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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.

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Acıpayam

|

|

| Turkey

| Meat, wool{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995a}}

Adal

|

|

| Ethiopia{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995b}}

| Meat

Afghan ArabiArabi subtype

|

|

| Afghanistan{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995j}}

| Meat

Africana

|

| Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995c}}

| Colombia

| Meat, woolly items

Afrikaner

|

| Cape fattest tail

| South Africa

| Meat, pelts honed

Afrino

|

|

| South Africa

|Meat, wool, crossbreeding

Alai

|

|

| Kyrgyzstan{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995d}}

| Meat, wool

Alcarreña

|

|

| Spain{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995e}}

| Meat

Algarve Churro

| File:Nova - goat with spectacular horns (13412189154).jpg

|

| Portugal{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995f}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009a}}

Algerian sheep

| 85px

| Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995k}}

| Algeria

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009d}}

Alpines Steinschaf

| 85px

|

| Germany{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009b}}

| Meat, wool, vegetation management

Altay

|

|

| China{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995g}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009c}}

American Blackbelly

|

|

| United States

| Trophy hunting

Ancon

|

| Otter sheep{{Harvnb|Gidney|2007}}

| United States

|

Appenninica

| 85px

| Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995h}}

| Italy

| Meat

Arabi

|

|

| Iran, Iraq{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995i}}

| Meat

Arapawa

| 85px

|

| New Zealand{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995l}}

| Wool{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009e}}

Arkhar-Merino

|

|

| Kazakhstan

| Wool

Armenian Semicoarsewool

|

| Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995m}}

| Armenia

| Meat, milk

Askanian

| 85px

| Askaniysky{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995n}}

| Ukraine

| Wool

Assaf

| 85px

|

| Israel{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009a}}

| Meat, milk

Aussiedown

|

|

| Australia{{Harvnb|AWEX|2010a}}

| Meat

Australian White

| 85px

|

| Australia

| Meat

Awassi

| 85px

| Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995o}}

| South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert

| Milk

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! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|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

| 85px

| Barbados Black Belly, Black Belly, Barbados Barriga Nigra

| Barbados

| Meat

Bardoka

| 85px

|

| Kosovo

| Milk, meat, wool and research

Basco-Béarnais

| 85px

|

| Spain, France

| Milk

Bellary

|

|

| Karnataka, India

| Wool

Beltex

| 85px

|

| Belgium, The Netherlands

| Meat

Bentheimer Landschaf

|

| Bentheim sheep

| Germany

| Landscape preservation

Bergamasca

| 85px

|

| Italy

| Meat

Berichon du Cher

| 85px

|

| France

|

Beulah Speckled Face

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Bibrik

|

|

| Pakistan

|

Biellese

|

| Razza d'Ivrea, Piemontese Alpina

| Italy

| Meat, milk

Bizet

| 85px

|

| France

| Meat

Blackhead Persian

| 85px

| Swartkoppersie

| Somalia

| Meat

Bleu du Maine

| 85px

| Bazougers, Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Mayenne Blue

| France

| Meat, Wool

Bluefaced Leicester

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Blue Texel

| 85px

|

| Netherlands

| Meat{{r|cabi|p=765}}

Bond

| 85px

|

| Australia

| Wool

Border Leicester

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat, wool

Boreray sheep

| 85px

|

| Scotland

| Meat, wool

Bovec sheep

|

| Bovška Ovca, Plezzana, Trentarka, Krainer Steinschaf

| Italy

| Meat, milk

Braunes Bergschaf

| 85px

| Brown Mountain sheep{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ab}}

| Germany

| Meat, vegetation management{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009p}}

Brazilian Somali

| 85px

| Berbera Blackhead{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ac}}

| Somalia

| Meat{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009f}}

Brianzola

|

|

| Italy

| Meat

British Milksheep

|

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ae}}

| Milk

Bündner Oberland

|

| Graubünden, Grisons{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009q}}

| Switzerland

| Vegetation management

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California Red

|

|

| United States

| Meat, wool

California Variegated Mutant

| 85px

| CVM, Romeldale/CVM{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bh}}

| United States

| Wool

Cambridge

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| meat

Cameroon

| 85px

|

| West Africa{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009r}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009h}}

