right|350px|thumb|Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia [[Meyers Konversationslexikon]]
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
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! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
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| Turkey
| Meat, wool
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| Adal
|
|
| Ethiopia
| Meat
|
|
| Afghanistan
| Meat
| Colombia
| Meat, wool
| Meat
| Meat
|-
| Algerian sheep
| Algeria
|-
| Alpines Steinschaf
| 85px
|
| Germany
| Meat, wool, vegetation management
| Meat
|-
| American Blackbelly
|
|
| United States
| Trophy hunting
|-
| Ancon
|
| Otter sheep
| United States
| Italy
| Meat
| Wool
|-
| Arkhar-Merino
|
|
| Kazakhstan
| Wool
|-
| Armenian Semicoarsewool
|
| Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya
| Armenia
| Ukraine
| Meat, milk
| Meat
| South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert
| Germany
|-
| Brazilian Somali
|
|
| Brazil
| Meat
|-
| Brianzola
|
|
| Italy
| Meat
|-
| British Milksheep
|
|
| United Kingdom
| Milk
| Switzerland
| United States
| Meat
|-
| Campanian Barbary
|
|
| Italy
| Meat, milk
| Meat
|-
| Cărăbaşă
|
| Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie
| Romania
|
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| Castlemilk Moorit
| 85px
| Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland
| Scotland
| Hobby
| Meat
|-
| Charollais
| 85px
|
| France
| Meat
| Meat, wool
|
| South Country Cheviot
| United Kingdom
| Wales
|-
| North Country Cheviot
| Meat
| Milk
|-
| Cholistani
|
|
| Pakistan
| Meat
|-
| Churra
| 85px
| Spanish Churro
| Spain
| Meat, milk
|-
| Cigaja
|
|
| Croatia
| Wool, milk
|-
| Cikta
|
|
| Hungary
| Meat
|
|-
| Clun Forest
| 85px
|
| England
| Meat, milk, wool
| Germany
|-
| Comeback
|
|
| Australia
| Meat, wool
| Italy
| Meat
| Meat, wool
| Wool
| Meat, wool
| Meat, wool
| Central America
| Meat
| Sweden
| Meat, wool
|-
| Dagliç
|
|
| Turkey
| Meat, milk
| Meat, wool
| Meat
| Denmark
|-
| Derbyshire Gritstone
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
| Germany
|-
| Devon Closewool
|
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| Devon Longwoolled
| 85px
| Devon Longwool
| United Kingdom
| South Africa
| Meat
| United Kingdom
| Meat
| Meat
| Netherlands
| Wool
| Meat
| Germany
| Meat, tail fat
| Meat, Wool
| England
| Estonia
|
|
| United Kingdom
| meat, wool
|-
| Exmoor Horn
| 85px
|
| Exmoor
| Meat
| Meat
|
|-
| Langzhou Large-tail Han
|
|
| Northern China
|
|-
| Small-tail Han
|-
| Hasht Nagri
|
|
| Pakistan
| Meat, wool
| Meat
| 85px
| Grey Horned Heath
| Germany
| Meat, wool, vegetation management
|-
| Moorschnucke
| Slovenia
|-
| Juraschaf
|
|
|
|
|}
<!--
J
- Jacob
- Jezerskosolcavska
- Juraschaf
-->
K
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
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| Karacabey Merino
|
|
| Turkey
|
|-
| Kachhi
|
|
| Pakistan
|
|-
| Kajli
| 85px
|
| Pakistan
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Kamakuyruk
|
|
| Turkey
|
|-
| Karakul
| 85px
|
| Central Asia
| Meat, milk, wool, hide
|-
| Karayaka
| 85px
|
| Turkey
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
|Kärntner Brillenschaf
|85px
|Spectacled Alpine Sheep
|Austria
|Meat, wool, hide
|-
| Katahdin
| 85px
|
| United States
| Meat
|-
| Kempen Heath
|
|
| Netherlands
|
|-
| Kerry Hill
| 85px
|
| Wales
| Meat
|-
| Kihnu Native
|
| Kihnu maalammas
| Estonia
| Wool
|-
| Kıvırcık
|
|
| Turkey
|
|-
| Kooka
|
|
| Pakistan
| Milk
|-
|Kashmir Merino
|
|
| Kashmir
| Wool
|-
| Karagouniko
|
|
| Greece
|
|}
<!--
K
- Kachhi
- Kajli
- Kamakuyruk
- Karakul (sheep)
- Karayaka
- Katahdin
- Kempen Heath
- Kerry Hill
- Kivircik
- Kooka
- Krainer Steinschaf
- Karagouniko
-->
L
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Lacaune
| 85px
|
| France
| Milk
|-
| Ladoum
|
|
| Senegal
|
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| Landais
|
|
|
|
