List of sheep breeds

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

Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon

Domestic sheep breeds

Sorted alphabetically.

A

Name Picture Alternate name Origin Purpose
Acıpayam --- --- Turkey[1] Meat, wool[1]
Adal --- --- Ethiopia[2] Meat[2]
Africana --- Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African[3] Colombia[3] Meat[3]
Afrikaner --- Cape fat tail South Africa Meat, pelts
Alai --- --- Kyrgyzstan[4] Meat, wool[4]
Alcarreña --- --- Spain[5] Meat[5]
Algarve Churro --- --- Portugal[6] Meat[7]
Alpines Steinschaf   --- Germany[8] Meat, wool, vegetation management[8]
Altay --- --- China[9] Meat[10]
Ancon --- Otter sheep[11] United States[11] ---
Apennine   Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano[12] Italy[12] Meat[12]
Arabi --- --- Iran, Iraq[13] Meat[13]
Arkhar-Merino --- --- Kazakhstan Wool
Afghan Arabi[note 1] --- --- Afghanistan[14] Meat[14]
Algerian Arab[note 1] --- Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed[15] Algeria[15] Meat[16]
Arapawa   --- New Zealand[17] Wool[18]
Armenian Semicoarsewool --- Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya[19] Armenia[19] Meat, milk[19]
Askanian   Askaniysky[20] Ukraine[20] Wool[20]
Assaf   --- Israel[21] Meat, milk[21]
Aussiedown --- --- Australia[22] Meat[22]
Australian White   --- Australia Meat
Awassi   Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh[23] South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert[23] Milk[23]

B

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Balkhi --- --- Afghanistan, North-west Pakistan[24] Meat[25]
Baluchi --- Araghi, Baluchi dumda, Farahani, Kermani, Khorasani, Khurasani, Mengali, Naeini, Neini, Shinwari, Taraki, Yazdi[26] Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan[26] Wool[27]
Barbados Blackbelly sheep   --- Caribbean[28] Meat[29]
Bardoka --- --- Serbia[30] Meat, milk, research, wool[30]
Basco-béarnaise   Vasca Carranzana[31] France[31] Milk[31]
Beltex   --- Belgium[32] Meat[32]
Bentheimer Landschaf   Landrace of Bentheim[33] Germany[33] Vegetation management[33]
Bergamasca --- Bergamasker, Gigante di Bergamo, Bergamacia[34] Italy[34] Meat, milk, wool[35]
Berichon du Cher   --- France[36] Meat[36]
Beulah Speckled Face --- --- Wales[37] Meat[38]
Bibrik --- --- Pakistan[39] Meat[39]
Biellese --- Biellese-Bergamasca[40] Italy[40] Meat[40]
Bizet   --- France[41] Meat[41]
Blackhead Persian   Swartkoppersie[42] South Africa[42] Meat[42]
Bleu du Maine   Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bazougers, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Maynne Blue[43] France[43] Meat[44]
Bluefaced Leicester   --- United Kingdom[45] Meat[46]
Bond   --- Australia[47] Wool[47]
Border Leicester   --- United Kingdom[48] Meat[48]
Boreray   Boreray Blackface, Hebridean Blackface[49] Scotland[49] Meat[50]
Bovec sheep --- Bovska, Krainer Steinschaf, Plezzana Austria, Slovenia[51] Milk[51]
Braunes Bergschaf   Brown Mountain sheep[52] Germany[52] Meat, vegetation management[53]
Brazilian Somali   Berbera Blackhead[54] Somalia[54] Meat[55]
British Milk sheep --- --- United Kingdom[56] Milk[56]
Bündner Oberland --- Graubünden, Grisons[57] Switzerland[57] Vegetation management[57]

