep Duben sheep 2.JPG Bulgariawool

E

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Easycare United Kingdom [88] Meat [88]
East Friesian Ostfriesische milchschafe.jpg Ostfriesisches Milchschaf [89] Germany [89] Milk [89]
Edilbay Edilbaevskaya, Edilbaev Kazakhstan [90] [91] Meat, tail fat [90] [91]
Elliottdale Tasmania [92] Meat, Wool [92]
English Leicester Leicester sheep, Virginia.jpg Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester [93] England [93] Meat [93]
Estonian Ruhnu Ruhnu maalammas [94] Estonia [94] Meat, wool [94]
Elinpelin sheep Elinpelin sheep 1.JPG - Bulgaria wool
Exlana sheep [95] United Kingdom meat, wool
Exmoor Horn Exmoor Horn in habitat.jpg Exmoor [96] Meat [96]

F

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Fabrianese ItalyMeat, milk
Faroe Sheep (Faroe Islands).jpg FaroeseFaroe IslandsMeat, wool
Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds) Fat-Tailed Breed.jpg Africa, Middle East, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, MongoliaMeat
Finnsheep Finnsheep ram close-up.jpg Suomenlammas, Finnish Landrace Finland Meat, Wool, Milk, Landscape Management
Flanders Milk sheep Belgium
Forystufé Leadersheep, Forystukind Iceland Genetic conservation, herd management
French Alpine sheep France
Friesian Milk sheep Netherlands
Fuglestad Norway

G

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Gaddi Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah India Wool
Galician Fontefiz, ovella galega.JPG Ovella galegaSpainMeat, milk
Galway Galway (Breed of Sheep).JPG IrelandMeat
Gansu Alpine Fine-wool Northwestern Chinese Merino, North-West China MerinoChinaWool
Gentile di Puglia Merinos d'ItaliaItalyWool
German Whiteheaded Mutton Weisskopfiges Fleischschaf.jpg Weißkopf, Weißköpfiges FleischschafGermanyMeat, wool
Gotland Gotland pelt sheep.jpg Gotland Pälsfår, Gotland peltSwedenMeat, wool
Gökçeada Turkey
Greenlandic sheep kalaallit savaataat, sava Greenland Meat, wool
Greyface Dartmoor Sheep, London Wetland Centre.jpg United KingdomMeat
Grey Troender Grey troender sheep.jpg Grå trøndersau Norway Wool
Gromark Gromark.jpg AustraliaMeat, wool
Gulf Coast Native Gulf Coast Native sheep.jpg Louisiana Scrub, Pineywoods Native Gulf Coast, United States
Guligas Uzbekistan
Guirra Mediterranean coast of Spain [97] Meat [97]
Gute Gutebagge.jpg GutefårSweden Genetic conservation

H

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Hampshire Mouton Hampshire.JPG Hampshire DownUnited KingdomMeat
Han Mongolia, China [98]
Langzhou Large-tail Han [note 3] Northern China
Small-tail Han [note 3] ChinaMeat
Hanzhong China
Harnai Pakistan [99]
Hasht Nagri Pakistan [100] Meat, wool [100]
Hazaragie Afghanistan [101] Meat [101]
Hebridean Hebridean ram closeup.jpg St. Kilda sheepScotlandVegetation management
Heidschnucke Heidschnucke-Horst.jpg Family of sheep including
the three breeds below
GermanyMeat, wool, vegetation management
Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke [note 4] Heidschnucke.jpg Grey Horned HeathGermanyMeat, wool, vegetation management
Moorschnucke [note 4] Moorschnucke im Wildfreigehege Bend Grevenbroich 02 b.jpg White Polled Heath GermanyMeat, wool, vegetation management
Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke [note 4] Graue gehornte Heidschnucke qtl1.jpg White Horned HeathGermanyMeat, wool, vegetation management
Herdwick Lone Lake District Herdwick.jpg EnglandMeat
Herik Turkey
Hill Radnor WalesMeat
Hog Island Hog Island sheep at Mt Vernon.jpg United StatesWool
Hu