Campanian Barbary

|

|

| Italy{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995af}}

| Meat, milk

Canadian Arcott

| File:Lambert sheep.jpg

|

| Canada{{Harvnb|CA-GOV|2007a}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|Simmons|2001a}}

Cărăbaşă

|

| Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie

| Romania

|

Castlemilk Moorit

| 85px

| Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009s}}

| Scotland{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ag}}

| Hobby

Charmoise

| 85px

|

| France{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009i}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009t}}

Charollais

| 85px

|

| France{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ah}}

| Meat

Cheviot

| 85px

|

| Scotland{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ai}}

| Meat, wool

Border CheviotCheviot subtype

|

| South Country Cheviot{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009j}}

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Brecknock Hill Cheviot

|

| Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995aj}}

| Wales

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009u}}

North Country Cheviot

| 85px

|

| Scotland{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ak}}

| Meat

Chios

| 85px

|

| Island of Chios, Greece{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009v}}

| Milk{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995al}}

Cholistani

|

|

| Pakistan{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995am}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009w}}

Churra

| 85px

| Spanish Churro{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009x}}

| Spain{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995an}}

| Meat, milk{{Harvnb|Mendel|2005}}

Cigaja

|

|

| Croatia

| Wool, milk

Cikta

|

|

| Hungary{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009y}}

| Meat

Çine Çaparı

|

|

| Turkey{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009z}}

|

Clun Forest

| 85px

|

| England{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ao}}

| Meat, milk, wool

Coburger Fuchsschaf

| 85px

| Coburg Fox Sheep{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ap}}

| Germany

| Vegetation management

Columbia

| 85px

|

| United States

| Wool{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995aq}}

Comeback

|

|

| Australia{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ar}}

| Meat, wool

Comisana

| 85px

| Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995as}}

| Italy

| Milk

Coolalee

| 85px

|

| Australia{{Harvnb|Wyndham|1990a}}

| Meat

Coopworth

| 85px

|

| New Zealand{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995at}}

| Meat, wool

Cormo

| 85px

|

| Australia and New Zealand{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995au}}

| Wool

Corriedale

| 85px

|

| New Zealand{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995av}}

| Meat, wool

Cotswold

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|RBST|2008a}}

| Meat, wool

Criollo

|

| Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009aa}}

| Central America{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995aw}}

| Meat

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Dala Fur sheep

|

| Dala pälsfår{{Harvnb|NorthSheD|2010a}}

| Sweden

|

Dalesbred

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ax}}

| Meat, wool{{Harvnb|Heritage|2010a}}

Dagliç

|

|

| Turkey{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ay}}

| Meat, milk

Damani

|

|

| Pakistan{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995az}}

| Meat, wool

Damara

|

|

| Namibia{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ba}}

| Meat

Danish Landrace

| 85px

| Landfår, Klitfår{{Harvnb|NorthSheD|2010b}}

| Denmark

| Wool

Debouillet

|

|

| United States

| Wool{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009ab}}

Derbyshire Gritstone

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009k}}

| Meat

Deutsches Bergschaf

|

| Weißes Bergschaf, White Mountain, Deutsches Weisses Bergschaf{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bb}}

| Germany

| Meat, wool{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009l}}

Devon Closewool

|

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|TheSheepTrust|2010a}}

| Meat{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009ac}}

Devon Longwoolled

| 85px

| Devon Longwool{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bc}}

| United Kingdom

| Meat, wool

Dohne Merino

|

| Dohne, El Dohne Merino{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009m}}

| South Africa

| Meat, wool

Dorper

| 85px

|

| South Africa{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bd}}

| Meat

Dorset

| 85px

| Dorset Horn, Dorset Horned{{Harvnb|AWEX|2010b}}

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Dorset Down

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009n}}

| Meat

Drenth Heath Sheep

| 85px

| Drents Heideschaap{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009ad}}

| Netherlands

| Vegetation management

Drysdale

| 85px

|

| New Zealand{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995be}}

| Wool

Duben sheep

| 85px

|

| Bulgaria

| wool

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! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Easycare

