Sheep Genetic
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.
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 »
Shropshire Sheep
The Shropshire sheep is a British short wool hornless breed. It is medium in size and has a soft black face, ears and nostrils, and black feet and legs. The Shropshire breed society was the first sheep breed society set up in the United Kingdom .
Mainly used as a prime lamb producer, the Shropshire ram makes a good sire for producing quick growing lambs. They are often crossed with merinos to produce first cross lambs. Its fleece is dense and heavy and is a Downs type wool. Read the rest of this entry »