I

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Icelandic sheep Icelandic sheep summer 06.jpg íslenska sauðkindin Iceland Meat, milk, wool
Inner Mongolian wool China
Île-de-France Ile de France 2.jpg Dishley MerinoFranceMeat
Istrian milk Istarska ovca.jpg Istrian Pramenka Croatia, SloveniaMeat, milk

J

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Jacob Jacob sheep.jpg United KingdomMeat, wool, hide, pet
Jezersko–Solčava sheep Krainer Brillenschafe Stubing 007.jpg Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep [102] Slovenia [102] Meat [103]
Juraschaf

K

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Karacabey Merino Turkey
Kachhi Pakistan
Kajli Kajla Lamb.jpg PakistanMeat, milk, wool
Kamakuyruk Turkey
Karakul 102 0198 Karakul3.jpg Central AsiaMeat, milk, wool, hide
Karayaka Karayaka-Sheep-1.jpg Turkey Meat, milk, wool
Kärntner Brillenschaf Brillenschaf.jpg Spectacled Alpine SheepAustriaMeat, wool, hide
Katahdin Katahdin1.png United StatesMeat
Kempen Heath Netherlands
Kerry Hill Kerry Hill ewe and lamb.jpg WalesMeat
Kihnu Native Kihnu maalammas Estonia Wool
Kıvırcık Turkey
Kooka Pakistan Milk
Kashmir Merino Kashmir Wool
Karagouniko Greece

L

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Lacaune Brebis lacaune.jpg FranceMilk
Landais
Langhe
Lati
Latxa Latxa.jpg LachaSpainMilk
Leccese Moscia LecceseItalyWool, milk
Leineschaf Leineschaf.jpg GermanyMeat, wool
Lincoln O aye.jpg Lincoln LongwoolEnglandWool
Lithuanian Black-headed Lithuanian black-headed sheep (Belagro-2021).jpg Lietuvos vietines siurksciavilnês Lithuania Meat, wool
Llanwenog Llanwenog and Shropshire sheep - geograph.org.uk - 602713.jpg WalesMeat
Lleyn Lleyn sheep.jpg Dafad LlŷnWalesMeat
Lohi PakistanWool
Lonk Lonk ram, ewe and lamb.jpg Improved HaslingdenEnglandMeat, wool
Luzein sheep

M

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Magra sheep Magra Sheep Flock.JPG Bikaneri Chokhla, Chakri, Bikaneri Rajasthan, India Wool
Maltese Malta
Manchega Meseta herd.jpg SpainMeat, milk
Manech
Marwari Marwari Sheep.JPG IndiaMeat, wool
Manx Loaghtan Manx loaghtan.jpg Loaghtyn, Loghtan Isle of Man Wool
Masai Kenya
Masham Masham sheep at Masham Sheep Fair 2010.jpg EnglandMeat, wool
Massese sheep Massese.JPG ItalyMilk
Meatmaster Meatmaster.jpg South AfricaMeat
Mehraban IranMeat
Merinizzata Italiana ItalyMeat, wool
Merino Merino sheep.png Spain, TurkeyMeat, wool
Argentine Merino [note 5] ArgentinaMeat, wool
Arles Merino [note 5] FranceMeat, wool
Booroola Merino [note 5] AustraliaWool, research
Delaine Merino [note 5] United StatesWool
East Merino sheep [note 5] FranceMeat, wool
Karacabey Merino [note 5] Turkey
Medium-wool Merino [note 5]
Merinofleischschaf [note 5]
Merinolandschaf [note 5] Noe merino.jpg GermanyMeat, wool
Merino Longwool [note 5]
Poll Merino [note 5] Poll Merino.jpg AustraliaMeat, wool
South African Merino [note 5] South AfricaMeat, wool
South African Meat Merino [note 5] SAMM.JPG SAMMSouth AfricaMeat, wool
Strong Wool Merino [note 5]
Transylvanian Merino [note 5] Romania
Ming Black
Moghani
Montadale Open Show Champion Montadale Ewe (23726474668).jpg United StatesMeat, wool
Morada Nova Ovinos Morada Nova.jpg Brazilian WoollessBrazilMeat
Moles

