Exotic Sheep breeds in India
Exotic Sheep breeds are mainly brought to India to improve the Wool quality and quantity, along with increase mutton production by crossing with local sheep. In most of the cases, the exotic breeds are performing …
Sheep Farming
List of Sheep breeds
The sheep breeds are classified on different bases, the Indian breeds may be best classified on the basis of their degree of suitability for mutton or wool production as follows. Most of the sheep breeds …
Top 7 Spanish sheep breeds
Livestock is famous in Spain. Both in central Spain and the Ebro Basin, the sheep population is high. Spanish sheep breeds are raised mainly for meat and wool. Also for milk and cheese. Alcarreña Alcarrena …
10 Most Popular Sheep Breeds raised for Meat
There are three different forms of sheep meat, below is the sheep meat terminology explained in detail. Sheep meat terminology Lamb – The meat of the sheep in its first year. (no permanent incisors teeth) Hogget …
20 Most Popular Black and White sheep breeds
The Black and White sheep breeds are so common in the sheep world. The black and white sheep mean the sheep that have the genetics to show only the mix of black and white not …
10 fun facts about Sheep dogs
Sheep dogs are the dogs generally used for raising sheep. They are used for herding purpose or guarding purposes only. For many centuries, sheep dogs are the only ones that are relied on to get …
10 Things You Should Know About Hampshire sheep
Hampshire sheep have been famous throughout history for their dual-purpose utility. Have a glance at important things you should know about Hampshire sheep. The name of the sheep is acquired from the county of Hampshire, …
Vendéen Sheep Characteristics
Vendéen sheep are raised mainly as lean meat and known to produce large litters of lambs. The breed is often used among farmers as a terminal sire for producing lambs for meat. Vendéen sheep characteristics …
Van Rooy sheep characteristics
The Van Rooy sheep, also known as the Van Rooy White Persian. It’s the breed of sheep indigenous to South Africa. Back in 1906 Senator Johannes Cornelis van Rooy, of this farm Koppieskraal at the …
Tiroler Steinschaf sheep characteristics
Tiroler Steinschaf sheep are a dual-purpose breed, that is known for meat and wool. The Tiroler Steinschaf is also called as Pecora della Roccia Tirolese. The name suggests “Tyrolean rock sheep” or ” Tirolean Stonesheep“. The …
