List_of_sheep_breeds

This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are derived from ancestral mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species.

Breeds of domestic sheep currently used in farming

Hair sheep (mutton-type)

• Africana
• Barbados Blackbelly Sheep
• Blackhead Persian
• Brazilian Somali
• Damara
• Katahdin
• Masai
• Pelibüey
• Rabo Largo
• Royal White
• Sahel-type
• Santa Inês
• Somali
• St. Croix (Virgin Island White)
• Touabire
• Uda
• West African Dwarf

Milk Sheep

• East Friesian

Dual-purpose (wool and mutton/lamb) sheep

• Beulah Speckled Face
• Bond (sheep)
• California Red
• Columbia
• Coopworth
• Cormo
• Corriedale
• Dohne Merino
• Finnsheep or Finnish Landrace
• Hampshire and South Hampshire
• Herdwick
• Lincoln
• Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
• Merino
• Polypay
• Rambouillet
• Romney
• Soay, with both British and American lines
• South African Meat Merino
• Southdown
• South Dorset
• Suffolk and South Suffolk
• Tunis

Triple-purpose (wool, mutton/lamb and milk) sheep

• Icelandic sheep

Comprehensive list of domestic sheep breeds

Contents:		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Acıpayam
• Adal
• Africana
• Alai
• Alcarreña
• Algarve Churro
• Alpines Steinschaf
• Altay (Altai)
• Ancon (Otter sheep)
• Apennine
• Arabi
  • Afghan Arabi
  • Algerian Arabi
• Arapawa Island
• Armenian Semicoarsewool
• Askanian
• Awassi

B

• Balkhi
• Baluchi
• Barbados Blackbelly
  • American Blackbelly (Barbado)
• Basco-Béarnais
• Bentheimer Landschaf (Bentheim sheep)
• Bergamasca
• Berichon du Cher
• Beulah Speckled Face
• Bibrik
• Biellese
• Blackhead Persian
• Bleu du Maine (Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf)
• Bluefaced Leicester
• Bond
• Border Leicester
• Boreray
• Bovska
• Braunes Bergschaf (Brown Mountain sheep)
• Brazilian Somali
• Brillenschaf (Carinthian sheep)
• British Milk sheep
• Bündner Oberland

C

• California Red
• California Variegated Mutant
• Cameroon sheep
• Campanian Barbary
• Castlemilk Moorit
• Cine Capari
• Charmoise
• Charollais
• Cheviot
  • Brecknock Hill Cheviot
  • North Country Cheviot
• Chios
• Cholistani
• Churro (Churra sheep)
• Cikta
• Clun Forest
• Coburger Fuchsschaf (Coburg sheep)
• Columbia
• Comeback
• Comisana
• Coolalee
• Coopworth
• Cormo
• Corriedale
• Cotswold
• Criollo

D

• Dala Fur sheep
• Dalesbred
• Dagliç
• Damani
• Damara
• Danish Landrace
• Dartmoor
  • Greyface Dartmoor
  • Whiteface Dartmoor
• Debouillet
• Derbyshire Gritstone
• Deutsches Bergschaf (German Mountain sheep)
• Devon Closewool
• Devon Longwoolled
• Dorper
• Dorset
• Dorset Down
• Drysdale

E

• Easycare
• East Friesian (Ostfriesisches Milchschaf)
• Elliottdale
• English Leicester
• Estonian Ruhnu
• Exmoor Horn

F

• Fabrianese
• Faroes
• Fat-tailed sheep
• Finnsheep (Finnish Landrace sheep)
• Flanders Milk sheep (extinct breed)
• French Alpine sheep
• Friesian Milk sheep
• Fuglestad

G

• Galway
• Ganjia
• Gansu Alpine Fine-wool
• Gentile di Puglia
• Geschecktes Bergschaf
• Ghezel
• Gotland sheep
• Gotland Pelt
• Gökçeada
• Grey Troender
• Gromark
• Groningen Milk sheep (extinct breed)
• Gulf Coast
• Gute

Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration

H

• Hampshire
• Han
  • Langzhou Large-tail Han
  • Small-tail Han
• Hanzhong
• Harnai
• Hasht Nagri
• Hazaragie
• Hebridean
• Heidschnucke (German Heath)
  • Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke (German Grey Heath)
  • Moorschnucke (Weiße hornlose Heidschnucke, White Polled Heath)
  • Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke (White Horned Heath)
• Herdwick
• Herik
• Hill Radnor
• Hog Island
• Hu

I

• Icelandic sheep
• Inner Mongolian wool
• Île-de-France
• Istrian milk

J

• Jacob
• Jezerskosolcavska
• Juraschaf

K

• Kachhi
• Kajli
• Kamakuyruk
• Karakul
• Karayaka
• Katahdin
• Kerry Hill
• Kivircik
• Kooka
• Krainer Steinschaf
• Karagouniko

