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sheep
| FINE WOOL BREEDS | |
| Backbone of U.S. sheep industry, dual-purpose | Rambouillet function |
| Large, rugged, long-lived; strong flocking instinct | Rambouillet traits |
| 80% meat, 20% wool; Merino-type wool | Afrino purpose |
| 19–22 micron wool, South African origin | Afrino wool & origin |
| Most practical Merino, smooth body, no wrinkles | Delaine Merino traits |
| Type C Merino, adapted for western U.S. range | Delaine Merino suitability |
| Adapted to SW U.S. range, medium size, fine fleece | Debouillet adaptation |
| MEDIUM WOOL BREEDS | |
| Dual-purpose; developed by selection, not crossbreeding | Cheviot breeding |
| Meat-focused, semi-lopped ears, Italian origin | Apennine traits |
| Double-muscled hindquarters; high carcass yield | Beltex meat traits |
| Year-round lambing, prolific, heavy milkers | Dorset reproductive traits |
| Meat breed; hardy, gregarious, Spain origin | Aragonesa traits |
| Large breed, black face/legs; superior carcass merit | Hampshire traits |
| Dual-purpose; agile, clean head/legs | Montadale characteristics |
| One of largest breeds, heaviest Down fleece | Oxford wool trait |
| "Tip-to-toe wool"; medium-large with dark face | Shropshire traits |
| Old breed; thrives where others struggle | Southdown resilience |
| Fastest-growing lambs, black head/legs | Suffolk growth & appearance |
| Rare breed, reddish-tan face/legs/ears | Tunis unique features |
| LONG WOOL BREEDS | |
| Torddu = black belly; Torwen = reverse color | Badger Face Welsh pattern |
| Broad striped face; rams horned, ewes polled | Badger Face Welsh traits |
| Desert-adapted, 300-day breeding season | Barki adaptation |
| Coarse wool, small fat tail, Egypt | Barki traits |
| Big sheep, curly lustrous fleece, rare | Leicester wool |
| Dual-purpose, long wool, blue face | Blue-Faced Leicester category |
| World's largest fleece; long, lustrous wool | Lincoln fleece trait |
| Hardy, footrot resistant, heavy fleece in harsh weather | Romney toughness |
| Sought by hand spinners for long, lustrous fleece | Romney wool use |
| CROSSBRED WOOL BREEDS | |
| Heavy fleece, fast-growing lambs | Columbia traits |
| Oldest crossbred breed; Merino × Lincoln | Corriedale background |
| Dense, medium-fine fleece; good carcass and pelt | Corriedale qualities |
| Rambouillet × Lincoln cross, U.S. origin | Panama breed origin |
| Medium wool, hardy, polled, Columbia-like | Panama characteristics |
| ¾ fine wool, ¼ long wool; heavy fleece | Targhee wool |
| Developed in U.S. from Rambouillet, Columbia, Corriedale | Targhee origin |
| CARPET WOOL & FUR SHEEP | |
| Excellent mothers, hardy; Scotland origin | Black-faced Highland traits |
| Oldest domesticated sheep; fat-tailed | Karakul body type |
| Lamb skins used for Persian lamb fur | Karakul fur use |
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