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| Langhe
|
|
|
|
|-
| Lati
|
|
|
|
|-
| Latxa
| 85px
| Lacha
| Spain
| Milk
|-
| Leccese
|
| Moscia Leccese
| Italy
| Wool, milk
|-
| Leineschaf
| 85px
|
| Germany
| Meat, wool
|-
| Lincoln
| 85px
| Lincoln Longwool
| England
| Wool
|-
| Lithuanian Black-headed
| 85px
| Lietuvos vietines siurksciavilnês
| Lithuania
| Meat, wool
|-
| Llanwenog
| 85px
|
| Wales
| Meat
|-
| Lleyn
| 85px
| Dafad Llŷn
| Wales
| Meat
|-
| Lohi
|
|
| Pakistan
| Wool
|-
| Lonk
| 85px
| Improved Haslingden
| England
| Meat, wool
|-
| Luzein sheep
|
|
|
|
|}
<!--
L
- Lacaune
- Landais
- Langhe
- Lati
- Latxa
- Leineschaf (Leine sheep)
- Leineschaf ursprünglicher Typ (Leine old type)
- Leicester Longwool (Bakewells Longwool)
- Lincoln
- Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep
- Llanwenog
- Lleyn
- Lohi
- Lonk
- Luzein sheep
-->
M
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
|Magra sheep
|102x102px
|Bikaneri Chokhla, Chakri, Bikaneri
|Rajasthan, India
|Wool
|-
| Maltese
|
|
| Malta
|
|-
| Manchega
| 85px
|
| Spain
| Meat, milk
|-
| Manech
|
|
|
|
|-
| Marwari
| 85px
|
| India
| Meat, wool
|-
| Manx Loaghtan
| 85px
| Loaghtyn, Loghtan
| Isle of Man
| Wool
|-
| Masai
|
|
| Kenya
|
|-
| Masham
| 85px
|
| England
| Meat, wool
|-
| Massese sheep
| 85px
|
| Italy
| Milk
|-
| Meatmaster
| 85px
|
| South Africa
| Meat
|-
| Mehraban
|
|
| Iran
| Meat
|-
| Merinizzata Italiana
|
|
| Italy
| Meat, wool
|-
| Merino
| 85px
|
| Spain, Turkey
| Meat, wool
|-
| Argentine Merino
|
|
| Argentina
| Meat, wool
|-
| Arles Merino
| Netherlands
| meat, wool
|-
| Nellore
|
| palia, jodipi, dora
| India
| Meat
|-
| Newfoundland
| 85px
| Newfoundland Local
| Canada
|
|-
| Nilgiri
| 85px
|
| India
|
|-
| Noire du Velay
| 85px
|
|France
|Meat
|-
| Nolana sheep
|
|
|
|
|-
| Norfolk Horn
| 85px
| Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk Horned
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| North Ronaldsay
| 85px
| Orkney
| Scotland
| Wool
|-
| Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds)
| 85px
|
| Baltic states, British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Norwegian Fur
|
|
|
|
|}
<!--
N
- Navajo-Churro
- Nellore
- Nolana sheep
- Norfolk Horn
- North Country Cheviot
- North Ronaldsay
- Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds and landraces)
- Norwegian Fur sheep
-->
O
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
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| Orkhon
| 90px
|
| Mongolia
| Wool
|-
| Ossimi
|
|
|
|
|-
| Ouessant
| 85px
| Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf
| France
| Wool, hobby
|-
| Oula
|
|
|
|
|-
| Oxford
| 85px
| Oxford Down
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|}
<!--
O
- Old Norwegian
- Orkney
- Ossimi
- Ouessant
- Oula
- Oxford
-->
P
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Pag Island
|
| Paška ovca
| Croatia
| Meat, milk
|-
| Pagliarola
|
|
|
|
|-
| Panama
|
|
| United States
| Meat
|-
| Pedi sheep
|
| Bapedi
| South Africa
| Meat
|-
| Pelibüey
| 85px
| 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
| 85px
|
| United States
| Meat, wool
|-
| Portland
| 85px
|
| England
| Meat
|-
| Pramenka
| 85px
| Lička, Istarska, Kupreška or Dubska pramenka
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Priangan
|
| Garut
| Indonesia
| Meat, ram fighting
|-
| Polish Heath
|
|
| Poland
|
|-
| Poll Dorset
| 85px
|
| Australia
| Meat
|-
|-
| Polled Dorset
| 85px
|
| United States
| Meat
|-
| Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep
| 85px
| Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf
| Germany
| Meat, vegetation management
|}
<!--
P
- Pag Island
- Pagliarola
- Panama
- Pedi Sheep
- Pelibüey
- Penistone - see Whitefaced Woodland
- Perendale
- Pinzirita
- Pitt Island
- Polwarth
- Polypay
- Portland
- Priangan
- Polish Heath
- Poll Dorset
- Poll Merino
- Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep (also Pomeranian Sheep, Pommernschaf, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf)