L

• Landais
• Langhe
• Lati
• Latxa
• Leineschaf (Leine sheep)
  • Leineschaf ursprünglicher Typ (Leine old type)
• Leicester Longwool (Bakewells Longwool)
• Lincoln
• Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
• Llanwenog
• Lleyn
• Lohi
• Lonk
• Luzein sheep

M

• Maltese
• Manchega
• Manech
• Manx Loaghtan
• Masai
• Massese sheep
• Mehraban
• Merinizzata Italiana
• Merino
  • Argentine Merino
  • Arles Merino
  • Booroola Merino
  • Delaine Merino
  • Fonthill Merino
  • Karacabey Merino
  • Medium-wool Merino
  • Merinofleischschaft (German Mutton Merino)
  • Merinolandschaf (German Merino)
  • Merino Longwool
  • Poll Merino
  • South African Merino
  • South African mutton merino (South African Meat Merino or SAMM)
  • Strong Wool Merino
• Ming Black
• Moghani
• Montadale
• Morada Nova
• Moles

N

• Navajo-Churro
• Nellore
• Nolana sheep
• Norfolk Horn
• North Ronaldsay
• Norwegian Fur sheep

O

• Old Norwegian
• Orkney
• Ossimi
• Ouessant
• Oula
• Oxford

P

• Pag Island
• Pagliarola
• Panama
• Pedi Sheep
• Pelibüey
• Perendale
• Pinzirita
• Pitt Island
• Polwarth
• Polypay
• Portland
• Priangan
• Polish Heath
• Poll Dorset
• Poll Merino

Q

• Qashqai
• Qiaoke
• Qinghai Black Tibetan
• Qinghai Semifinewool
• Quadrella
• Quanglin Large-Tail

R

• Rabo Largo
• Racka
• Rambouillet
• Rasa Aragonesa
• Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf (Pomeranian Coarsewool)
• Red Engadine
• Red Karaman
• Rhönschaf (Rhoen sheep)
• Rideau Arcott
• Romanov
• Romney sheep (Romney Marsh)
• Roslag
• Rouge de l\'Ouest
• Rouge de Roussillon (Roussillon Red)
• Rough Fell
• Royal White
• Rya
• Ryeland
• Rygja

S

• Sahel-type
• Sakiz
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Inês
• Sardinian
• Šar Mountain
• Schoonebeker
• Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Blackheaded Mutton)
• Schwarzes Bergschaf
• Scottish Blackface
• Shetland
• Shropshire
• Sicilian Barbary
• Skudde
• Soay
• Somali
• Sonid
• Sopravissana
• South Devon
• South Dorset
• South Hampshire
• South Suffolk
• Southdown
• South Wales Mountain
• Spælsau
• Spiegel
• St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
• Steigar
• Steinschaf
• Suffolk
• Sumavska
• Swaledale
• Swedish Fur sheep
• Swifter
• Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf (Swiss Black-Brown Mountain sheep)
• Schweizer Alpenschaf (Swiss Alpine)

T

• Tan
• Targhee
• Tautra (extinct)
• Teeswater
• Texel
• Thalli
• Tiroler Steinschaf (Tyrol Mountain)
• Tong or Toeng^{[verification needed]}
• Touabire
• Tsurcana
• Tukidale
• Tunis
• Tuj
• Türkgeldi

U

• Uda
• Ujumqin
• Ushant

V

• Valais Blacknose (Walliser Schwarznasenschaf)
• Van Rooy
• Vendéen

W

• Walachenschaf (Valachian sheep)
• Waldschaf (Bavarian Forest sheep)
• Wallis Country
• Waziri
• Weißes Bergschaf (Swiss White Alpine)
• Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Whiteheaded Mutton)
• Welsh Hill Speckled Face
• Welsh Mountain sheep
  • Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep (Defaid Idloes)
  • Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep
  • Black Welsh Mountain sheep
• Wensleydale
• West African Dwarf
• White Horned Heath sheep
• White Karaman
• White Suffolk
• Whiteface Woodland
• Wiltipoll (Wiltshire Poll)
• Wiltshire Horn

X

• Xalda
• Xaxi Ardia
• Xinjiang Finewool

Y

• Yankasa
• Yemeni
• Yemen White
• Yiecheng
• Yoroo
• Yunnan Semifinewool

Z

• Zackel
• Zaghawa
• Zagoria
• Zaian
• Zaïre Long-Legged
• Zakynthos
• Zeeland Milk
• Zel
• Zelazna
• Zemmour
• Zeta Yellow
• Zlatusha
• Zoulay
• Zwartbles

External links

• Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Department of Animal Science - Oklahoma State University
• Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
• Sheep101

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