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Hampshire. The Hampshire Down or Hampshire is a British breed of sheep. It originated in about 1829 from cross-breeding of Southdowns with the Old Hampshire breed, the Wiltshire Horn and the Berkshire Nott, all horned, white-faced sheep — these were native to the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs.
Domestic sheep reproduction. A cross-bred ewe suckles her lamb, which was the first of the 2008 spring lambing at a farm in Coventry, England. Domestic sheep reproduce sexually like other mammals, and their reproductive strategy is very similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is generally mated by a single ram, which has either ...
Shepherd's crook. A shepherd's crook. A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. When traversing rough terrain, a crook is an aid to balance.
Characteristics. The Oxford Down is a very large sheep, the largest of the Down breeds, robust and powerful. Rams weigh some 110–145 kg and ewes 90–110 kg. [6] : 879 [5] It is a shortwool breed, white on the body with brown or black wool on the face and lower legs. [6] : 879 [8] It produces the heaviest fleece of any of the Down breeds.
The Shropshire breed of domestic sheep originated from the hills of Shropshire, and North Staffordshire, England, during the 1840s. The breeders in the area used the local horned black-faced sheep and crossed them with a few breeds of white-faced sheep ( Southdown, Cotswold, and Leicester ). This produced a medium-sized polled (hornless) sheep ...
Face colour. white. Horn status. polled in both sexes. Sheep. Ovis aries. The Cotswold is a British breed of domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. It is a large long-woollen sheep, and is kept as a dual-purpose breed, providing both meat and wool.
Southdown sheep. The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep, [ 6]: 918 [ 2] the smallest of the British breeds. [ 7]: 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800. [ 7]: 23 It has been exported to many countries; it ...
Romney sheep. The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800. Exported to other continents, the Romney is an economically important sheep breed, especially to the sheep- meat ...