List of sheep breeds

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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

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Acıpayam			Turkey	Meat, wool<ref name="am">Template:Harvnb</ref>
Adal			Ethiopia<ref name="Adal">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Adal"/>
Afghan Arabi<ref group="note" name="Arabi">Arabi subtype</ref>			Afghanistan<ref name="Afghan Arabi">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Afghan Arabi"/>
Africana		Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African<ref name="Africana">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Colombia<ref name="Africana"/>	Meat, woolly items<ref name="Africana"/>
Afrikaner		Cape fattest tail	South Africa	Meat, pelts honed
Afrino			South Africa	Meat, wool, crossbreeding
Alai			Kyrgyzstan<ref name="Alai">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Alai"/>
Alcarreña			Spain<ref name="Alcarreña">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Alcarreña"/>
Algarve Churro	File:Nova - goat with spectacular horns (13412189154).jpg		Portugal<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Algerian sheep<ref group="note" name="Arabi"/>	File:-mouton 594104331.jpg	Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed<ref name="Alergian Arab">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Algeria<ref name="Alergian Arab"/>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Alpines Steinschaf	File:Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest Alpines Steinschaf Portrait.jpg		Germany<ref name="Alpines Steinschaf">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool, vegetation management<ref name="Alpines Steinschaf"/>
Altay			China<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
American Blackbelly			United States	Trophy hunting
Ancon		Otter sheep<ref name="Ancon">Template:Harvnb</ref>	United States<ref name="Ancon"/>
Appenninica	File:Toscana Schafe.jpg	Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano<ref name="Apennine">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Italy<ref name="Apennine"/>	Meat<ref name="Apennine"/>
Arabi			Iran, Iraq<ref name="Arabi">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Arabi"/>
Arapawa	File:Arapawa merino.jpg		New Zealand<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Wool<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Arkhar-Merino			Kazakhstan	Wool
Armenian Semicoarsewool		Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya<ref name="ArmSemi">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Armenia<ref name="ArmSemi"/>	Meat, milk<ref name="ArmSemi"/>
Askanian	File:Ascanian sheep 1.jpg	Askaniysky<ref name="Askanian">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Ukraine<ref name="Askanian"/>	Wool<ref name="Askanian"/>
Assaf	File:Assaf sheep.jpg		Israel<ref name="Assaf">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, milk<ref name="Assaf"/>
Aussiedown			Australia<ref name="Aussiedown">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Aussiedown"/>
Australian White	File:Australian White lambs.JPG		Australia	Meat
Awassi	File:Kuwaiti sheep.jpg	Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh<ref name="Awassi">Template:Harvnb</ref>	South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert<ref name="Awassi"/>	Milk<ref name="Awassi"/>