C

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
California Red --- --- United States[58] Meat, wool[58]
California Variegated Mutant   CVM, Romeldale/CVM[59] United States[59] Wool[59]
Cameroon sheep   Kamerunská ovce[60] West Africa[60] Meat[61]
Campanian Barbary --- --- Italy[62] Meat, milk[62]
Canadian Arcott --- --- Canada[63] Meat[58]
Cărăbaşă --- Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie Romania ---
Castlemilk Moorit   Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland[64] Scotland[65] Hobby[64]
Charmoise   --- France[66] Meat[67]
Charollais   --- France[68] Meat[68]
Cheviot   --- Scotland[69] Meat, wool[69]
Border Cheviot[note 2] --- South Country Cheviot[70] United Kingdom[70] Meat[70]
Brecknock Hill Cheviot[note 2] --- Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot[71] Wales[71] Meat[72]
North Country Cheviot[note 2]   --- Scotland[73] Meat[73]
Chios   --- Island of Chios[74] Milk[75]
Cholistani --- --- Pakistan[76] Meat[77]
Churra   Spanish Churro[78] Spain[79] Meat, milk[80]
Cikta --- --- Hungary[81] Meat[81]
Cine Capari --- --- Turkey[82] ---
Clun Forest   --- England[83] Meat, milk, wool[58]
Coburger Fuchsschaf   Coburg Fox Sheep[84] Germany[84] Vegetation management[84]
Columbia   --- United States[58] Wool[85]
Comeback --- --- Australia[86] Meat, wool[86]
Comisana   Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa[87] Italy[87] Milk[87]
Coolalee   --- Australia[88] Meat[88]
Coopworth   --- New Zealand[89] Meat, wool[89]
Cormo   --- Australia and New Zealand[90] Wool[90]
Corriedale   --- New Zealand[91] Meat, wool[91]
Cotswold   --- United Kingdom[92] Meat, wool[92]
Criollo --- Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan[93] Central America[94] Meat[93]

D

Name Picture Alternate Origin Purpose
Dala Fur sheep --- Dala pälsfår[95] Sweden[95] ---
Dalesbred   --- United Kingdom[96] Meat, wool[97]
Dagliç --- --- Turkey[98] Meat, milk[98]
Damani --- --- Pakistan[99] Meat, wool[99]
Damara --- --- Namibia[100] Meat[100]
Danish Landrace   Landfår, Klitfår[101] Denmark[101] Wool[101]
Debouillet --- --- United States[58] Wool[102]
Derbyshire Gritstone --- --- United Kingdom[103] Meat[103]
Deutsches Bergschaf --- Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf[104] Germany[104] Meat, wool[105]
Devon Closewool --- --- United Kingdom[106] Meat[107]
Devon Longwoolled   Devon Longwool[108] United Kingdom[108] Meat, wool[108]
Dohne Merino --- Dohne, El Dohne Merino[109] South Africa[109] Meat, wool[109]
Dorper   --- South Africa[110] Meat[110]
Dorset   Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned[111] United States[111] Meat[111]
Dorset Down   --- United Kingdom[112] Meat[112]
Drenth Heath Sheep   Drents Heideschaap[113] Netherlands[113] Vegetation management[113]
Drysdale   --- New Zealand[114] Wool[114]

E

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Easycare --- --- United Kingdom[115] Meat[115]
East Friesian   Ostfriesisches Milchschaf[116] Germany[116] Milk[116]
Elliottdale --- --- Tasmania[117] Wool[117]
English Leicester   Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester[118] England[118] Meat[118]
Estonian Ruhnu --- Eesti maalammas[119] Estonia[119] Meat, wool[119]
Exmoor Horn   --- Exmoor[120] Meat[120]

F

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Fabrianese --- --- Italy Meat, milk
Faroes   --- Faroe Islands Meat, wool
Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds)   --- Africa, Middle east, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia Meat
Finnsheep   Finnish Landrace Finland Meat
Flanders Milk sheep --- --- --- ---
French Alpine sheep --- --- --- ---
Friesian Milk sheep --- --- --- ---
Fuglestad --- --- --- ---

G

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Gaddi --- Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah India Wool
Galway   --- Ireland Meat
Ganjia --- --- --- ---
Gansu Alpine Fine-wool --- Northwestern Chinese Merino, North-West China Merino China Wool
Gentile di Puglia --- --- Italy Wool
Geschecktes Bergschaf --- --- --- ---
German Whiteheaded Mutton   Weißkopf Germany Meat, wool
Ghezel --- Red karaman, Gezel North West of Iran, Azerbaijan Meat, wool
Gotland   Gotland pelt Sweden Meat
Gökçeada --- --- Turkey ---
Greyface Dartmoor   --- United Kingdom Meat
Grey Troender   Grå trøndersau Norway Wool
Gromark   --- Australia Meat, wool
Groningen Milk sheep --- --- --- ---
Gulf Coast Native   --- --- ---
Guirra --- --- Mediterranean coast of Spain[121] Meat[121]
Gute   Gutefår Sweden Genetic conservation

