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