B

Name	Picture	Alternative 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	File:Barbados blackbelly 2 Elkins.jpg	Barbados Black Belly, Black Belly, Barbados Barriga Nigra	Barbados	Meat
Bardoka	File:Sheeps drink from Lumbardh lake.jpg		Kosovo	Milk, meat, wool and research
Basco-Béarnais	File:Basco-bearnaise brebis troupeau.jpg		Spain, France	Milk
Bellary			Karnataka, India	Wool
Beltex	File:Bélier beltex.jpg		Belgium, The Netherlands	Meat
Bentheimer Landschaf		Bentheim sheep	Germany	Landscape preservation
Bergamasca	File:Bergamasca.JPG		Italy	Meat
Berichon du Cher	File:Berrichon du cher02 SDA2011.JPG		France
Beulah Speckled Face	File:Beulah sheep near Cwmrhybin - geograph.org.uk - 229622.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
Bibrik			Pakistan
Biellese		Razza d'Ivrea, Piemontese Alpina	Italy	Meat, milk
Bizet	File:Bizet01 SDA2011.JPG		France	Meat
Blackhead Persian	File:Sheep in Pretoria SA.jpg	Swartkoppersie	Somalia	Meat
Bleu du Maine	File:Mouton bleu du Maine, Écomusée du pays de Rennes, France (adjusted).jpg	Bazougers, Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Mayenne Blue	France	Meat, Wool
Bluefaced Leicester	File:Ewe and lambs in the garden.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
Blue Texel	File:Blauwetexelaar.jpg		Netherlands	MeatTemplate:R
Bond	File:Bond sheep.jpg		Australia	Wool
Border Leicester	File:Border Leicester portrait.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat, wool
Boreray sheep	File:Boreray Ram.jpg		Scotland	Meat, wool
Bovec sheep		Bovška Ovca, Plezzana, Trentarka, Krainer Steinschaf	Italy	Meat, milk
Braunes Bergschaf	File:2006-09-12Braunes Bergschaf07.jpg	Brown Mountain sheep<ref name="Braunes Bergschaf">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Germany<ref name="Braunes Bergschaf"/>	Meat, vegetation management<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Brazilian Somali	File:Somali sheep.jpg	Berbera Blackhead<ref name="Brazilian Somali">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Somalia<ref name="Brazilian Somali"/>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Brianzola			Italy	Meat
British Milksheep			United Kingdom<ref name="BritishMilk">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Milk<ref name="BritishMilk"/>
Bündner Oberland		Graubünden, Grisons<ref name="BündnerOberland">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Switzerland<ref name="BündnerOberland"/>	Vegetation management<ref name="BündnerOberland"/>

C

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
California Red			United States	Meat, wool
California Variegated Mutant	File:Romeldales and handler.JPG	CVM, Romeldale/CVM<ref name="CVM">Template:Harvnb</ref>	United States<ref name="CVM"/>	Wool<ref name="CVM"/>
Cambridge	File:Cambridge Ewe with Texel cross lambs (cropped).jpg		United Kingdom	meat
Cameroon	File:Cameroon sheep.jpg		West Africa<ref name="Cameroon">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Campanian Barbary			Italy<ref name="CampanianBarbary">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, milk<ref name="CampanianBarbary"/>
Canadian Arcott	Canadian Arcott Sheep		Canada<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="StoreyGuide">Template:Harvnb</ref>
Cărăbaşă		Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie	Romania
Castlemilk Moorit	File:Borris the ram.jpg	Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland<ref name="CastlemilkMoorit">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Scotland<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Hobby<ref name="CastlemilkMoorit"/>
Charmoise	File:Charmoises.jpg		France<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Charollais	File:Mouton Charollais.JPG		France<ref name="Charollais">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Charollais"/>
Cheviot	File:Cheviot ewe and triplets.jpg		Scotland<ref name="Cheviot">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Cheviot"/>
Border Cheviot<ref group="note" name="Cheviot">Cheviot subtype</ref>		South Country Cheviot<ref name="BorderCheviot">Template:Harvnb</ref>	United Kingdom<ref name="BorderCheviot"/>	Meat<ref name="BorderCheviot"/>
Brecknock Hill Cheviot<ref group="note" name="Cheviot"/>		Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot<ref name="BrecknockCheviot">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Wales<ref name="BrecknockCheviot"/>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
North Country Cheviot<ref group="note" name="Cheviot"/>	File:North Country Cheviots - geograph.org.uk - 395334.jpg		Scotland<ref name="NorthCountryCheviot">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="NorthCountryCheviot"/>
Chios	File:Chios sheep breed.jpg		Island of Chios, Greece<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Milk<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Cholistani			Pakistan<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Churra	File:Sementales raza churra.jpg	Spanish Churro<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Spain<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, milk<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Cigaja			Croatia	Wool, milk
Cikta			Hungary<ref name="Cikta">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Cikta"/>
Çine Çaparı			Turkey<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Clun Forest	File:1980 UK Ram of the Year (Clun Forest breed).jpg		England<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, milk, wool<ref name="StoreyGuide"/>
Coburger Fuchsschaf	File:Coburger Fuchsschaf Lamb 4 days old.jpg	Coburg Fox Sheep<ref name="CoburgFox">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Germany<ref name="CoburgFox"/>	Vegetation management<ref name="CoburgFox"/>
Columbia	File:Ewe lamb, Columbia breed.jpg		United States<ref name="StoreyGuide"/>	Wool<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Comeback			Australia<ref name="Comeback">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Comeback"/>
Comisana	File:Pascoli Ragusani.JPG	Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa<ref name="Comisana">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Italy<ref name="Comisana"/>	Milk<ref name="Comisana"/>
Coolalee	File:Coolalee.jpg		Australia<ref name="Coolalee">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Coolalee"/>
Coopworth	File:Coopworth sheep.jpg		New Zealand<ref name="Coopworth">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Coopworth"/>
Cormo	File:Cormo sheep.jpg		Australasia<ref name="Cormo">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Wool<ref name="Cormo"/>
Corriedale	File:Corriedale sheep.JPG		New Zealand<ref name="Corriedale">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Corriedale"/>
Cotswold	File:Closeup of Cotswold.jpg		United Kingdom<ref name="Cotswold">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Cotswold"/>
Criollo		Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan<ref name="Criollo">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Central America<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Criollo"/>