N

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Najdi Najdi sheep 3.jpg NejdiSaudi ArabiaMeat, milk, wool
Namaqua Afrikaner South AfricaMeat, pelts
Nali Western India IndiaWool
Navajo-Churro sheep Navajo-Churro ewe.jpg United StatesWool
Nederlandse Bonte Schaap [104] Dutch Spotted Sheep [105] Netherlandsmeat, wool
Nellore palia, jodipi, dora IndiaMeat
Newfoundland Sheep on the Green Garden's Trail (cropped).jpg Newfoundland LocalCanada
Nilgiri Nilgiri sheep's grazing in ooty lake side.jpg India
Noire du Velay Brebies Noire du Velay au paturage.JPG FranceMeat
Nolana sheep
Norfolk Horn Norfolk Horn wether.jpg Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk HornedUnited KingdomMeat
North Ronaldsay North ron sheep.jpg OrkneyScotlandWool
Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds) Shetland sheep tail.jpg Baltic states, British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, RussiaMeat, milk, wool
Norwegian Fur

O

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Orkhon Orkhon sheep breed, Orkhon soum of Selenge province, Mongolia, May 2018.jpg MongoliaWool
Ossimi
Ouessant Schaf Ouessantschaf 050902.jpg Ushant, Breton Island DwarfFrance [106] Wool, hobby
Oula
Oxford Mudchute farm sheep with lambs.jpg Oxford DownUnited KingdomMeat

P

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Pag Island Paška ovcaCroatiaMeat, milk
Pagliarola
Panama United StatesMeat
Pedi sheep BapediSouth AfricaMeat
Pelibüey Mottled sheep.jpg Cubano Rojo Caribbean, Mexico, South AmericaMeat
Perendale New ZealandMeat
Pinzirita Sicily Milk
Pitt Island Chatham Islands, New ZealandWool
Polwarth AustraliaMeat, wool
Polypay 2017 APSA sale.jpg United StatesMeat, wool
Portland Orford Ness - Portland Sheep (14534764423).jpg EnglandMeat
Pramenka Licka pramenka.jpg Lička, Istarska, Kupreška or Dubska pramenka Bosnia and Herzegovina, CroatiaMeat, milk, wool
Priangan Garut Indonesia Meat, ram fighting
Polish Heath Poland
Poll Dorset Poll dorset.jpg AustraliaMeat
Polled Dorset Ewe and lamb taken at the NCSU Small Ruminant Educational Unit.jpg United StatesMeat
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep Pommernschaf.jpg Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches LandschafGermanyMeat, vegetation management

Q

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Qashqai China
Qiaoke China
Qinghai Black Tibetan China
Qinghai Semifinewool China
Quadrella Italy
Quanglin Large-Tail China

R

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Rabo Largo
Racka Zackelschafe Tiergarten Bernburg 06-03-2008.jpg Ovce cápová, CápoviceHungaryMeat, milk, wool
Rahmany sheep El-rahmaniEgyptMeat, milk, wool
Rambouillet Rambouillet.jpg Rambouillet Merino, French MerinoFranceMeat, wool
Rasa Aragonesa AragónMeat
Red Engadine Engadinerschaf in den zwei Farbschlagen Braun und Schwarz, Schweiz.jpg EngadineSwitzerland
Red Karaman Turkey
Red Maasai Maasai sheep, Kenya.jpg East AfricaMeat
Rhoen sheep vegetation management
Rideau Arcott Canada
Romanov Beranlinierohan.jpg RussiaMeat
Romney sheep Romneyram1.jpg Romney MarshUnited KingdomMeat, wool
Roslag Roslagsfar ungdjur.jpg RoslagsfårSwedenMeat, wool
Rouge de l'Ouest Rouge de l'Ouest.JPG Tête rouge du MaineFranceMeat
Rouge du Roussillon Mouton-rouge-du-roussillon SDA2013.JPG Roussillion RedFranceMeat, wool
Rough Fell Rough Fell ram.jpg United KingdomMeat
Roux du Valais Roux du Valais feeding lamb 1.jpg Walliser Landschaf, Roux du PaysSwitzerlandMeat, wool
Ruda Dubrovacka ruda.jpg Albania, CroatiaWool
Rya Forslundas far.jpg Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool SheepSwedenWool
Ryeland Ryeland sheep - geograph.org.uk - 1543697.jpg United KingdomMeat
Rygja