-->
Q
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Qashqai
|
|
| China
|
|-
| Qiaoke
|
|
| China
|
|-
| Qinghai Black Tibetan
|
|
| China
|
|-
| Qinghai Semifinewool
|
|
| China
|
|-
| Quadrella
|
|
| Italy
|
|-
| Quanglin Large-Tail
|
|
| China
|
|}
R
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Rabo Largo
|
|
|
|
|-
| Racka
| 85px
| Ovce cápová, Cápovice
| Hungary
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Rahmany sheep
|
| El-rahmani
| Egypt
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Rambouillet
| 85px
| Rambouillet Merino, French Merino
| France
| Meat, wool
|-
| Rasa Aragonesa
|
|
| Aragón
| Meat
|-
| Red Engadine
| 85px
| Engadine
| Switzerland
|
|-
| Red Karaman
|
|
| Turkey
|
|-
| Red Maasai
| 85px
|
| East Africa
| Meat
|-
| Rhoen sheep
|
|
|
| vegetation management
|-
| Rideau Arcott
|
|
| Canada
|
|-
| Romanov
| 85px
|
| Russia
| Meat
|-
| Romney sheep
| 85px
| Romney Marsh
| United Kingdom
| Meat, wool
|-
| Roslag
| 85px
| Roslagsfår
| Sweden
| Meat, wool
|-
| Rouge de l'Ouest
| 85px
| Tête rouge du Maine
| France
| Meat
|-
| Rouge du Roussillon
| 85px
| Roussillion Red
| France
| Meat, wool
|-
| Rough Fell
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| Roux du Valais
| 85px
| Walliser Landschaf, Roux du Pays
| Switzerland
| Meat, wool
|-
| Ruda
| 85px
|
| Albania, Croatia
| Wool
|-
| Rya
| 85px
| Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep
| Sweden
| Wool
|-
| Ryeland
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| Rygja
|
|
|
|
|}
<!--
R
- Rabo Largo
- Racka
- Rambouillet
- Rasa Aragonesa
- Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf (Pomeranian Coarsewool)
- Red Engadine
- Red Karaman
- Rhönschaf (Rhoen sheep)
- Rideau Arcott
- Romanov
- Romeldale
- Romney sheep (Romney Marsh)
- Roslag
- Rouge de l'Ouest
- Rouge de Roussillon (Roussillon Red)
- Rough Fell
- Royal White
- Ruda
- Rya
- Ryeland
- Rygja
-->
S
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Sahel-type
|
|
|
|
|-
| Sakiz
|
| Çesme
| Turkey
| Wool
|-
| Saraja
|
|
| Turkmenistan
| Wool, meat
|-
| Santa Cruz
| 85px
|
| Santa Cruz Island, United States
| Wool
|-
| Santa Inês
| 85px
|
| Brazil
| Meat
|-
| Sardinian
| 85px
| Brabei Sarda, Pecora Sarda
| Italy
| Milk
|-
| Sardi (Moroccan sheep)
| 85px
|
| Morocco
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Schoonebeker
|
|
|
|
|-
| Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Schwarzes Bergschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Scottish Blackface
| 85px
| Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish Mountain
| Scotland
| Meat
|-
| Scottish Dunface
|
| Scottish Tanface, Old Scottish Short-wool
| Scotland (extinct)
| Meat, wool
|-
| Serrai
| Serres+breed|85px
| Serraika, Serron
| Greece, Serres
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Shetland
| 85px
|
| Shetland Islands
| Meat, wool
|-
| Shropshire
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| Sicilian Barbary
|
|
| Sicily
|
|-
| Skudde
| 85px
|skudden
| Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland
| Meat, vegetation management, felting
|-
| Soay
| 85px
|
| Scotland
| Meat
|-
| Somali Arab
|
|
| Somalia
|
|-
| Sopravissana
|
|
| Italy
| Milk
|-
| South Devon
|
|
| United Kingdom
|
|-
| South Dorset
|
|
| United Kingdom
|
|-
| South Hampshire
|
|
| United Kingdom
|
|-
| Southdown
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| South Wales Mountain
|
|
| Wales
|
|-
| Spælsau
| 85px
| Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace
| Norway
| Meat
|-
| Spiegel
|
|
|
|
|-
| St. Croix
| 85px
| Virgin Island white
| Virgin Islands
| Meat
|-
| Steigar
|
|
|
|
|-
| Steinschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Suffolk
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| Sumavska
|
|
| Czech Republic
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Swaledale
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat, wool
|-
| Swedish Fur
|
|
| Sweden
|
|-
| Swifter
|