|

|

| United Kingdom{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009o}}

| Meat

East Friesian

| 85px

| Ostfriesisches Milchschaf{{Harvnb|Berger|2010a}}

| Germany

| Milk

Edilbay

|

| Edilbaevskaya, Edilbaev

| Kazakhstan“EDILBAEV (Edilbaevskaya)”, pp. 237–238 of N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (eds.): [http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E12.htm Animal genetic resources of the USS.] FAO Animal Production And Health Paper 65. Rome: Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations, 1989. {{ISBN|92-5-102582-7}} ([ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ah759e/AH759E20.pdf pdf]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}). Retrieved 13 October 2017.[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Edilbaev+Sheep “Edilbaev Sheep,”] TheFreeDictionary.com, Farlex, Inc, without date. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

| Meat, tail fat

Elliottdale

|

|

| Tasmania{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bf}}

| Meat, Wool

English Leicester

| 85px

| Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995bg}}

| England

| Meat

Estonian Ruhnu

|

| Ruhnu maalammas{{Harvnb|NorthSheD|2010c}}

| Estonia

| Meat, wool

Elinpelin sheep

| 85px

| -

| Bulgaria

| wool

Exlana sheep{{cite web|url=https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/livestock-breeding/exlana-genetics-thrive-in-new-entrants-low-input-set-up|date=October 30, 2019|title=Exlana genetics thrive in new entrant's low-input setup|publisher=Farmers Weekly|access-date=25 February 2023}}

|

|

| United Kingdom

| meat, wool

Exmoor Horn

| 85px

|

| Exmoor{{Harvnb|DAD-IS|2009ae}}

| Meat

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Fabrianese

|

|

| Italy

| Meat, milk

Faroe

| 85px

| Faroese

| Faroe Islands

| Meat, wool

Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds)

| 85px

|

| Africa, Middle East, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia

| Meat

Finnsheep

| 85px

| 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

|

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! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Gaddi

|

| Kangra Valley, Bhadarwah

| India

| Wool

Galician

| 85px

| Ovella galega

| Spain

| Meat, milk

Galway

| 85px

|

| 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

| 85px

| Weißkopf, Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf

| Germany

| Meat, wool

Gotland

| 85px

| Gotland Pälsfår, Gotland pelt

| Sweden

| Meat, wool

Gökçeada

|

|

| Turkey

|

Greenlandic sheep

|

| kalaallit savaataat, sava

| Greenland

| Meat, wool

Greyface Dartmoor

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Grey Troender

| 85px

| Grå trøndersau

| Norway

| Wool

Gromark

| 85px

|

| Australia

| Meat, wool

Gulf Coast Native

| 85px

| Louisiana Scrub, Pineywoods Native

| Gulf Coast, United States

|

Guligas

|

|

| Uzbekistan

|

Guirra

|

|

| Mediterranean coast of Spain{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2010}}

| Meat

Gute

| 85px

| Gutefår

| Sweden

| Genetic conservation

=H=

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Hampshire

| 85px

| Hampshire Down

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Han

|

|

| Mongolia, China{{Cite web |title=Han Sheep |url=https://www.livestockoftheworld.com/sheep/Breeds.asp?BreedLookupID=1400&SpeciesID=10 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.livestockoftheworld.com}}

|

Langzhou Large-tail HanHan subtype

|

|

| Northern China

|

Small-tail Han

|

|

| China

| Meat

Hanzhong

|

|

| China

|

Harnai

|

|

| Pakistan{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Harnai Sheep - Oklahoma State University |url=https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/harnai-sheep.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=breeds.okstate.edu |language=en}}

Hasht Nagri

|

|

| Pakistan{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Hasht Nagri Sheep - Oklahoma State University |url=https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/hasht-nagri-sheep.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=breeds.okstate.edu |language=en}}

| Meat, wool

Hazaragie

|

|

| Afghanistan{{Cite journal |last1=ali Askar |first1=Sayed |last2=Ahmad |first2=Sohail |last3=Ibrahim |first3=Muhammad |date=September 2013 |title=Documentation and morphology of Hazaragie sheep native to central Afghanistan |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256719263 |journal=The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences |via=ResearchGate}}