H

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Hampshire   Hampshire Down United Kingdom Meat
Han --- --- --- ---
Langzhou Large-tail Han[note 3] --- --- --- ---
Small-tail Han[note 3] --- --- --- ---
Hanzhong --- --- China ---
Harnai --- --- ---
Hasht Nagri --- --- --- ---
Hazaragie --- --- --- ---
Hebridean   St Kilda sheep Scotland Vegetation management
Heidschnucke   Family of sheep including
the 3 breeds below
Germany Meat, vegetation management, wool
Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke[note 4]   Grey Horned Heath Germany Meat, vegetation management, wool
Moorschnucke[note 4]   White Polled Heath Germany Meat, vegetation management, wool
Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke[note 4]   White Horned Heath Germany Meat, vegetation management, wool
Herdwick   --- England Meat
Herik --- --- Turkey ---
Hill Radnor --- --- Wales Meat
Hog Island   --- United States Wool
Hu --- --- --- ---

I

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Icelandic sheep   íslenska sauðkindin Iceland Meat, milk, wool
Inner Mongolian wool --- --- --- ---
Île-de-France   Dishley Merino France Meat
Iranian red sheep   Oriental Mouflon Iran Meat
Istrian milk --- --- --- ---

J

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Jacob   --- United Kingdom Hides, meat, pet, wool
Jezersko–Solčava sheep   Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep[122] Slovenia[122] Meat[123]
Juraschaf --- --- --- ---

K

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Karacabey Merino --- --- Turkey ---
Kachhi --- --- --- ---
Kajli --- --- --- ---
Kamakuyruk --- --- Turkey ---
Karakul   --- Central Asia Hides, meat, milk, wool
Karayaka   --- Turkey Meat, milk, wool
Katahdin   --- United States Meat
Kempen Heath --- --- Netherlands ---
Kerry Hill   --- Wales Meat
Kivircik --- --- Turkey ---
Kooka --- --- Pakistan Milk
Kashmir Merino --- --- --- Wool
Karagouniko --- --- --- ---

L

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Lacaune   --- France Milk
Landais --- --- --- ---
Langhe --- --- --- ---
Lati --- --- --- ---
Latxa   --- Spain Milk
Leineschaf   --- Germany Meat, wool
Lincoln   Lincoln Longwool England Meat, wool
Lithuanian Black-headed --- Lietuvos vietines siurksciavilnês Lithuania Meat, wool
Llanwenog --- --- Wales Meat
Lleyn   Dafad Llŷn Wales Meat
Lohi --- --- Pakistan Wool
Lonk --- Improved Haslingden England Meat, wool
Luzein sheep --- --- --- ---

M

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Maltese --- --- Malta ---
Manchega --- --- --- ---
Manech --- --- --- ---
Marwari   --- India Meat, wool
Manx Loaghtan   Loaghtyn, Loghtan Isle of Man Wool
Masai --- --- --- ---
Massese sheep --- --- Italy Milk
Meatmaster   --- South Africa Meat
Mehraban --- --- Iran Meat
Merinizzata Italiana --- --- Italy Meat, wool
Merino   --- Spain, Turkey Meat, wool
Argentine Merino[note 5] --- --- --- ---
Arles Merino[note 5] --- --- France Meat, wool
Booroola Merino[note 5] --- --- Australia Research, wool
Delaine Merino[note 5] --- --- United States Wool
East Merino sheep[note 5] --- --- France Meat, wool
Karacabey Merino[note 5] --- --- Turkey ---
Medium-wool Merino[note 5] --- --- --- ---
Merinofleischschaf[note 5] --- --- --- ---
Merinolandschaf[note 5]   --- Germany Meat, wool
Merino Longwool[note 5] --- --- --- ---
Poll Merino[note 5]   --- Australia Meat, wool
South African Merino[note 5] --- --- --- ---
South African Meat Merino[note 5]   SAMM South Africa Meat, wool
Strong Wool Merino[note 5] --- --- --- ---
Transylvanian Merino[note 5] --- --- Romania ---
Ming Black --- --- --- ---
Moghani --- --- --- ---
Montadale --- --- United States Meat, wool
Morada Nova   Brazilian Woolless Brazil Meat
Moles --- --- --- ---

