CHARACERISTICS

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CHARACERISTICS

• OF THE BREEDS
• OF SHEEP
• This presentation is from Virginia Tech and has
  not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office.

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Breeds Of Sheep

• Dorset Border Leicester
• Cheviot Columbia
• Coopworth Corriedale
• Finnsheep Hampshire
• Polypay Rambouillet
• Romanov Southdown
• Suffolk Targhee
• Texel

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Dorset

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Moderate
• Mature Size Medium (120-140 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - Moderate
• Prolificacy High Medium (2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 5-8 lbs.

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Border Leicester

• Wool Type - Long
• Hardiness Low Moderate
• Mature Size Medium to Large (130-150 lbs.)
• Growth Rate High Moderate
• Prolificacy Medium (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 8-12 lbs.

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Cheviot

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness High Moderate
• Mature Size Small (about 100 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - Low
• Prolificacy - Moderate (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 5-8 lbs.

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Columbia

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness High Moderate
• Mature Size Large (150-175 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - High
• Prolificacy Low Moderate (1.5 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 9-14 lbs

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Coopworth

• Wool Type - Long
• Hardiness High Moderate
• Mature Size Medium (120-140 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - Moderate
• Prolificacy High Moderate (2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 8-12 lbs.

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Corriedale

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Moderate
• Mature Size Medium (120-140 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - Moderate
• Prolificacy Moderate (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 9-14 lbs.

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Finnsheep

• Wool Type Medium to Long
• Hardiness - Low
• Mature Size Small (about 100 lbs.)
• Growth Rate - Low
• Prolificacy High (4 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 4-8 lbs.

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Hampshire

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Low Moderate
• Mature Size Large (150-175 lbs)
• Growth Rate - High
• Prolificacy Moderate (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 5-8 lbs.

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Polypay

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Moderate
• Mature Size Medium (120-140 lbs)
• Growth Rate - Moderate
• Prolificacy Moderately high (3 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 6-10 lbs.

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Rambouillet

• Wool Type - Fine
• Hardiness - High
• Mature Size Moderately Large (130-150 lbs)
• Growth Rate Moderately High
• Prolificacy Low Moderate (1.5 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 9-14 lbs.

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Romanov

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Very Low
• Mature Size Small (100 lbs)
• Growth Rate - Low
• Prolificacy High (4 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 3-5 lbs.

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Southdown

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Low Moderate
• Mature Size Small (100 lbs)
• Growth Rate - Low
• Prolificacy Low Moderate (1.5 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 5-8 lbs.

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Suffolk

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Low
• Mature Size Very Large (175-200 lbs)
• Growth Rate Very High
• Prolificacy High Moderate (2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 4-8 lbs.

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Targhee

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - High Moderate
• Mature Size Large (150-175 lbs)
• Growth Rate High Moderate
• Prolificacy Moderate (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 9-14 lbs.

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Texel

• Wool Type - Medium
• Hardiness - Moderate
• Mature Size Medium (120-140 lbs)
• Growth Rate - Moderate
• Prolificacy Moderate (lt2 avg.)
• Ewe Grease Fleece Weight 4-8 lbs.

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Why do we want to cross two breeds?
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Crossing?

• The biggest reason is gain the benefits of both
  breeds that are involved.
• 50 of the traits come from one breed
• 50 comes from the other breed