Steven M. Jones Associate Professor - Livestock. Identify… Dorset Photo: Myrna Fisher/Lynn Conley, University of Nevada-Reno.

Practice Sheep Breed Contest

Steven M. JonesAssociate Professor - Livestock

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Dorset

Photo: Myrna Fisher/Lynn Conley, University of Nevada-Reno

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Barbado

Photo: Lynn Magedson

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California Red

Originated in California

Beige/oatmeal color wool

Legs, face, forehead, poll, & around ears (to under jaw/throat) is wool free

Wool-free areas are red in color, the area around nose/mouth is whitish

Both sexes are polled

Medium size, meat sheep

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Rambouillet

Has its roots in France

It is all white, with light pigment of nose & mouth

Wool covers the whole body, except for face of sheep

Both sexes are horned, & they are very regal in appearance

Has loose skin from neck to breast/chest floor area

It is a large breed of sheep

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Columbia

Photo: Unknown Source

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Suffolk


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Romanov


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Cheviot

Originated in England/Scotland

Face & legs; white & wool free

Black nose/muzzle & feet, dark eyes, & erect ears; give it a perky & stylish appearance

Hardy, easy lambing, good mothers, & fast maturity

A smaller breed of sheep

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Cotswold

Originated in England

Has white face & legs

Dark pigmentation of the nose, mouth, inside the ears, & on the hooves

Fleece is carried in locks and is quite abundant from the foretop/poll

A medium to large breed

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Tunis


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Shropshire


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Hampshire


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Suffolk


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California Red


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Cheviot


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Barbado

Originated in Texas

Tan, tan with pale belly, tan with black belly, or pied are most common color

Face is light/white colored

Females are polled

Males have large horns that curl/sweep

Due to distinctive horns, used as trophy animal on big game ranches

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Corriedale

Originated in Australia & New Zealand

It is all white; with dark pigmentation of the nose, muzzle, & mouth

Has wool on legs & poll

It is a polled sheep breed

It’s a dual-purpose breed

It is a larger sheep breed

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Dorset

Originated in Wales

They are all white

Can be polled or horned

Have wool on legs & head

Light pigmentation of nose, hooves, mouth, ears, etc

Has a desirable carcass

It is a medium sized breed

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Dorper


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Corriedale


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Cotswold


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Lincoln

Photo: Sally Anne Thompson

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Columbia


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Montadale

Originated in the US

All white; with dark pigment of nose, mouth, & hooves

Face & legs are free of wool

Were developed as a dual purpose breed (meat/wool)

They are very adaptable

They are medium size breed

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Dorper

Originated in South Africa

Has white body & usually a black head/neck

Skin is lightly covered with mixture of hair & wool

The skin is thick, which is why it is the most sought sheepskin in the world

It is a meat breed of sheep

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Southdown


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Dorset


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Tunis


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Montadale


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Rambouillet


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Hampshire


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Barbado


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Corriedale


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Lincoln


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Cotswold


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California Red


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Suffolk

As the name could infer, it developed in England

Legs & head are free of wool; and possess black hair

Are long legged & muscular

Has very regal appearance

It is a large to very large breed of sheep

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Lincoln


It is all white; with dark pigmentation of the nose, mouth, & inside the ears

The fleece is carried in very heavy locks and it is well wooled to knees/hocks

It has a well pronounced foretop/poll of long wool

Largest breed of sheep

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Southdown

Photo: Stephanie Burrows/Oklahoma State University

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Montadale


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Cheviot


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Cotswold


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Dorper


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Romanov

Originated in Russia, near Moscow

Born black; but lightens to white, silver, gray as they make fleece

Fleece is white; face & legs have black & white hair

Very early sexual maturity, in as little as three months

Have litters, 4-6 is normal; the record is 9 that lived

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Hampshire


It has black hair on its legs & head, it has also black pigmentation of nose, mouth, & hooves

The legs are free of wool below the knee/hock

The face is free of wool

A medium to large breed

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Shropshire


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Columbia


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Rambouillet

Photo: Terry & Viki Clark, Oklahoma State University

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Tunis


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California Red


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Romanov


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Shropshire


Wool covers most of the sheep; and must extend at least to knees/hocks and it covers most of the head including poll & lower jaw

Areas not covered in wool, are covered by black hair

A medium to large sheep, that has oily wool

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Southdown


All white; grayish pigment of mouth, nose, & ears

Is completely wool covered, from its nose to its hooves

It is a polled breed of sheep

Adaptable & early maturing

Small to medium size breed

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Corriedale


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Dorset


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California Red


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Romanov


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Lincoln

Photo: Oklahoma State University

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Dorper


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Rambouillet


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Suffolk


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Tunis

Old indigenous breed to the US

Beige/creamy color wool

Legs (below knees/hocks), face, & forehead (to the poll/foretop) are wool free & are red in color, area near nose/mouth is whitish

It is polled, with large ears

Adaptable & disease resistance

Medium size, meat sheep

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Columbia

Originated in US, by US Dept of Agriculture

It is all white; with light pigmentation of nose, muzzle, mouth, & ears

Has wool on legs & poll

Developed for range, but have proven adaptable

A large breed of sheep

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Cheviot


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Southdown

Photo: Sally Anne Thompson

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Shropshire


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California Red

Photo: Oklahoma State University

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Barbado


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Montadale


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Hampshire


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Dorset


Steven M. Jones Associate Professor - Livestock. Identify… Dorset Photo: Myrna Fisher/Lynn Conley, University of Nevada-Reno.

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