List of sheep breeds

This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.

Domestic sheep breeds Sorted alphabetically.

A Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Turkey Meat, wool Adal Ethiopia Meat Afghan ArabiArabi subtype Afghanistan Meat Africana Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African Colombia Meat, woolly items Afrikaner Cape fattest tail South Africa Meat, pelts honed Afrino South AfricaMeat, wool, crossbreeding Alai Kyrgyzstan Meat, wool Spain Meat Algarve Churro Portugal Meat Algerian sheep Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed Algeria Meat Alpines Steinschaf Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management Altay China Meat American Blackbelly United States Trophy hunting Ancon Otter sheep United States Appenninica Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano Italy Meat Arabi Iran, Iraq Meat New Zealand Wool Arkhar-Merino Kazakhstan Wool Armenian Semicoarsewool Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya Armenia Meat, milk Askanian Ukraine Wool Assaf Israel Meat, milk Aussiedown Australia Meat Australian White Australia Meat Awassi Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert Milk

B Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Balkhi Afghanistan, North-west Pakistan Meat Baluchi Baluchi dumda, Mengali, Taraki, Shinwari, Araghi, Farahani, Kermani, Khorasani, Khurasani, Naeini, Neini, Yazdi Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan Wool Barbados Blackbelly sheep Barbados Black Belly, Black Belly, Barbados Barriga Nigra Barbados Meat Bardoka Kosovo Milk, meat, wool and research Basco-Béarnais Spain, France Milk Bellary Karnataka, India Wool Beltex Belgium, The Netherlands Meat Bentheimer Landschaf Bentheim sheep Germany Landscape preservation Bergamasca Italy Meat Berichon du Cher France Beulah Speckled Face United Kingdom Meat Bibrik Pakistan Biellese Razza d'Ivrea, Piemontese Alpina Italy Meat, milk Bizet France Meat Blackhead Persian Swartkoppersie South Africa Meat Blackheaded Somali Berbera Blackhead Somalia Bleu du Maine Bazougers, Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Mayenne Blue France Meat, Wool Bluefaced Leicester United Kingdom Meat Blue Texel Netherlands Meat Bond Australia Wool Border Leicester United Kingdom Meat, wool Boreray sheep Scotland Meat, wool Bovec sheep Bovška Ovca, Plezzana, Trentarka, Krainer Steinschaf Italy Meat, milk Braunes Bergschaf Brown Mountain sheep Germany Meat, vegetation management Brazilian Somali Brazil Meat Brianzola Italy Meat British Milksheep United Kingdom Milk Bündner Oberland Graubünden, Grisons Switzerland Vegetation management

C Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose California Red United States Meat, wool California Variegated Mutant CVM, Romeldale/CVM United States Wool Cambridge United Kingdom meat Cameroon West Africa Meat Campanian Barbary Italy Meat, milk Canadian Arcott Canada Meat Cărăbaşă Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie Romania Castlemilk Moorit Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland Scotland Hobby Charmoise France Meat Charollais France Meat Cheviot Scotland Meat, wool Border CheviotCheviot subtype South Country Cheviot United Kingdom Meat Brecknock Hill Cheviot Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot Wales Meat North Country Cheviot Scotland Meat Chios Island of Chios, Greece Milk Cholistani Pakistan Meat Churra Spanish Churro Spain Meat, milk Cigaja Croatia Wool, milk Cikta Hungary Meat Çine Çaparı Turkey Clun Forest England Meat, milk, wool Coburger Fuchsschaf Coburg Fox Sheep Germany Vegetation management Columbia United States Wool Comeback Australia Meat, wool Comisana Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa Italy Milk Coolalee Australia Meat Coopworth New Zealand Meat, wool Cormo Australasia Wool Corriedale New Zealand Meat, wool Cotswold United Kingdom Meat, wool Criollo Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan Central America Meat

D Name PictureAlternative nameOrigin Purpose Dala Fur sheep Dala pälsfår Sweden Dalesbred United Kingdom Meat, wool Dagliç Turkey Meat, milk Damani Pakistan Meat, wool Damara Namibia Meat Danish Landrace Landfår, Klitfår Denmark Wool Debouillet United States Wool Derbyshire Gritstone United Kingdom Meat Deutsches Bergschaf Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf Germany Meat, wool Devon Closewool United Kingdom Meat Devon Longwoolled Devon Longwool United Kingdom Meat, wool Dohne Merino Dohne, El Dohne Merino South Africa Meat, wool Dorper South Africa Meat Dorset Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned United Kingdom Meat Dorset Down United Kingdom Meat Drenth Heath Sheep Drents Heideschaap Netherlands Vegetation management Drysdale New Zealand Wool Duben sheep Bulgaria wool

E Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Easycare United Kingdom Meat East Friesian Ostfriesisches Milchschaf Germany Milk Edilbay Edilbaevskaya, Edilbaev Kazakhstan“EDILBAEV (Edilbaevskaya)”, pp. 237–238 of N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (eds.): Animal genetic resources of the USS. FAO Animal Production And Health Paper 65. Rome: Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations, 1989. (pdf). Retrieved 13 October 2017.“Edilbaev Sheep,” TheFreeDictionary.com, Farlex, Inc, without date. Retrieved 13 October 2017. Meat, tail fat Elliottdale Tasmania Meat, Wool English Leicester Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester England Meat Estonian Ruhnu Ruhnu maalammas Estonia Meat, wool Elinpelin sheep - Bulgaria wool Exlana sheep United Kingdom meat, wool Exmoor Horn Exmoor Meat

F Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Fabrianese Italy Meat, milk Faroe Faroese Faroe Islands Meat, wool Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds) Africa, Middle East, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia Meat Finnsheep Suomenlammas, Finnish Landrace Finland Meat, Wool, Milk, Landscape Management Flanders Milk sheep Belgium Forystufé Leadersheep, Forystukind Iceland Genetic conservation, herd management French Alpine sheep France Friesian Milk sheep Netherlands Fuglestad Norway

G Name PictureAlternative nameOrigin Purpose Gaddi Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah India Wool Galician Ovella galega Spain Meat, milk Galway Ireland Meat Gansu Alpine Fine-wool Northwestern Chinese Merino, North-West China Merino China Wool Gentile di Puglia Merinos d'Italia Italy Wool German Whiteheaded Mutton Weißkopf, Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf Germany Meat, wool Gotland Gotland Pälsfår, Gotland pelt Sweden Meat, wool Gökçeada Turkey Greenlandic sheep kalaallit savaataat, sava Greenland Meat, wool Greyface Dartmoor United Kingdom Meat Grey Troender Grå trøndersau Norway Wool Gromark Australia Meat, wool Gulf Coast Native Louisiana Scrub, Pineywoods Native Gulf Coast, United States Guligas Uzbekistan Guirra Mediterranean coast of Spain Meat Gute Gutefår Sweden Genetic conservation

H Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Hampshire Hampshire Down United Kingdom Meat Han Mongolia, China Langzhou Large-tail HanHan subtype Northern China Small-tail Han China Meat Hanzhong China Harnai Pakistan Hasht Nagri Pakistan Meat, wool Hazaragie Afghanistan Meat Hebridean St. Kilda sheep Scotland Vegetation management Heidschnucke Family of sheep includingthe three breeds below Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management Graue gehörnte HeidschnuckeHeidschnucke subtype Grey Horned Heath Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management Moorschnucke White Polled Heath Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke White Horned Heath Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management Herdwick England Meat Herik Turkey Hill Radnor Wales Meat Hog Island United States Wool Hu China

I Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Icelandic sheep íslenska sauðkindin Iceland Meat, milk, wool Inner Mongolian wool China Île-de-France Dishley Merino France Meat Istrian milk Istrian Pramenka Croatia, Slovenia Meat, milk

J Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Jacob United Kingdom Meat, wool, hide, pet Jezersko–Solčava sheep Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep Slovenia Meat Juraschaf Switzerland

K Name PictureAlternative nameOrigin Purpose Karacabey Merino Turkey Kachhi Pakistan Kajli Pakistan Meat, milk, wool Kamakuyruk Turkey Karakul Central Asia Meat, milk, wool, hide Karayaka Turkey Meat, milk, woolKärntner BrillenschafSpectacled Alpine SheepAustriaMeat, wool, hide Katahdin United States Meat Kempen Heath Netherlands Kerry Hill Wales Meat Kihnu Native Kihnu maalammas Estonia Wool Kıvırcık Turkey Kooka Pakistan MilkKashmir Merino Kashmir Wool Karagouniko Greece

L Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Lacaune France Milk Ladoum Senegal Landais France Langhe Italy Lati Pakistan Latxa Lacha Spain Milk Leccese Moscia Leccese Italy Wool, milk Leineschaf Germany Meat, wool Lincoln Lincoln Longwool England 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 Switzerland

M NamePictureAlternative nameOriginPurposeMagra sheepBikaneri Chokhla, Chakri, BikaneriRajasthan, IndiaWool Maltese Malta Manchega Spain Meat, milk Manech France Marwari India Meat, wool Manx Loaghtan Loaghtyn, Loghtan Isle of Man Wool Masai Kenya Masham England Meat, wool Massese sheep Italy Milk Meatmaster South Africa Meat Mehraban Iran Meat Merinizzata Italiana Italy Meat, wool Merino Spain, Turkey Meat, wool Argentine MerinoMerino subtype Argentina Meat, wool Arles Merino France Meat, wool Booroola Merino Australia Wool, research Delaine Merino United States WoolEast Merino sheep France Meat, wool Karacabey Merino Turkey Medium-wool Merino Spain Merinofleischschaf Merinolandschaf Germany Meat, wool Merino Longwool Spain Poll Merino Australia Meat, wool South African Merino South Africa Meat, wool South African Meat Merino SAMM South Africa Meat, wool Strong Wool Merino Spain Transylvanian Merino Romania Ming Black China Moghani Iran Montadale United States Meat, wool Morada Nova Brazilian Woolless Brazil Meat Moles

N Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Najdi Nejdi Saudi Arabia Meat, milk, wool Namaqua Afrikaner South Africa Meat, pelts Nali Western India India Wool Navajo-Churro sheep United States Wool Nederlandse Bonte Schaap Dutch Spotted Sheep Netherlands meat, wool Nellore palia, jodipi, dora India Meat Newfoundland Newfoundland Local Canada Nilgiri India Noire du Velay FranceMeat Nolana sheep Germany 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) Baltic states, British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia Meat, milk, wool Norwegian Fur Norway

O Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Orkhon Mongolia Wool Ossimi Egypt Ouessant Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf France Wool, hobby Oula Tibet; China Oxford Oxford Down United Kingdom Meat

P Name PictureAlternative name Origin Purpose Pag Island Paška ovca Croatia Meat, milk Pagliarola Italy 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 Pramenka Lička, Istarska, Kupreška or Dubska pramenka Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia Meat, milk, wool Priangan Garut Indonesia Meat, ram fighting Polish Heath Poland Poll Dorset Australia Meat Polled Dorset United States Meat Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf Germany Meat, vegetation management

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