| Meat

Hebridean

| 85px

| St. Kilda sheep

| Scotland

| Vegetation management

Heidschnucke

| 85px

| Family of sheep including
the three breeds below

| Germany

| Meat, wool, vegetation management

Graue gehörnte HeidschnuckeHeidschnucke subtype

| 85px

| Grey Horned Heath

| Germany

| Meat, wool, vegetation management

Moorschnucke

| 85px

| White Polled Heath

| Germany

| Meat, wool, vegetation management

Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke

| 85px

| White Horned Heath

| Germany

| Meat, wool, vegetation management

Herdwick

| 85px

|

| England

| Meat

Herik

|

|

| Turkey

|

Hill Radnor

|

|

| Wales

| Meat

Hog Island

| 85px

|

| United States

| Wool

Hu

|

|

|

|

=I=

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Icelandic sheep

| 85px

| íslenska sauðkindin

| Iceland

| Meat, milk, wool

Inner Mongolian wool

|

|

| China

|

Île-de-France

| 85px

| Dishley Merino

| France

| Meat

Istrian milk

| 85px

| Istrian Pramenka

| Croatia, Slovenia

| Meat, milk

=J=

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! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Jacob

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat, wool, hide, pet

Jezersko–Solčava sheep

| 85px

| Brillenschaf, Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep{{Harvnb|Desilva|Fitch|1995ad}}

| Slovenia

| Meat{{Harvnb|Schoenian|2009g}}

Juraschaf

|

|

|

|

=K=

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! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

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

|

=L=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Lacaune

| 85px

|

| France

| Milk

Landais

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

=M=

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! 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 MerinoMerino subtype

|

|

| Argentina

| Meat, wool

Arles Merino

|

|

| France

| Meat, wool

Booroola Merino

|

|

| Australia

| Wool, research

Delaine Merino

|

|

| United States

| Wool

East Merino sheep

|

|

| France

| Meat, wool

Karacabey Merino

|

|

| Turkey

|

Medium-wool Merino

|

|

|

|

Merinofleischschaf

|

|

|

|

Merinolandschaf

| 85px

|

| Germany

| Meat, wool

Merino Longwool

|

|

|

|

Poll Merino

| 85px

|

| Australia

| Meat, wool

South African Merino

|

|

| South Africa

| Meat, wool

South African Meat Merino

| 85px

| SAMM

| South Africa

| Meat, wool

Strong Wool Merino

|

|

|

|

Transylvanian Merino

|

|

| Romania

|

Ming Black

|

|

|

|

Moghani

|

|

|

|

Montadale

| 85px

|

| United States

| Meat, wool

Morada Nova

| 85px

| Brazilian Woolless

| Brazil

| Meat

Moles

|

|

|

|

=N=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Najdi

| 85px

| Nejdi

| Saudi Arabia

| Meat, milk, wool

Namaqua Afrikaner

|

|

| South Africa

| Meat, pelts

Nali

|

| Western India

| India

| Wool

Navajo-Churro sheep

| 85px

|

| United States

| Wool

Nederlandse Bonte Schaap{{r|dadnbs}}

|

| Dutch Spotted Sheep{{cite web|url=https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/dutch-spotted-sheep-win-the-hearts-of-the-fosters-high-in-teesdale-3329547|date=August 2, 2021|title=Dutch Spotted Sheep win the hearts of the Fosters high in Teesdale|publisher=FarmingLife|access-date=22 March 2023}}

| 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

|

|

|

|

=O=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Orkhon

| 90px

|

| Mongolia

| Wool

Ossimi

|

|

|

|

Ouessant

| 85px

| Ushant, Breton Island Dwarf

| France{{cite web|title=Ouessant Sheep Breed Information|url=http://www.raisingsheep.net/ouessant.html|website=RaisingSheep.net|access-date=4 February 2015}}

| Wool, hobby

Oula

|

|

|

|

Oxford

| 85px

| Oxford Down

| United Kingdom

| Meat

=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

=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

|

|

|

|

=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{{r|dadturk}}

|

|

| 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)Ryder, M. L. 1983. Sheep and Man. Duckworth, London; quoted in [http://www.sheep-isle.dk/Shetland/shetland1000.htm#_ftn9 Stefan Adalsteinsson, 2000, 1000 Years of Sheep in Shetland.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314153037/http://www.sheep-isle.dk/Shetland/shetland1000.htm#_ftn9 |date=2016-03-14 }}

| Meat, wool

Serrai

| File:Serres+breed.jpg

| Serraika, Serron

| Greece, Serres

| Meat, milk, wool Αgricultural Cooperative Strymon, [http://www.provataserron.gr/provato-filis-serron.html#3-Apodoseis-provatou Serres Breeds Performances,(Greek).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920192731/http://www.provataserron.gr/provato-filis-serron.html#3-Apodoseis-provatou |date=2011-09-20 }}

