List of Sheep Breeds: Different Types of Sheep for Commercial Breeding

Breed nameTargetoriginAAchipayammeat, woolTurkeyAdalMeatEthiopiaAfricanMeatColombiaAfrikaansMeatRepublic of South AfricaAlaimeat, woolKyrgyzstanAlgarve Churrosmeat, woolPortugalAlpine Steinschafmeat, woolGermanyAltai regionMeatChinaApenninesMeatItalyArabMeatIran, IraqAfghan ArabicMeatAfghanistanarapavaOldest boyNew ZealandArmenian half woolMeat, milkArmeniaAskanianOldest boyUkraineAssafMeat, milkIsraelAussiedownMeatAustraliaAwassiMeat, milk, woolSyrian-Arabian desertBWelsh Mountain Badger FaceMeatWalesBalkhimeat, woolAfghanistan, PakistanBalochOldest boyPakistanWelsh Mount BalvenMeatWalesBarbadian BlackbellyMeatCaribbeanburdockMeat, milk, wool SerbiaBasque-BerneseMilkFranceBelexMeatBelgiumBentheimer LandscapeVegetation managementGermanyBergamasqueMeat, milk, woolItalyBerrichon du CherMeatFranceMarbled face of BeulahMeatUKBibrikMeatPakistanBielleseMeatItalyblack headed persianmeat, woolRepublic of South AfricaBlack Welsh MountainMeatUKBrecknock Hill Cheviotmeat, woolWalesMaine BlueMeatFranceBlue-faced Leicestermeat, woolUKObligationmeat, woolAustraliaMerino Burulameat, woolAustraliaLeicester bordermeat, woolUKFrontier Cheviotmeat, woolUKBoreraymeat, woolScotlandbovecMeat, milkItalybrown mountain sheepMeat, wool, vegetation careGermanybritish milkMeat, milk, woolUKVScalifornia redmeat, woolUNITED STATESCanadian ArcottMeatCanadaCastlemilk MooritLeisureScotlandcharmMeatFranceCharolaismeat, woolFranceCheviotmeat, woolUKChiosMilkIsland of ChiosCholistanimeat, woolPakistanClun ForestMeat, milk, woolUKcobourg foxVegetation managementGermanyColombiaOldest boyUNITED STATEScome backmeat, woolAustraliacommissaryMilkItalyCoupworthmeat, woolNew ZealandKormoOldest boyAustraliaCorriedalemeat, woolNew Zealandcotswoldsmeat, woolUKKriolskayaMeatcentral AmericaDDala furmeat, woolSwedenDalesbredmeat, woolUKDaglicMeat, milk, woolTurkeydamanimeat, woolPakistanDamaraMeatNamibiadanish landraceOldest boyDenmarkDébouilletOldest boyUNITED STATESDelan MerinoOldest boyUNITED STATESDerbyshire sandstoneMeatUKDevon Bell TowerMeatUKlong hair devonmeat, woolUKDon Merinomeat, woolRepublic of South AfricaDorperMeatRepublic of South AfricaHorn of DorsetMeatUKDorset DownMeatUKDrenthe HeathMeatNetherlandsDrysdaleOldest boyNew ZealandEExmoor HornMeatUKEstonian Ruhnumeat, woolEstoniaEnglish LeicesterMeatUKElliotdaleMeatTasmaniaEast FrisianMilkGermanyFFabrienMeatItalyFaroeseMeatFaroe Islandsfinnish sheepMeat, milk, woolFinlandgGadimeat, woolIndiaGalicianMeat, milkSpainGalwayMeatIrelandHigh quality Gansu alpine woolOldest boyChinaGentile from PugliaOldest boyItalyGotlandmeat, woolSwedenGray DartmoorMeatUKGray trendOldest boyNorwayGromarkmeat, woolAustraliaNative to the Gulf CoastMeatUNITED STATESGuiraMeatSpainGoodgenetic conservationSwedenHHampshireMeatUKHebrideanVegetation managementScotlandHerdwickMeatUKRunnor HillMeatUKpig islandOldest boyUNITED STATESIIcelandicMeat, milk, woolIcelandIle-de-FranceMeatFranceJJacobmeat, woolMiddle EastJezersko Solcavameat, woolSloveniaKKerry HillMeatWalesKatahdinMeatUNITED STATESKarayakaMeat, milkTurkeyastrakhanMeat, milk, woolCentral AsiaLLaticudaMeat, milkItalyLonkmeat, woolUKsuction cupsmeat, woolIndiaLlanvenogMeatWaleslincolnmeat, woolUKLatxaMilkSpainlacauneMilkFrance

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new addressMeatBrazilMontadalemeat, woolUNITED STATESMeronlandschafmeat, woolGermanymerinized italianmeat, woolItalyButcherMeatRepublic of South AfricamassageMeat, milkItalyLoachtan of Manxmeat, woolIsle of manMerinomeat, woolSpainNOTFind itMeat, milk, woolSaudi ArabiaChurro Navajomeat, woolUNITED STATESNewfoundlandGeneralCanadaNorfolk HornMeatUKNorth Ronaldsaymeat, woolScotlandNorthern European ShorttailMeat, milk, woolGermany, British Isles, Scandinavia, RussiaNorth Country Cheviotmeat, woolScotlandOOxford downmeat, woolUKOuessantOldest boyFrancePpelibueyMeatMexicoPanamameat, woolUKPerendalmeat, woolNew ZealandPinziritaMeat, milk, woolItalyPolwartmeat, woolAustraliapolypaymeat, woolUNITED STATESPortlandMeatUKMerino Surveymeat, woolAustraliaDorset respondentsMeatUNITED STATESCoarse Pomeranian woolMeatGermanyRcrustaceanMeat, milk, woolHungaryRambouilletmeat, woolFrancered maasaiMeatEast AfricaArcott Curtainmeat, woolCanadaRomanovMeatRussiaRomneymeat, woolUKRomeldaleMeat, milk, woolUNITED STATESRoslagmeat, woolSwedenwestern redMeat, milkFrancerough fellMeatUKroyal whiteMeatUNITED STATESOreOldest boyAlbania, CroatiaryaOldest boySwedenRylandMeatUKSsanta cruzOldest boyUNITED STATESSardinianMilkItalyblack scottishMeatScotlandSerrayMeat, milk, woolGreece-Shetlandmeat, woolScotlandShropshiremeat, woolUKSkuddeMeatGermanySoayMeatScotlandCopravissanaMeat, milkItalyEnglish breed of polled short-haired sheepMeatUKSouth African merino meatmeat, woolRepublic of South AfricaSpaelsauMeat, milk, woolNorwaySt. CroixMeatUNITED STATESSuffolkmeat, woolUKSwaledalemeat, woolUKJTargheemeat, woolUNITED STATESTeeswatermeat, woolUKTexelMeatNetherlandsTyrolean Steinschafmeat, woolAustriaTunisiaMeat, milkTunisiayouhipsMeatAfricaVVal ChernonosMeatSwissVan RoyMeatRepublic of South AfricaVendeanMeatFranceOwelsh mountainMeatWalesWensleydaleMeatUKWest African GnomeMeatFrom Southwest to Central Africasuffolk whiteMeatAustraliaWhiteface DartmoorMeatUKwhite faced woodMeatUKwhite horn desertmeat, woolGermanywhite polled heathermeat, woolGermanyWiltipollMeatAustraliaWiltshire HornMeatUKZblack flameMeat, milkNetherlandsZuluMeatRepublic of South Africa