N

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Najdi   Nejdi Saudi Arabia Meat, hobby
Namaqua Afrikaner --- --- South Africa Meat, pelts
Nali --- Western India India Wool
Navajo-Churro sheep   --- United States Wool
Newfoundland   Newfoundland Local Canada ---
Nellore --- palia,jodipi,dora India Meat
Nilgiri --- --- India ---
Noire du Velay   --- France ---
Nolana sheep --- --- --- ---
Norfolk Horn   Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk Horned United Kingdom Meat
North Ronaldsay   Orkney Scotland Wool
Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds)   --- British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia Meat, milk, wool
Norwegian Fur --- --- --- ---

O

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Ossimi --- --- --- ---
Ouessant   Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf France Hobby, wool
Oula --- --- --- ---
Oxford   Oxford Down United Kingdom Meat

P

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Pag Island --- --- --- ---
Pagliarola --- --- --- ---
Panama --- --- United States Meat
Pedi sheep --- Bapedi South Africa Meat
Pelibüey   Cubano Rojo Caribbean, Mexico, South America Meat
Perendale --- --- New Zealand Meat
Pinzirita --- --- Sicily Milk
Pitt Island --- --- Chatham Islands, New Zealand Wool
Polwarth --- --- Australia Meat, wool
Polypay --- --- United States Meat, wool
Portland --- --- England Meat
Priangan --- Garut Indonesia Ram fighting, meat
Polish Heath --- --- --- ---
Poll Dorset   --- Australia Meat
Polled Dorset   --- United States Meat
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep   Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf Germany Meat, vegetation management

Q

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Qashqai --- --- --- ---
Qiaoke --- --- --- ---
Qinghai Black Tibetan --- --- --- ---
Qinghai Semifinewool --- --- --- ---
Quadrella --- --- --- ---
Quanglin Large-Tail --- --- --- ---

R

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Rabo Largo --- --- --- ---
Racka   Ovce cápová, Cápovice Hungary Meat, milk, wool
Rahmany sheep --- El-rahmani Egypt Meat, milk, wool
Rambouillet   Rambouillet Merino, French Merino France Meat, wool
Rasa Aragonesa --- --- Aragón Meat
Red Engadine --- --- --- ---
Red Karaman --- --- Turkey ---
Red Maasai   --- East Africa Meat
Rhoen sheep --- --- --- ---
Rideau Arcott --- --- Canada ---
Romanov   --- Russia Meat
Romney sheep   Romney Marsh United Kingdom Meat, wool
Roslag   Roslagsfår Sweden Meat, wool
Rouge de l'Ouest   Tête rouge du Maine France Meat
Rouge du Roussillon   --- France ---
Rough Fell   --- United Kingdom Meat
Roux du Valais   Walliser Landschaf, Roux du Pays Switzerland Meat, wool
Royal White --- --- United States Meat
Ruda --- --- Albania, Croatia Wool
Rya   Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep Sweden Wool
Ryeland   --- United Kingdom Meat
Rygja --- --- --- ---

S

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Sahel-type --- --- --- ---
Sakiz --- Çesme Turkey Wool
Sargin --- --- Turkmenistan ---
Santa Cruz   --- United States Wool
Santa Inês   --- Brazil Meat
Sardinian   Brabei Sarda, Pecora Sarda Italy Milk
Šar Mountain --- --- Serbia, Macedonia Meat, milk, wool
Schoonebeker --- --- --- ---
Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf --- --- --- ---
Schwarzes Bergschaf --- --- --- ---
Scottish Blackface   Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish Mountain Scotland Meat
Scottish Dunface --- Scottish Tanface, Old Scottish Short-wool Scotland (extinct)[124] Meat, wool
Serrai   Serraika, Serron Greece, Serres Meat, milk, wool [125]
Shetland   --- Shetland Islands Meat, wool
Shropshire   --- United Kingdom Meat
Sicilian Barbary --- --- --- ---
Skudde   skudden Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland [126] Felting, vegetation management, meat
Soay   --- Scotland Meat
Somali   Berbera Blackhead Somalia Meat
Sopravissana --- --- Italy Milk
South Devon --- --- --- ---
South Dorset --- --- --- ---
South Hampshire --- --- --- ---
Southdown   --- United Kingdom Meat
South Wales Mountain --- --- --- ---
Spælsau   Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace Norway Meat
Spiegel --- --- --- ---
St. Croix   Virgin Island white Virgin Islands Meat
Steigar --- --- --- ---
Steinschaf --- --- --- ---
Suffolk   --- United Kingdom Meat
Sumavska --- --- Czech Republic Meat, milk, wool
Swaledale   --- United Kingdom Meat, wool
Swedish Fur sheep --- --- --- ---
Swifter --- --- --- ---
Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf --- --- --- ---
Schweizer Alpenschaf --- --- --- ---