D

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Dala Fur sheep		Dala pälsfår<ref name="DalaFurSheep">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Sweden<ref name="DalaFurSheep"/>
Dalesbred	File:Sheep with interesting horns.jpg		United Kingdom<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Dagliç			Turkey<ref name="Dagliç">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, milk<ref name="Dagliç"/>
Damani			Pakistan<ref name="Damani">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name="Damani"/>
Damara			Namibia<ref name="Damara">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Damara"/>
Danish Landrace	File:Klitfår.jpg	Landfår, Klitfår<ref name="DanishLandrace">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Denmark<ref name="DanishLandrace"/>	Wool<ref name="DanishLandrace"/>
Debouillet			United States<ref name="StoreyGuide"/>	Wool<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Derbyshire Gritstone	File:Derbyshire Gritstone.jpg		United Kingdom<ref name="DerbyshireGritstone">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="DerbyshireGritstone"/>
Deutsches Bergschaf		Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf<ref name="DeutschesBergschaf">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Germany<ref name="DeutschesBergschaf"/>	Meat, wool<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Devon Closewool			United Kingdom<ref name="DevonClosewool">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Devon Longwoolled	File:Longwool sheep, Heronslake - geograph.org.uk - 655806.jpg	Devon Longwool<ref name="DevonLongwoolled">Template:Harvnb</ref>	United Kingdom<ref name="DevonLongwoolled"/>	Meat, wool<ref name="DevonLongwoolled"/>
Dohne Merino		Dohne, El Dohne Merino<ref name="DohneMerino">Template:Harvnb</ref>	South Africa<ref name="DohneMerino"/>	Meat, wool<ref name="DohneMerino"/>
Dorper	File:Dorper white ram.jpg		South Africa<ref name="Dorper">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Dorper"/>
Dorset	File:Dorset sheep.jpg	Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned<ref name="Dorset">Template:Harvnb</ref>	United Kingdom	Meat<ref name="Dorset"/>
Dorset Down	File:Mouton Dorset Down.JPG		United Kingdom<ref name="DorsetDown">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="DorsetDown"/>
Drenth Heath Sheep	File:Drents Heideschaap.jpg	Drents Heideschaap<ref name="DrenthHeathSheep">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Netherlands<ref name="DrenthHeathSheep"/>	Vegetation management<ref name="DrenthHeathSheep"/>
Drysdale	File:Drysdale ewe.jpg		New Zealand<ref name="Drysdale">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Wool<ref name="Drysdale"/>
Duben sheep	File:Duben sheep 2.JPG		Bulgaria	wool