S

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Sahel-type
Sakiz ÇesmeTurkeyWool
Saraja [107] Turkmenistan Wool, meat
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz sheep, Roger Williams Park Zoo.jpg Santa Cruz Island, United StatesWool
Santa Inês Ovinos Santa Ines.jpg BrazilMeat
Sardinian Sardinian Sheep - pecora sardegna.jpg Brabei Sarda, Pecora SardaItalyMilk
Sardi (Moroccan sheep) Sardi Maroc.jpg MoroccoMeat, milk, wool
Schoonebeker
Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf
Schwarzes Bergschaf
Scottish Blackface Sheep on the isle of Lewis.jpg Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish MountainScotlandMeat
Scottish Dunface Scottish Tanface, Old Scottish Short-woolScotland (extinct) [108] Meat, wool
Serrai Serres+breed.jpg Serraika, Serron Greece, Serres Meat, milk, wool [109]
Shetland Shetland ewe.jpg Shetland IslandsMeat, wool
Shropshire Shropshire Clark County fair.JPG United KingdomMeat
Sicilian Barbary Sicily
Skudde Skudde Bock.jpg skuddenEstonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland [110] Meat, vegetation management, felting
Soay Soay sheep lamb.png ScotlandMeat
Somali Somali sheep.jpg Berbera BlackheadSomaliaMeat
Sopravissana ItalyMilk
South Devon United Kingdom
South Dorset United Kingdom
South Hampshire United Kingdom
Southdown Southdown Clark County fair.JPG United KingdomMeat
South Wales Mountain Wales
Spælsau Norway sheep portrait.jpg Old Norwegian Short Tail LandraceNorwayMeat
Spiegel
St. Croix St Croix sheep.jpg Virgin Island white Virgin Islands Meat
Steigar
Steinschaf
Suffolk 7 month old Suffolk Ram Lamb.JPG United KingdomMeat
Sumavska Czech RepublicMeat, milk, wool
Swaledale Swaledale Sheep, Lake District, England - June 2009.jpg United KingdomMeat, wool
Swedish Fur Sweden
Swifter
Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf
Schweizer Alpenschaf
Såne DenmarkMeat, pelt

T

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Taleshi IranMeat
Tan  [ zh ]ChinaHides, meat
Targhee 2009-Targhee-Sheep.jpg United StatesWool
Tautra
Teeswater Track of Railway, from Ingleby Incline at Bank Foot Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1594044.jpg United KingdomMeat
TEFRom New ZealandMeat, wool
Texel Texel sheep.jpg Netherlands Meat
Thalli
Ţigaie RomaniaMeat, milk, wool
Tiroler Steinschaf Wien-Schonbrunn, Zoo, der Haidachhof, Stall, Tiroler Steinschaf.JPG Pecora della Roccia TiroleseAustriaMeat, wool
Touabire
Ţsurcană RomaniaMeat, milk, wool
Tukidale Tuki Tuki in New Zealand, then AustraliaMeat, specialty carpet wool [111]
Tunis Garrison Kunst and Luke in 2008.jpg Tunisian Barbary Tunisia Meat
Tuj Turkey
Türkgeldi Turkey

U

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Uda Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria Meat

V

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Valachian sheep 2022-11-13 Female Valachian sheep in Hesse (117).jpg Native Wallachian sheepCzech RepublicMeat, milk, wool
Valachian Improved sheep Czech RepublicMeat, milk, wool
Valais Blacknose Valais Blacknose Sheep.jpg Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, VisperschafSwitzerlandMeat, wool
Van Rooy Van Rooy White PersianSouth AfricaMeat
Vendéen Mouton vendeen02 SDA2011.JPG FranceMeat