T

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Taleshi --- --- Iran Meat
Tan --- --- --- ---
Targhee   --- United States Wool
Tautra --- --- --- ---
Teeswater   --- United Kingdom Meat
TEFRom --- New Zealand Meat and wool
Texel   --- Netherlands Meat
Thalli --- --- --- ---
Ţigaie --- --- Romania Meat, milk, wool
Tiroler Steinschaf --- Pecora della Roccia Tirolese Austria Meat, wool
Touabire --- --- --- ---
Ţsurcană --- --- Romania Meat, milk, wool
Tukidale --- --- --- ---
Tunis   Tunisian Barbary Tunisia Meat
Tuj --- --- Turkey ---
Türkgeldi --- --- Turkey ---

U

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Uda --- --- Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria Meat

V

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Valachian Sheep   Native Wallachian sheep Czech Republic Meat, milk, wool
Valachian Improved Sheep --- --- Czech Republic Meat, milk, wool
Valais Blacknose   Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, Visperschaf Switzerland Meat
Van Rooy --- Van Rooy White Persian South Africa Meat
Vendéen --- --- France Meat

W

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Waldschaf --- --- --- ---
Wallis Country --- --- --- ---
Waziri --- --- Pakistan Meat, wool
Weißes Bergschaf --- --- --- ---
Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf --- --- --- ---
Welsh Hill Speckled Face --- --- --- ---
Welsh Mountain sheep   Defaid Mynydd Cymreig Wales Meat
Badger Face Welsh Mountain[note 6]   Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced Wales Meat
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep[note 6]   --- Wales Meat
Black Welsh Mountain sheep[note 6]   Defaid Mynydd Duon Wales Meat
South Wales Mountain[note 6] --- --- --- ---
Wensleydale   --- England Meat
West African Dwarf --- Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep[127] West Africa and Central Africa[127] Meat
White Horned Heath --- --- --- ---
White Karaman --- --- --- ---
White Suffolk --- --- Australia Meat
Whiteface Dartmoor --- --- United Kingdom Meat
Whitefaced Woodland   Penistone sheep England Meat
Wiltipoll   --- Australia Meat
Wiltshire Horn   --- United Kingdom Meat

X

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Xalda --- --- Spain Meat[128]
Xaxi Ardia --- --- Spain[129] ---
Xinjiang Finewool --- --- China Meat and wool [130]

Y

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Yankasa --- --- --- ---
Yemeni --- --- --- ---
Yemen White --- --- --- ---
Yiecheng --- --- --- ---
Yoroo --- --- --- ---
Yunnan Semifinewool --- --- --- ---

Z

Name Picture Alternate Name Origin Purpose
Zackel --- --- --- ---
Zaghawa --- --- --- ---
Zaian --- --- --- ---
Zaïre Long-Legged --- --- --- ---
Zakynthos --- --- --- ---
Zeeland Milk --- --- --- ---
Zel --- --- --- ---
Zelazna --- Zeleznienska Poland Meat
Zemmour --- --- --- ---
Zeta Yellow --- --- --- ---
Zlatusha --- --- --- ---
Zoulay --- --- --- ---
Zwartbles   --- Netherlands Meat, milk
Zulu --- Nguni South Africa Meat

Notes

  1. ^ a b Arabi subtype
  2. ^ a b c Cheviot subtype
  3. ^ a b Han subtype
  4. ^ a b c Heidschnucke subtype
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Merino subtype
  6. ^ a b c d Welsh Mountain subtype

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b Desilva & Fitch 1995e
  6. ^ Desilva & Fitch 1995f
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