E

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Easycare			United Kingdom<ref name="Easycare">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Easycare"/>
East Friesian	File:Ostfriesische milchschafe.jpg	Ostfriesisches Milchschaf<ref name="EastFriesian">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Germany<ref name="EastFriesian"/>	Milk<ref name="EastFriesian"/>
Edilbay		Edilbaevskaya, Edilbaev	Kazakhstan<ref name="Edilbaev FAO">“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. Template:ISBN (pdfTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore). Retrieved 13 October 2017.</ref><ref name="Edilbaev freedict">“Edilbaev Sheep,” TheFreeDictionary.com, Farlex, Inc, without date. Retrieved 13 October 2017.</ref>	Meat, tail fat<ref name="Edilbaev FAO" /><ref name="Edilbaev freedict" />
Elliottdale			Tasmania<ref name="Elliottdale">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat, Wool<ref name="Elliottdale"/>
English Leicester	File:Leicester sheep, Virginia.jpg	Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester<ref name="EnglishLeicester">Template:Harvnb</ref>	England<ref name="EnglishLeicester"/>	Meat<ref name="EnglishLeicester"/>
Estonian Ruhnu		Ruhnu maalammas<ref name="EstonianRuhnu">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Estonia<ref name="EstonianRuhnu"/>	Meat, wool<ref name="EstonianRuhnu"/>
Elinpelin sheep	File:Elinpelin sheep 1.JPG	-	Bulgaria	wool
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>			United Kingdom	meat, wool
Exmoor Horn	File:Exmoor Horn in habitat.jpg		Exmoor<ref name="Exmoor">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name="Exmoor"/>

F

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Fabrianese			Italy	Meat, milk
Faroe	File:Sheep (Faroe Islands).jpg	Faroese	Faroe Islands	Meat, wool
Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds)	File:Fat-Tailed Breed.jpg		Africa, Middle East, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia	Meat
Finnsheep	File:Finnsheep ram close-up.jpg	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	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Gaddi		Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah	India	Wool
Galician	File:Fontefiz, ovella galega.JPG	Ovella galega	Spain	Meat, milk
Galway	File:Galway (Breed of Sheep).JPG		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	File:Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf.jpg	Weißkopf, Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf	Germany	Meat, wool
Gotland	File:Gotland pelt sheep.jpg	Gotland Pälsfår, Gotland pelt	Sweden	Meat, wool
Gökçeada			Turkey
Greenlandic sheep		kalaallit savaataat, sava	Greenland	Meat, wool
Greyface Dartmoor	File:Sheep, London Wetland Centre.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
Grey Troender	File:Grey troender sheep.jpg	Grå trøndersau	Norway	Wool
Gromark	File:Gromark.jpg		Australia	Meat, wool
Gulf Coast Native	File:Gulf Coast Native sheep.jpg	Louisiana Scrub, Pineywoods Native	Gulf Coast, United States
Guligas			Uzbekistan
Guirra			Mediterranean coast of Spain<ref name=Guirra>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Meat<ref name=Guirra/>
Gute	File:Gutebagge.jpg	Gutefår	Sweden	Genetic conservation

H

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Hampshire	File:Mouton Hampshire.JPG	Hampshire Down	United Kingdom	Meat
Han			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Langzhou Large-tail Han<ref group="note" name="Han">Han subtype</ref>			Northern China
Small-tail Han<ref group="note" name="Han"/>			China	Meat
Hanzhong			China
Harnai			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hasht Nagri			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Meat, wool<ref name=":0" />
Hazaragie			Afghanistan<ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Meat<ref name=":1" />
Hebridean	File:Hebridean ram closeup.jpg	St. Kilda sheep	Scotland	Vegetation management
Heidschnucke	File:Heidschnucke-Horst.jpg	Family of sheep including the three breeds below	Germany	Meat, wool, vegetation management
Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke<ref group="note" name="Heidschnucke">Heidschnucke subtype</ref>	File:Heidschnucke.jpg	Grey Horned Heath	Germany	Meat, wool, vegetation management
Moorschnucke<ref group="note" name="Heidschnucke"/>	File:Moorschnucke im Wildfreigehege Bend Grevenbroich 02 b.jpg	White Polled Heath	Germany	Meat, wool, vegetation management
Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke<ref group="note" name="Heidschnucke"/>	File:Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke qtl1.jpg	White Horned Heath	Germany	Meat, wool, vegetation management
Herdwick	File:Lone Lake District Herdwick.jpg		England	Meat
Herik			Turkey
Hill Radnor			Wales	Meat
Hog Island	File:Hog Island sheep at Mt Vernon.jpg		United States	Wool
Hu

