Origin: Spain

Type: Wool Breed

Appearance: Wrinkled, Horned or Polled

Fact: strong banding & "worlds best wool producer"

Origin: England/Scotland border

Type: Wool Breed

Appearance: Hornless, white faces

Facts: Hard breed, good mom, easy to care for

Origin: England

Type: Dual Purpose

Appearance: wool blind, horned or polled, hair on legs

Facts: non seasonal breeders, 150% lamb crop, easy keepers

Origin: England

Type: Dual Purpose

Appearance: Black on face, legs, ears & hooves. Polled.

Facts: medium value fleece

Origin: England

Type: Dual Purpose

Appearance: Large, black face, earls, legs, polled

Facts: large with bell ears

Origin: England

Type: Meat Breed

Appearance: White, wool-blind, polled

Facts: grows fast, utilizes food well

Origin: Netherlands

Type: Meat Breed

Appearance: White, open faced, short wide face with black nose

Fact: lean carcass meat

Origin: South Africa, 1900s

Type: Meat Production

Weight: 200-300 lbs

Facts: fast grower, excellent carcass qualities

Origin: Great Britain

Type: Milk production (sometime dual purpose)

Weight: 135-175 lbs

Facts: high butterfat content in milk

Origin: French Alps

Type: Milk Production

Weight: ~125 lbs

Fact: high production, often used commercially

Origin: Oregon, 1930s

Type: Milk production

Weight: 130-150 lbs

Facts: recognized by small ears, high milk production & butterfat

Origin: Turkey

Type: Fiber (mohair)

Weight: 70-140 lbs

Facts: shorn 2x a year, silk like fabric, one of the oldest fibers used

Origin: West Africa

Type: Pet & Show Animal

Size: 40-80lbs

Info: Means dwarf, friendly & hearty