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fat-tailed sheep breed of Kazahk origin

The Xalda is an endangered breed of sheep indigenous to the Asturias province of Northern Spain.

Border Leicester

breed of sheep originating in England

Welsh Mountain sheep

Bentheimer Landschaf

thumb|Ryeland sheep The Ryeland is one of the oldest English sheep breeds going back seven centuries when the monks of Leominster in Herefordshire bred sheep and grazed them on the rye pastures, giving them their name. It was introduced into Australia in 1919 and are classified as an endangered breed by the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia and also are one of the nine heritage breeds that were the foundation of the sheep and wool industry in Australia. The Ryeland was one of the breeds used to introduce the poll gene (no horns) to the Dorset breed in the development of the Poll Dorset. This bree

Bluefaced Leicester

White Polled Heath

The Skudde (also, East Prussian Skudde, German: Ostpreußische Skudde) is a breed of domesticated sheep from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Switzerland.

Rouge de l'Ouest

breed of domestic sheep

right|250px|thumb|An adult Roslag sheep The Roslag sheep () is a breed of endangered domesticated sheep that originated in and is almost exclusively found in Sweden.

right|270px|thumb|A Karayaka flock The Karayaka (Black Neck) is a breed of domestic sheep from Turkey. It is a dual purpose breed producing meat and milk. The wool is used in carpets. The Karayaka is classified as a long thin-tailed breed.

The Charmoise is a French breed of domestic sheep. It was created in the early nineteenth century by , by cross-breeding of Romney stock imported from the United Kingdom with local breeds including the Berrichon du Cher, Merino, and Tourangelle. It is reared for both meat and wool. Breed numbers fell from a peak of approximately in the 1960s to about in 1983, to approximately in 2001, and further to in 2014.

Rouge du Roussillon

Coburger Fuchsschaf

Drenthe Heath Sheep

The Pelibüey or is a Cuban breed of domestic sheep. It is found principally in Cuba, where it is the most numerous breed of sheep, but is also reared elsewhere in the Caribbean and in some coastal parts of Mexico. It is a hair sheep – its coat is of hair, not wool; this is a common adaptation to tropical environments. This likely derives at least in part from African breeds of sheep such as the West African Dwarf, and probable is related to other American breeds of African origin such as the Barbados Black Belly, the Roja Africana of Venezuela, and the Oveja Africana of Colombia.

Braunes Bergschaf

Tunisian Barbarin

Tunisian sheep breed

German Whiteheaded Mutton

Armenian Semicoarsewool

Navajo-Churro sheep

The Navajo-Churro, or Churro for short, (also American or Navajo Four-Horned) is a breed of domestic sheep originating with the Spanish Churra sheep obtained by the Diné around the 16th century during the Spanish Conquest. Its wool consists of a protective topcoat and soft undercoat. Some rams have four fully developed horns, a trait shared with few other breeds in the world. The breed is highly resistant to disease. Ewes often bear twins, and they have good mothering instincts. This breed is raised primarily for wool, although some also eat their meat.

The Manchega is a breed of sheep native to the La Mancha region of Spain. The Manchega is most famous for producing the milk that is used to produce Manchego cheese, a very popular Spanish sheep's milk cheese.

Swiss breed of sheep

Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf

Hog Island sheep

thumb|Bardhoka sheep drink from Lumbardh lake in Kosovo The Bardoka () or White Metohian sheep ( - White Sheep of the Dukagjin) is a multi-purpose (milk, meat, wool and research) breed of domesticated sheep in Kosovo. It is a popular sheep in Kosovo and partially in Montenegro, Serbia and Albania. This breed appears to adaptable to all environmental conditions especially low temperatures. However, the Bardoka is sensitive to high humidity.

The Cormo is an Australian breed of dual-purpose sheep, reared both for wool and for meat. It was developed in Tasmania in the early 1960s by crossing Corriedale rams with Superfine Saxon Merino ewes, with selective breeding of the resulting offspring. In the twenty-first century it is either extinct or close to extinction in Australia, and endangered world-wide.

Alpines Steinschaf

thumb|250px|Dalesbreds have a distinctive white spot on either side of the muzzle, and the rams have large curling horns. The Dalesbred is a breed of domestic sheep originating in England. Derived from the Swaledale and Scottish Blackface breeds, the Dalesbred is a northern hill breed distributed in the Yorkshire Dales and into Lancashire. The Dalesbred is genetically distinct from the other northern hill breeds, the Herdwick and Rough Fell.

Canadian Arcott

Danish Landrace

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