Sheep and Goat Breeds By Michael Teague Sheep Terminology Ram – Male Ewe – Female Lamb – Young Sheep Classes Fine Wool – emphasis on quality wool Medium.

Sheep and Goat BreedsSheep and Goat Breeds

By Michael TeagueBy Michael Teague

SheepSheep

• Terminology• Ram – Male• Ewe – Female• Lamb – Young

Sheep

• Classes• Fine Wool – emphasis on

quality wool• Medium Wool –emphasis on

quality meat• Long Wool – large breeds

that produces a long coarse fiber

• Crossbred Wool – cross of FW and LW

• Hair Type – sheer free

Fine WoolFine Wool

• Merino• Origin Spain

• Males Horned• Females Polled

• Rambouillet• Origin France

Merino RamMerino Ram

Merino EweMerino Ewe

Rambouillet RamRambouillet Ram

Rambouillet Ewe / LambRambouillet Ewe / Lamb

Medium WoolMedium Wool

• Dorset – England

• Hampshire – England

• Suffolk – England, Large Breed, Popular,

• Southdown - England

Dorset RamDorset Ram

Dorset EweDorset Ewe

Hampshire RamHampshire Ram

Hampshire EweHampshire Ewe

Suffolk RamSuffolk Ram

Suffolk EweSuffolk Ewe

Dorset RamDorset Ram

Long WoolLong Wool

• Leicester – England

• Lincoln – England

• Romney - England

LeicesterLeicester

Lincoln RamLincoln Ram

Cross Breed WoolCross Breed Wool

• Columbia – USA

• Corriedale – New Zealand

Columbia WetherColumbia Wether

Corriedale EweCorriedale Ewe

Hair TypeHair Type

• Dorper – South Africa

• Barbado – Origin Texas, Trophy Animal on Game Ranch

Dorper Ram and EweDorper Ram and Ewe

Barbado RamBarbado Ram

GoatsGoats

• Terminology• Buck – Male• Doe – Female• Kid – Young Goat

• Types• Angora – Origin Turkey,

Produce Mohair, 95% in Tex,

• Cashmere – Fine Fiber• Spanish – The “TX

Longhorn” of goats• Dairy – Bred for Milk

Production• Boer – S. Africa, Meat Type• Other – Pygmy and Fainting

Angora Buck and DoeAngora Buck and Doe

Cashmere BuckCashmere Buck

Spanish BuckSpanish Buck

Dairy GoatsDairy Goats

• French Alpine

• Nubian – Africa, Polled

• Toggenburg – Switzerland,

French Alpine DoeFrench Alpine Doe

Nubian DoeNubian Doe

Toggenburg DoeToggenburg Doe

Boer BuckBoer Buck

Boer DoeBoer Doe

PygmyPygmy

Fainting GoatFainting Goat