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:List of North American sheep breeds

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This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States.{{r|albc|dad}} Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

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Agnis{{r|mason|p=260}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=125}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
American Blackbelly{{r|cabi|p=753}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): not listed{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
American Jacob{{r|albc}}style="height: 80px;" |
American Karakul{{r|albc}}style="height: 80px;" |
American Merino{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}200px
American Tunis{{r|albc}}200px
Ancon{{ubl|FAO (2007): extinct{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Bell Multi-nippled{{r|barb|p=16}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): extinct{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
California Red{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
California Variegated Mutant{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Canadian Arcott{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): endangered{{r|barb|p=16}}}}200px
Canadian Corriedale{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): endangered{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
{{ubl|Columbia|Columbia-Southdale}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}200px
Debouillet{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Delaine Merino200px
DLS{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): endangered{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Gulf Coast Native200px
Hawaiian Black Buck{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Hog Island{{ubl|FAO (2007): critical{{r|barb|p=126}}}}200px
Imperial{{ubl|FAO (2007): extinct{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Katahdin200px
Louisiana Native{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Montadale200px
Navajo-Churro200px
Newfoundland{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): critical{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Outaouais Arcott{{ubl|FAO (2007): endangered{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Panama{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Polled Dorset200px
Polypay200px
Rideau Arcott{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): endangered{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Romeldale{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}200px
Romnelet{{r|dad2}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
St. Croix200px
Santa Cruz200px
Stone's Sheep{{r|barb|p=16}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=16}}}}style="height: 80px;" |
Targhee200px
Warhill{{r|dad}}style="height: 80px;" |
Willamette{{r|dad}}{{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=126}}}}style="height: 80px;" |

References

{{commonscat|Sheep breeds originating in the United States}}

{{commonscat|Sheep breeds originating in Canada}}

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[https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/#2199aca51c31ff7b1 Conservation Priority List: Sheep]. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed July 2022.

Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 23 June 2020.

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&hl=en Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{isbn|9781780647944}}.

[https://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/ Breed data sheet: United States of America: Sheep]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2022.

[https://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/ Breed data sheet: Canada: Sheep]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2022.

Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). [https://archive.org/details/masonsworlddicti0000unse/page/88/mode/1up Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties] (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{isbn|085199430X}}.

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