I

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Icelandic sheep	File:Icelandic sheep summer 06.jpg	íslenska sauðkindin	Iceland	Meat, milk, wool
Inner Mongolian wool			China
Île-de-France	File:Ile de France 2.jpg	Dishley Merino	France	Meat
Istrian milk	File:Istarska ovca.jpg	Istrian Pramenka	Croatia, Slovenia	Meat, milk

J

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Jacob	File:Jacob sheep.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat, wool, hide, pet
Jezersko–Solčava sheep	File:Krainer Brillenschafe Stübing 007.jpg	Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep<ref name="Brillenschaf">Template:Harvnb</ref>	Slovenia<ref name="Brillenschaf"/>	Meat<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Juraschaf

K

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Karacabey Merino			Turkey
Kachhi			Pakistan
Kajli	File:Kajla Lamb.jpg		Pakistan	Meat, milk, wool
Kamakuyruk			Turkey
Karakul	File:102 0198 Karakul3.jpg		Central Asia	Meat, milk, wool, hide
Karayaka	File:Karayaka-Sheep-1.jpg		Turkey	Meat, milk, wool
Kärntner Brillenschaf	File:Brillenschaf.jpg	Spectacled Alpine Sheep	Austria	Meat, wool, hide
Katahdin	File:Katahdin1.png		United States	Meat
Kempen Heath			Netherlands
Kerry Hill	File:Kerry Hill ewe and lamb.jpg		Wales	Meat
Kihnu Native		Kihnu maalammas	Estonia	Wool
Kıvırcık			Turkey
Kooka			Pakistan	Milk
Kashmir Merino			Kashmir	Wool
Karagouniko			Greece

L

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Lacaune	File:Brebis lacaune.jpg		France	Milk
Landais
Langhe
Lati
Latxa	File:Latxa.jpg	Lacha	Spain	Milk
Leccese		Moscia Leccese	Italy	Wool, milk
Leineschaf	File:Leineschaf.jpg		Germany	Meat, wool
Lincoln	File:O aye.jpg	Lincoln Longwool	England	Wool
Lithuanian Black-headed	File:Lithuanian black-headed sheep (Belagro-2021).jpg	Lietuvos vietines siurksciavilnês	Lithuania	Meat, wool
Llanwenog	File:Llanwenog and Shropshire sheep - geograph.org.uk - 602713.jpg		Wales	Meat
Lleyn	File:Lleyn sheep.jpg	Dafad Llŷn	Wales	Meat
Lohi			Pakistan	Wool
Lonk	File:Lonk ram, ewe and lamb.jpg	Improved Haslingden	England	Meat, wool
Luzein sheep

M

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Magra sheep	File:Magra Sheep Flock.JPG	Bikaneri Chokhla, Chakri, Bikaneri	Rajasthan, India	Wool
Maltese			Malta
Manchega	File:Meseta herd.jpg		Spain	Meat, milk
Manech
Marwari	File:Marwari Sheep.JPG		India	Meat, wool
Manx Loaghtan	File:Manx loaghtan.jpg	Loaghtyn, Loghtan	Isle of Man	Wool
Masai			Kenya
Masham	File:Masham sheep at Masham Sheep Fair 2010.jpg		England	Meat, wool
Massese sheep	File:Massese.JPG		Italy	Milk
Meatmaster	File:Meatmaster.jpg		South Africa	Meat
Mehraban			Iran	Meat
Merinizzata Italiana			Italy	Meat, wool
Merino	File:Merino sheep.png		Spain, Turkey	Meat, wool
Argentine Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino">Merino subtype</ref>			Argentina	Meat, wool
Arles Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			France	Meat, wool
Booroola Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			Australia	Wool, research
Delaine Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			United States	Wool
East Merino sheep<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			France	Meat, wool
Karacabey Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			Turkey
Medium-wool Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>
Merinofleischschaf<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>
Merinolandschaf<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>	File:Noe merino.jpg		Germany	Meat, wool
Merino Longwool<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>
Poll Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>	File:Poll Merino.jpg		Australia	Meat, wool
South African Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			South Africa	Meat, wool
South African Meat Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>	File:SAMM.JPG	SAMM	South Africa	Meat, wool
Strong Wool Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>
Transylvanian Merino<ref group="note" name="Merino"/>			Romania
Ming Black
Moghani
Montadale	File:Open Show Champion Montadale Ewe (23726474668).jpg		United States	Meat, wool
Morada Nova	File:Ovinos Morada Nova.jpg	Brazilian Woolless	Brazil	Meat
Moles