W

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Waldschaf Waldschaf Zoo Salzburg 2014 b.jpg
Waziri PakistanMeat, wool
Weißes Bergschaf
Welsh Hill Speckled Face Wales
Welsh Mountain sheep White Welsh Mountain sheep.jpg Defaid Mynydd CymreigWalesMeat
Badger Face Welsh Mountain [note 6] Hello, how are ewe today%3F.jpg Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-facedWalesMeat
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep [note 6] Balwen Black Mountain ewe and lamb - Frampton - geograph.org.uk - 1763400.jpg WalesMeat
Black Welsh Mountain sheep [note 6] Black sheep Herriard Estate.jpg Defaid Mynydd DuonWalesMeat
South Wales Mountain [note 6] Wales
Wensleydale File-Shorn Wensleydale.jpg EnglandMeat
West African Dwarf Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep [112] West Africa and Central Africa [112] Meat
White Horned Heath
White Karaman Akkaraman [113] Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia. [113]
White Suffolk AustraliaMeat
Whiteface Dartmoor United KingdomMeat
Whitefaced Woodland Sheep at Freightliner Farm.jpg Penistone sheepEnglandMeat
White Maritza sheep White Maritza Sheep Iz6.JPG Bulgaria
Wiltipoll Wiltipoll.jpg AustraliaMeat
Wiltshire Horn Sheep, Broadnymett, North Tawton, Devon - geograph.org.uk - 449780.jpg United KingdomMeat

X

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Xalda Ovejas Xaldas y sus crias.JPG SpainMeat [114]
Xaxi Ardia Spain [115]
Xinjiang Finewool ChinaMeat, wool [116]

Y

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Yankasa Yankasa IMG 20200418 175545-1.jpg NigeriaMeat
Yellow sheep Yorkshire
Yemen White Yemen
Yiecheng
Yoroo
Yunnan Semifinewool China

Z

NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurpose
Zackel
Zaghawa
Zaian
Zaïre Long-Legged
Zakynthos
Zeeland Milk
Zel
Zelazna ZeleznienskaPolandMeat
Zemmour
Zeta Yellow
Zlatusha
Zoulay
Zwartbles Zwartbles in Zeeland.jpg NetherlandsMeat, milk, cheese
Zulu sheep NguniSouth AfricaMeat

Notes

  1. 1 2 Arabi subtype
  2. 1 2 3 Cheviot subtype
  3. 1 2 Han subtype
  4. 1 2 3 Heidschnucke subtype
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Merino subtype
  6. 1 2 3 4 Welsh Mountain subtype

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryeland</span> Breed of sheep

The Ryeland is one of the oldest English sheep breeds going back seven centuries when the monks of Leominster in Herefordshire bred sheep and grazed them on the rye pastures, giving them their name. It was introduced into Australia in 1919 and are classified as an endangered breed by the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia and also are one of the nine heritage breeds that were the foundation of the sheep and wool industry in Australia. The Ryeland was one of the breeds used to introduce the poll gene to the Dorset breed in the development of the Poll Dorset. This breed is raised primarily for meat.

The Dagliç is a breed of sheep found primarily in western Anatolia in Turkey. They are a carpet wool breed used for both meat and dairy production. Sheep of this breed typically have black spots on the head and legs. The rams are usually horned and the ewes are polled. The breed is thought by some to be the origin of the Chios and Kamakuyruk breeds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spælsau</span> Breed of sheep

The Spælsau is a breed of sheep from Norway. Many consider Spælsau to be the original breed of sheep in Norway, and it is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds. It is well adapted to the climate and was a domestic animal from the Iron Age. The spælsau stock is about 22% of the sheep in Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Targhee sheep</span> American breed of sheep

The Targhee is an American breed of domestic sheep. It was developed in the early twentieth century at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture at Dubois, Idaho, and is named after the Targhee National Forest which surrounds it. It is a dual-purpose breed, with heavy, medium-quality wool and good meat production characteristics. It is hardy and well-suited to the ranges of the West where it was developed. It is kept mainly in Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, and is reared primarily for wool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texel sheep</span> Dutch breed of sheep

