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Title: SHEEP BREEDS


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SHEEP BREEDS
  • BY MIKE ROSSI

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office
July, 2002
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Some top sheep breeds in the USA
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MEAT BREEDS
  • These breeds of sheep are produced for their
    carcasses. Their wool is not very valuable.

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Southdown
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Suffolk
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Hampshire
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Polled Dorset
Horned Dorset
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Texel
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CLUB LAMBS
  • These are a specialty of the meat breeds.
    Various breeds are used as cross breeds or
    purebreds to create these.

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CLUB LAMBS
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WOOL BREEDS
  • These breeds are selected for their wool quality.
    Their wool is used to make the valuable wool
    items.

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Lincoln
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Columbia
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Rambouillet
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HAIRED SHEEP
  • These sheep have the most popular pelts of any
    sheep breed. Their pelts are in very high demand.

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Dorper
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