N

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Najdi	File:Najdi sheep 3.jpg	Nejdi	Saudi Arabia	Meat, milk, wool
Namaqua Afrikaner			South Africa	Meat, pelts
Nali		Western India	India	Wool
Navajo-Churro sheep	File:Navajo-Churro ewe.jpg		United States	Wool
Nederlandse Bonte SchaapTemplate:R		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Netherlands	meat, wool
Nellore		palia, jodipi, dora	India	Meat
Newfoundland	File:Sheep on the Green Garden's Trail (cropped).jpg	Newfoundland Local	Canada
Nilgiri	File:Nilgiri sheep's grazing in ooty lake side.jpg		India
Noire du Velay	File:Brebies Noire du Velay au pâturage.JPG		France	Meat
Nolana sheep
Norfolk Horn	File:Norfolk Horn wether.jpg	Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk Horned	United Kingdom	Meat
North Ronaldsay	File:North ron sheep.jpg	Orkney	Scotland	Wool
Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds)	File:Shetland sheep tail.jpg		Baltic states, British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia	Meat, milk, wool
Norwegian Fur

O

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Orkhon	File:Orkhon sheep breed, Orkhon soum of Selenge province, Mongolia, May 2018.jpg		Mongolia	Wool
Ossimi
Ouessant	File:Schaf Ouessantschaf 050902.jpg	Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Wool, hobby
Oula
Oxford	File:Mudchute farm sheep with lambs.jpg	Oxford Down	United Kingdom	Meat

P

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Pag Island		Paška ovca	Croatia	Meat, milk
Pagliarola
Panama			United States	Meat
Pedi sheep		Bapedi	South Africa	Meat
Pelibüey	File:Mottled sheep.jpg	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	File:2017 APSA sale.jpg		United States	Meat, wool
Portland	File:Orford Ness - Portland Sheep (14534764423).jpg		England	Meat
Pramenka	File:Lička pramenka.jpg	Lička, Istarska, Kupreška or Dubska pramenka	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia	Meat, milk, wool
Priangan		Garut	Indonesia	Meat, ram fighting
Polish Heath			Poland
Poll Dorset	File:Poll dorset.jpg		Australia	Meat
Polled Dorset	File:Ewe and lamb taken at the NCSU Small Ruminant Educational Unit.jpg		United States	Meat
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep	File:Pommernschaf.jpg	Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf	Germany	Meat, vegetation management

Q

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Qashqai			China
Qiaoke			China
Qinghai Black Tibetan			China
Qinghai Semifinewool			China
Quadrella			Italy
Quanglin Large-Tail			China

