Archive for September 2010
COLUMBIA
The Columbia was developed at the research station in Idaho in the United States during the 1920s by crossing the Lincoln and Rambouillet. The breed came to Canada after World War II and became popular in the pastures of the West and in feedlots, both for the production of wool than meat. It is the largest pure breeds. Read the rest of this entry »
CLUN FOREST
The Clun Forest is a local breed of highland hills between England and Wales. The first flock was imported into Canada, Nova Scotia, during the 1970s. They are easy to maintain, robust and able to survive without assistance in harsh conditions, always producing good lambs. For these interesting animal facts , race is widespread in many pasture-based systems across Canada and the United States, where they thrive in desert conditions in Utah, moisture from British Columbia and the cold Minnesota. The Clun Forest is a maternal breed. Ewes generally produce twins, are good mothers and good milkers. They are most often used in crossbreeding with Suffolk or Hampshire rams to produce market lambs. The Clun Forest rams can be used for breeding ewes in order to reduce the size of lambs and lambing problems.
CHAROLLAIS
The Charollais was developed in the same region of France em Charolais cattle. Since 1977, it was better Charollais and the United Kingdom were embryos exported to Canada in 1994. Read the rest of this entry »
Arcott CANADIAN / CANADIEN Arcott
Arcott The Canadian is one of three breeds developed in the Research Station of Agriculture Canada near Ottawa. Arcott The result is a program of Canadian Crossroads including Ile de France and Suffolk HIM Aim to produce a new breed beefing good features. Adult sheep is medium, and short eCountry. The lambs are fast growing animals, like butcher for the lamb market heavy or light. Read the rest of this entry »
BORDER LEICESTER
One of the oldest British breeds of wool long, the Border Leicester was imported from England to Canada in the mid-nineteenth century. This together with the Oxford, became one of the dominant races in the initial Canadian sheep industry. The emphasis on meat production after the 1950 caused the number of race Leicester fell. Read the rest of this entry »
BERRICHONNE OF CHER
This large sized sheep was developed in the arid southwest of
France in the late nineteenth century by crossing Spanish with English breeds
Merino wool long. Females are frequently used in cross formation where its force
and allow the production of heavy lambs, with no excess fat at any time of year.
The sheep are used as terminal to improve carcass characteristics.
CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO ALL BREEDS
There are some features that are general to all breeds of sheep, which are detailed below. race-specific characteristics are described in the following pages. Read the rest of this entry »
Damara sheep
The ability to survive on a limited water supply:
The Damaras visit the through in the early morning, proceed to drink one by one while some of them do not drink at all, evidence that they need little water and can go without water for up to three days.
Grazing habits:
The Damara is a good forager and lives on a varied diet of cereal stubbles, grass, bushes, shrubs and trees – it thrives where other breeds have lost condition. Read the rest of this entry »
The South Suffolk
South Suffolk are one of the lesser known sheep breeds. Of New Zealand origin, they were first imported into Australia. They were created by George Gould of Canterbury (NZ) from crosses of Southdowns and Suffolk, the consequent progeny being interbred. These two parent breeds already carried a close relationship, the Suffolk resulting from crossing the Southdown over the old Norfolk Horn during the late eighteenth century. Read the rest of this entry »
Sheep & Fiber Farm Tour
The Ninth Annual (Washington County, N.Y.) Sheep & Fiber Farm Tour, drive-it-yourself event of 10 farms is the longest running tour of its kind in New York.
These friendly farm owners offer families, fiber artists, and prospective or experienced farmers an easy way to visit a wide variety of homestead-style or commercial farms. Featured are nearly every kind and color of fiber-producing livestock, including an array of sheep breeds, cashmere goats, llamas, and angora rabbits. Read the rest of this entry »