Sheep Breeds Identification

Identify the sheep breed described by these traits: From England; very old breed that is used as a sire breed; free of wool on head and legs and has a black head and legs; Roman nose; grows very fast and produces very lean, muscular carcasses; heavy milking but poor fleeces.

• Suffolk

• Hampshire

• Dorset

• Merino

Identify the sheep breed described by these traits: From Spain; most dominant breed; very fine fleeces; smaller than the other wool breeds and slower growing; very hardy and long lived; excellent flocking instinct; white face.

• Merino

• Rambouillet

• Suffolk

• Hampshire

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Identify the sheep breed described by these traits: From England; sire breed; known for rapid growth and muscularity; face, ears, and legs are dark brown to black; has a wool cap.

• Hampshire

• Suffolk

• Shropshire

• Dorset

Identify the sheep breed described: From France; come from the Merino but are larger and faster growing; dominant range ewe in the western U.S. and Texas; white face; dual‑purpose with excellent fine wool and good carcass traits.

• Rambouillet

• Merino

• Lincoln

• Columbia

• Finnsheep

Identify the sheep breed described: From Finland; incredible prolificacy; great milking ability with strong lambing and maternal instincts; slow growing; poor fleeces; require intense management.

• Finnsheep

• Rambouillet

• Dorset

• Columbia

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Identify the sheep breed described: From the United States; cross of Lincoln rams and Rambouillet ewes; largest of the crossbred breeds.

• Columbia

• Corriedale

• Polypay

• Targhee

Identify the sheep breed described. Traits: From England; one of the oldest sheep; medium to small size; flocking breed; produce meaty, light weight carcasses; low maintenance.

• Southdown

• Cheviot

• Dorset

• Shropshire

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Identify the sheep breed described. Traits: From England; large, coarse, heavy fleeced sheep; slow maturing; heaviest breed in the world; face, ears, and legs covered with wool; white face and polled; largest bodied.

• Lincoln

• Leicester Longwool

• Cotswold

• Romney

Identify the sheep breed described. Traits: From England; can be horned or polled; medium-size breed; known for ability to breed out of season; white face.

• Dorset

• Rambouillet

• Suffolk

• Polypay

Identify the goat breed described by the following traits: • From Spain • Largely for meat production • Appearance varies • Both males and females are horned • solid black, brown and white to fawn and white with many combinations of spots • very prolific and hardy • will eat anything

• Spanish

• Angora

• Saanen

• Boer