R

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Rabo Largo
Racka	File:Zackelschafe Tiergarten Bernburg 06-03-2008.jpg	Ovce cápová, Cápovice	Hungary	Meat, milk, wool
Rahmany sheep		El-rahmani	Egypt	Meat, milk, wool
Rambouillet	File:Rambouillet.jpg	Rambouillet Merino, French Merino	France	Meat, wool
Rasa Aragonesa			Aragón	Meat
Red Engadine	File:Engadinerschaf in den zwei Farbschlägen Braun und Schwarz, Schweiz.jpg	Engadine	Switzerland
Red Karaman			Turkey
Red Maasai	File:Maasai sheep, Kenya.jpg		East Africa	Meat
Rhoen sheep				vegetation management
Rideau Arcott			Canada
Romanov	File:Beranlinierohan.jpg		Russia	Meat
Romney sheep	File:Romneyram1.jpg	Romney Marsh	United Kingdom	Meat, wool
Roslag	File:Roslagsfår ungdjur.jpg	Roslagsfår	Sweden	Meat, wool
Rouge de l'Ouest	File:Rouge de l'Ouest.JPG	Tête rouge du Maine	France	Meat
Rouge du Roussillon	File:Mouton-rouge-du-roussillon SDA2013.JPG	Roussillion Red	France	Meat, wool
Rough Fell	File:Rough Fell ram.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
Roux du Valais	File:Roux du Valais feeding lamb 1.jpg	Walliser Landschaf, Roux du Pays	Switzerland	Meat, wool
Ruda	File:Dubrovacka ruda.jpg		Albania, Croatia	Wool
Rya	File:Forslundas får.jpg	Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep	Sweden	Wool
Ryeland	File:Ryeland sheep - geograph.org.uk - 1543697.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
Rygja

S

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Sahel-type
Sakiz		Çesme	Turkey	Wool
SarajaTemplate:R			Turkmenistan	Wool, meat
Santa Cruz	File:Santa Cruz sheep, Roger Williams Park Zoo.jpg		Santa Cruz Island, United States	Wool
Santa Inês	File:Ovinos Santa Ines.jpg		Brazil	Meat
Sardinian	File:Sardinian Sheep - pecora sardegna.jpg	Brabei Sarda, Pecora Sarda	Italy	Milk
Sardi (Moroccan sheep)	File:Sardi Maroc.jpg		Morocco	Meat, milk, wool
Schoonebeker
Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf
Schwarzes Bergschaf
Scottish Blackface	File:Sheep on the isle of Lewis.jpg	Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish Mountain	Scotland	Meat
Scottish Dunface		Scottish Tanface, Old Scottish Short-wool	Scotland (extinct)<ref>Ryder, M. L. 1983. Sheep and Man. Duckworth, London; quoted in Stefan Adalsteinsson, 2000, 1000 Years of Sheep in Shetland. Template:Webarchive</ref>	Meat, wool
Serrai	Serres+breed	Serraika, Serron	Greece, Serres	Meat, milk, wool <ref>Αgricultural Cooperative Strymon, Serres Breeds Performances,(Greek). Template:Webarchive</ref>
Shetland	File:Shetland ewe.jpg		Shetland Islands	Meat, wool
Shropshire	File:Shropshire Clark County fair.JPG		United Kingdom	Meat
Sicilian Barbary			Sicily
Skudde	File:Skudde Bock.jpg	skudden	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Meat, vegetation management, felting
Soay	File:Soay sheep lamb.png		Scotland	Meat
Somali	File:Somali sheep.jpg	Berbera Blackhead	Somalia	Meat
Sopravissana			Italy	Milk
South Devon			United Kingdom
South Dorset			United Kingdom
South Hampshire			United Kingdom
Southdown	File:Southdown Clark County fair.JPG		United Kingdom	Meat
South Wales Mountain			Wales
Spælsau	File:Norway sheep portrait.jpg	Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace	Norway	Meat
Spiegel
St. Croix	File:St Croix sheep.jpg	Virgin Island white	Virgin Islands	Meat
Steigar
Steinschaf
Suffolk	File:7 month old Suffolk Ram Lamb.JPG		United Kingdom	Meat
Sumavska			Czech Republic	Meat, milk, wool
Swaledale	File:Swaledale Sheep, Lake District, England - June 2009.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat, wool
Swedish Fur			Sweden
Swifter
Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf
Schweizer Alpenschaf
Såne			Denmark	Meat, pelt