The Texel is a Dutch breed of domestic sheep originally from the island of Texel. It is a heavy and muscular sheep, and produces a lean meat carcass. It is polled, clean-faced and clean-legged, with white face and wool. The fibre diameter of the wool averages about 32 μ, with a staple length of 8–15 cm; it is used mainly for knitting and hosiery wools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portland sheep</span> Breed of sheep

The Portland is a sheep breed that takes its name from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. This breed is raised primarily for meat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cormo</span> Breed of sheep

The Cormo is an Australian breed of sheep developed in Tasmania by crossing Corriedale rams with superfine Saxon Merino ewes in the early 1960s. The name Cormo is derived from the names of two of the parent breeds, Corriedale and Merino. The breed was fixed through intense selection criteria, assessed by objective measurement. Cormo sheep have a polled, open face, are possessed of a fast-growing, medium frame carrying a fleece of about 18 to 23 microns in diameter. High fertility is an attribute, too.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castlemilk Moorit</span> Breed of sheep

The Castlemilk Moorit is a rare breed of domestic sheep originating in Dumfriesshire in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackhead Persian</span> African breed of sheep

The Blackhead somali sheep is a fat-tailed breed of domestic sheep from Africa. The sheep is originally from Somalia and a direct descendant of the Somali sheep. The breed is also a type of hair sheep, meaning they do not grow wool and tolerate heat better than wooled breeds and are raised primarily for meat. The Blackhead Persian has a white body and, as their name would suggest, an entirely black head.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep</span> Breed of sheep

The Badger Face Welsh Mountain is a distinct variety of the Welsh Mountain breed of domestic sheep bred for sheep farming in Wales. It is a hardy upland breed known for producing a high percentage of twins and triplets under good conditions. It appears in two sub-varieties of its own: the Torddu, which has a white fleece with dark face and belly, and the Torwen, which has a black body with a white belly and white stripes over the eyes. The Torddu is the more common of the two types. In both types, ewes are polled and rams are horned. Although this breed grows wool, it is primarily raised for meat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vendéen</span> Breed of sheep

The Vendéen is a breed of domestic sheep originating near Vendée in western France. It was developed by crossing local ewes with Southdown rams in the early 19th century. It is primarily a meat breed known for its muscularity and ability to produce large litters of lambs. They have a fine, medium-length wool. Both Vendéen ewes and rams are usually polled, but occasionally rams can have small horns. Their faces and legs have dark brown or gray hair. The breed is commonly used among farmers as a terminal sire for producing lambs for meat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dalesbred</span> Breed of sheep

The Dalesbred is a breed of domestic sheep originating in England. Derived from the Swaledale and Scottish Blackface breeds, the Dalesbred is a northern hill breed distributed in the Yorkshire Dales and into Lancashire. The Dalesbred is genetically distinct from the other northern hill breeds, the Herdwick and Rough Fell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erzgebirge goat</span> Breed of goat

The Erzgebirge is a breed of goat native to the Saxony region of Germany. Erzgebirge goats are polled, and have a reddish-brown coat with black stripes on the face, back, and legs. Primarily used for milking, the breed is critically endangered.

The Damani is a thin-tail, meat and wool breed of sheep which is found in the Dera Ismail Khan district and part of Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Adal is a domesticated breed of fat-tailed sheep from Ethiopia. They are bred mostly for their meat.

Africana is a breed of domesticated sheep found in Colombia and Venezuela. This breed is polled (hornless) and is about the same size as the Pelibüey. The Africana is raised for their meat and is classified as a hair breed.

Altay is a breed of domesticated sheep originating in the dry, cold mountain basins of China. This breed belongs to the fat-rumped carpet wool type of sheep and the Kazakh group. Although the Altay grows wool, it is raised primarily for the meat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arapawa sheep</span> Breed of sheep

The Arapawa Sheep is a breed of feral sheep found primarily on Arapaoa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The New Zealand Rare Breeds Conservation Society classifies it as "rare". This breed is raised primarily for wool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorset Down</span> Breed of sheep

The Dorset Down is a breed of sheep native to the Dorset Downs region of England. It originated in the early 19th century from crosses of local and Hampshire ewes with Southdown rams. The breed is not closely related to the Dorset, which is a white-faced sheep.

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