The White Suffolk sheep is a breed of domesticated sheep from Australia. In fact, this is a breed of meat sheep, bred for Australian conditions.
The breeding program began in 1977 by Dr. Ewan Roberts of the University of New South Wales, Australia, with the aim of developing the final breed of sheep.
His goal was to raise a good breed with the confirmation, structure and stature of the Suffolk, but with a white head and legs.
The initial crossing was between Polled Dorset and Suffolk, and separately the Suffolk crossed the Leicester border.
Breed association called ‘Australian White Suffolk Association‘ was founded in 1986. Learn more about this breed below.
Characteristics of the Suffolk White Sheep
The White Suffolk sheep is a medium to large sized breed with a very handsome appearance. It shares many similarities with the Suffolk breed of sheep.
But Suffolk white sheep have white muzzles and legs instead of the dark spots of the Suffolk breed. Photos and information from Kismet Stud and Wikipedia.
Advantages
The Suffolk white sheep is a breed of mutton. It is grown mainly for meat production.
Special Notes
Suffolk white sheep are very strong and hardy animals. He has very encouraging traits such as less fat, bigger carcasses, good conformation and a very fast growth rate.
At present White Suffolk is doing well in a variety of pastoral, mixed agricultural and high rainfall areas.
The breed is suitable for both commercial sheep farming and small-scale production. However, check out the full profile of this breed in the following table.
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| Breed name | suffolk white |
| another name | everything |
| Purpose of the breed | Mainly meat |
| Special Notes | Very strong and rustic, large carcasses, good conformation, very fast growth, very suitable for meat production. |
| Breed size | medium to large |
| horns | Not |
| climatic tolerance | native climate |
| Color | White face and legs |
| scarcity | general |
| Country/place of origin | Australia |