T

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Taleshi			Iran	Meat
Template:Ill			China	Hides, meat
Targhee	File:2009-Targhee-Sheep.jpg		United States	Wool
Tautra
Teeswater	File:Track of Railway, from Ingleby Incline at Bank Foot Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1594044.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat
TEFRom			New Zealand	Meat, wool
Texel	File:Texel sheep.jpg		Netherlands	Meat
Thalli
Ţigaie			Romania	Meat, milk, wool
Tiroler Steinschaf	File:Wien-Schönbrunn, Zoo, der Haidachhof, Stall, Tiroler Steinschaf.JPG	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<ref>Tukidale Sheep Society of Australia</ref>
Tunis	File:Garrison Kunst and Luke in 2008.jpg	Tunisian Barbary	Tunisia	Meat
Tuj			Turkey
Türkgeldi			Turkey

U

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Uda			Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria	Meat

V

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Valachian sheep	File:2022-11-13 Female Valachian sheep in Hesse (117).jpg	Native Wallachian sheep	Czech Republic	Meat, milk, wool
Valachian Improved sheep			Czech Republic	Meat, milk, wool
Valais Blacknose	File:Valais Blacknose Sheep.jpg	Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, Visperschaf	Switzerland	Meat, wool
Van Rooy		Van Rooy White Persian	South Africa	Meat
Vendéen	File:Mouton vendeen02 SDA2011.JPG		France	Meat

W

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Waldschaf	File:Waldschaf Zoo Salzburg 2014 b.jpg
Waziri			Pakistan	Meat, wool
Weißes Bergschaf
Welsh Hill Speckled Face			Wales
Welsh Mountain sheep	File:White Welsh Mountain sheep.jpg	Defaid Mynydd Cymreig	Wales	Meat
Badger Face Welsh Mountain<ref group="note" name="WelshMt">Welsh Mountain subtype</ref>	File:Hello, how are ewe today?.jpg	Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced	Wales	Meat
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep<ref group="note" name="WelshMt"/>	File:Balwen Black Mountain ewe and lamb - Frampton - geograph.org.uk - 1763400.jpg		Wales	Meat
Black Welsh Mountain sheep<ref group="note" name="WelshMt"/>	File:Black sheep Herriard Estate.jpg	Defaid Mynydd Duon	Wales	Meat
South Wales Mountain<ref group="note" name="WelshMt"/>			Wales
Wensleydale	File:File-Shorn Wensleydale.jpg		England	Meat
West African Dwarf		Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep<ref name = "ilri">Template:Citation</ref>	West Africa and Central Africa<ref name = "ilri"/>	Meat
White Horned Heath
White Karaman		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia.<ref name=":2" />
White Suffolk			Australia	Meat
Whiteface Dartmoor			United Kingdom	Meat
Whitefaced Woodland	File:Sheep at Freightliner Farm.jpg	Penistone sheep	England	Meat
White Maritza sheep	File:White Maritza Sheep Iz6.JPG		Bulgaria
Wiltipoll	File:Wiltipoll.jpg		Australia	Meat
Wiltshire Horn	File:Sheep, Broadnymett, North Tawton, Devon - geograph.org.uk - 449780.jpg		United Kingdom	Meat

X

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Xalda	File:Ovejas Xaldas y sus crias.JPG		Spain	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Xaxi Ardia			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Xinjiang Finewool			China	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Y

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Yankasa	File:Yankasa IMG 20200418 175545-1.jpg		Nigeria	Meat
Yellow sheep			Yorkshire
Yemen White			Yemen
Yiecheng
Yoroo
Yunnan Semifinewool			China

Z

Name	Picture	Alternative name	Origin	Purpose
Zackel
Zaghawa
Zaian
Zaïre Long-Legged
Zakynthos
Zeeland Milk
Zel
Zelazna		Zeleznienska	Poland	Meat
Zemmour
Zeta Yellow
Zlatusha
Zoulay
Zwartbles	File:Zwartbles in Zeeland.jpg		Netherlands	Meat, milk, cheese
Zulu sheep		Nguni	South Africa	Meat

See also

• List of cattle breeds
• List of domestic pig breeds
• List of goat breeds
• Lists of domestic animal breeds

References

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External links

• Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Department of Animal Science - Oklahoma State University
• Sheep101
• Heritage Sheep Breeds