|
|
|
|-
| Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Schweizer Alpenschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Såne
|
|
| Denmark
| Meat, pelt
|}
<!--
S
- Sahel-type
- Sakiz
- SAMM (South African Meat Merino)
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Inês
- Sardinian
- Šar Mountain
- Schoonebeker
- Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf (German Blackheaded Mutton)
- Schwarzes Bergschaf
- Scottish Blackface
- Shetland
- Shropshire
- Sicilian Barbary
- Skudde
- Soay
- Somali Arab
- Sonid
- Sopravissana
- South Devon
- South Dorset
- South Hampshire
- South Suffolk
- Southdown
- South Wales Mountain
- Spælsau
- Spiegel
- St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
- Steigar
- Steinschaf
- Suffolk
- Sumavska
- Swaledale
- Swedish Fur
- Swifter
- Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf (Swiss Black-Brown Mountain)
- Schweizer Alpenschaf (Swiss Alpine)
- Saane
-->
T
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Taleshi
|
|
| Iran
| Meat
|-
|
|
|
| China
| Hides, meat
|-
| Targhee
| 85px
|
| United States
| Wool
|-
| Tautra
|
|
|
|
|-
| Teeswater
| 85px
|
| United Kingdom
| Meat
|-
| TEFRom
|
|
| New Zealand
| Meat, wool
|-
| Texel
| 85px
|
| Netherlands
| Meat
|-
| Thalli
|
|
|
|
|-
| Ţigaie
|
|
| Romania
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Tiroler Steinschaf
| 85px
| Pecora della Roccia Tirolese
| Austria
| Meat, wool
|-
| Touabire
|
|
|
|
|-
| Ţsurcană
|
|
| Romania
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Tukidale
|
|
| Tuki Tuki in New Zealand, then Australia
| Meat, specialty carpet wool
|-
| Tunis
| 85px
| Tunisian Barbary
| Tunisia
| Meat
|-
| Tuj
|
|
| Turkey
|
|-
| Türkgeldi
|
|
| Turkey
|
|}
<!--
T
- Taleshi (Iran)
- Tan
- Targhee
- Tautra (extinct)
- Teeswater
- Texel
- Thalli
- Tiroler Steinschaf (Tyrol Mountain)
- Tong or Toeng
- Touabire
- Tsurcana
- Tukidale
- Tunis
- Tuj
- Türkgeldi
-->
U
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Uda
|
|
| Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria
| Meat
|}
<!--
U
- Uda
- Ujumqin
- Ushant
-->
V
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Valachian sheep
| 85px
| Native Wallachian sheep
| Czech Republic
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Valachian Improved sheep
|
|
| Czech Republic
| Meat, milk, wool
|-
| Valais Blacknose
| 85px
| Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, Visperschaf
| Switzerland
| Meat, wool
|-
| Van Rooy
|
| Van Rooy White Persian
| South Africa
| Meat
|-
| Vendéen
| 85px
|
| France
| Meat
|}
<!--
V
- Valais Blacknose (Walliser Schwarznasenschaf)
- Van Rooy
- Vendéen
-->
W
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
| Waldschaf
| 85px
|
|
|
|-
| Waziri
|
|
| Pakistan
| Meat, wool
|-
| Weißes Bergschaf
|
|
|
|
|-
| Welsh Hill Speckled Face
|
|
| Wales
|
|-
| Welsh Mountain sheep
| 85px
| Defaid Mynydd Cymreig
| Wales
| Meat
|-
| Badger Face Welsh Mountain
| 85px
| Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced
| Wales
| Meat
|-
| Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep
| West Africa and Central Africa
| Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia.
|-
| Xaxi Ardia
|
|
| Spain
|
|-
| Xinjiang Finewool
|
|
| China
| Meat, wool
|}
<!--
X
- Xalda
- Xaxi Ardia
- Xinjiang Finewool
-->
Y
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200"|Name
! width="85"|Picture
! width="200"|Alternative name
! width="200"|Origin
! width="200"|Purpose
|-
|Yankasa
|85px
|
|Nigeria
|Meat
|-
|-
| Yellow sheep
|
|
| Yorkshire
|
|-
| Yemen White
|
|
| Yemen
|
|-
| Yiecheng
|
|
|
|
|-
| Yoroo
|
|
|
|
|-
| Yunnan Semifinewool
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Notes
See also
- List of cattle breeds
- List of domestic pig breeds
- List of goat breeds
- Lists of domestic animal breeds
References
Sources
External links
- Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Department of Animal Science - Oklahoma State University
- Sheep101
- Heritage Sheep Breeds