Breeds Of SheepWhat Do You Use Lamb For?

Large Animal Science

ProductionIntroduction to Sheep

What breeds are used for meat?

Dorsets are one of the few breeds that carry the “out-of-season” breeding characteristic. The ewes are good andare not uncommon. .

How are sheep classified?

By Use

Or

By Function

More Meat Breeds!!

__________________ represent such traits as multiple births, wool face covering, refinement about the head and shoulder, ______________________________________________________

Meat Is What’s For Dinner!

________________are large framed sheep that are noted for their _______________ability.Mature weights for Suffolk rams range from ________pounds, ewe weights vary from ____________pounds.

What breeds are used for wool?

__________________ produce a heavy seven to eight kilogram fleece (15.5 – 18lbs) of approximately 100mm staple length, with a fiber diameter of 23-25 microns.

The Wooly Ones!!!

The _________________breed originated with Spain’s famed Merino Flocks, which were known from the earliest times as producers of the world’s finest ______.

What Would We Do Without The Wool Producing Sheep?

The ____________breed has a fleece, which is properly described as white with black spots, is prized by hand spinners and weavers.

How did breeds of sheep develop?

There are a number of different theories regarding the origins of domestic sheep. However, most sources agree that they originated from mouflon in Europe.There are two wild populations of Mouflons still in existence:

Asiatic Mouflon which is still found in the mountains of Asia Minor and Southern Iran.

European Mouflon of which the only existing members are on the islands of Sardinia and Corsica.

What Do We Use Lamb Meat For?

We use lamb meat for __________________________________, etc. Do you eat lamb?I hope so, because lamb is one of the healthier types of meat on the market.

What is wool used for?

Wool is used for clothing such as:

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

Which Breeds Are Dual Purpose?

________________ were bred from Rambouillet rams of the long wool breeds. They were crossed with high quality Rambouillet ewes to produce large ewes yielding pounds of wool and more pounds of lamb.

MEAT AND WOOL

The _______________are large-framed, polled with good carcass quality. Although its role has traditionally been to produce premium lambs when mated to sires of meat breeds.

The Ones That Have More Than One Purpose – Dual Purposes

The _______________ sheep usually produce two lamb crops and one wool crop per year.

What do we use sheep for in the United States?

We use sheep for what?______________________________________________________________________We use sheep for _____________________

Pictures of Meat Breed Sheep

Dorset Hampshire Suffolk

Pictures of Dual Purpose Breed Sheep

Columbia Corriedale Polypay

Pictures of Wool Breed Sheep

Merino Rambouillet Jacob