Shetland

| 85px

|

| Shetland Islands

| Meat, wool

Shropshire

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Sicilian Barbary

|

|

| Sicily

|

Skudde

| 85px

|skudden

| Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland {{cite web|title=Skudde sheep |url=https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/skudde-sheep.html |website=Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science |date=25 February 2002}}

| Meat, vegetation management, felting

Soay

| 85px

|

| Scotland

| Meat

Somali

| 85px

| Berbera Blackhead

| Somalia

| Meat

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

=T=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Taleshi

|

|

| Iran

| Meat

{{ill|Tan (sheep)|lt=Tan|zh|滩羊}}

|

|

| 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 woolTukidale Sheep Society of Australia

Tunis

| 85px

| Tunisian Barbary

| Tunisia

| Meat

Tuj

|

|

| Turkey

|

Türkgeldi

|

|

| Turkey

|

=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

=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

=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 MountainWelsh Mountain subtype

| 85px

| Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced

| Wales

| Meat

Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep

| 85px

|

| Wales

| Meat

Black Welsh Mountain sheep

| 85px

| Defaid Mynydd Duon

| Wales

| Meat

South Wales Mountain

|

|

| Wales

|

Wensleydale

| 85px

|

| England

| Meat

West African Dwarf

|

| Djallonke, Fouta Djallon sheep{{Citation |last=International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)| title =Sustainable crop - livestock production for improved livelihoods and natural resource management in West Africa:proceedings of an international conference held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria, 19-22| year =2004|publisher=ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)| page =419 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=72k1wM23wc4C&q=djallonke+origins&pg=PA419|isbn=978-92-9146-161-5}}

| West Africa and Central Africa

| Meat

White Horned Heath

|

|

|

|

White Karaman

|

| Akkaraman{{Cite web |url=https://tarfin.com/blog/akkaraman-koyunu-nedir-ozellikleri-nelerdir |title=Akkaraman Koyunu Nedir? Özellikleri Nelerdir? |date=2022-05-22 |access-date=2024-05-09}}

| Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia.

|

White Suffolk

|

|

| Australia

| Meat

Whiteface Dartmoor

|

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

Whitefaced Woodland

| 85px

| Penistone sheep

| England

| Meat

White Maritza sheep

| 85px

|

| Bulgaria

|

Wiltipoll

| 85px

|

| Australia

| Meat

Wiltshire Horn

| 85px

|

| United Kingdom

| Meat

=X=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Xalda

| 85px

|

| Spain

| Meat{{cite web|title=Xalda History|url=http://www.xalda.com/historia_in.htm|work=Breeders Association of Xalda Sheep|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=2 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602110251/http://www.xalda.com/historia_in.htm|url-status=dead}}

Xaxi Ardia

|

|

| Spain{{cite web|title=Category:Xaxi Ardia Sheep|url=http://marysrosaries.com/collaboration/index.php?title=Category:Xaxi_Ardia_Sheep|work=The Work of God's Children's Educational Project|access-date=25 February 2013|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323171607/http://marysrosaries.com/collaboration/index.php?title=Category:Xaxi_Ardia_Sheep|url-status=dead}}

|

Xinjiang Finewool

|

|

| China

| Meat, wool {{cite web|url=http://bib.ge/sheep/open.php?id=631&ph=1 |title=Xinjiang Fine Wool |access-date=2013-02-25}}

=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

|

|

| China

|

=Z=

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="200"|Name

! width="85"|Picture

! width="200"|Alternative name

! width="200"|Origin

! width="200"|Purpose

Zackel

|

|

|

|

Zaghawa

|

|

|

|

Zaian

|

|

|

|

Zaïre Long-Legged

|

|

|

|

Zakynthos

|

|

|

|

Zeeland Milk

|

|

|

|

Zel

|

|

|

|

Zelazna

|

| Zeleznienska

| Poland

| Meat

Zemmour

|

|

|

|

Zeta Yellow

|

|

|

|

Zlatusha

|

|

|

|

Zoulay

|

|

|

|

Zwartbles

| 85px

|

| Netherlands

| Meat, milk, cheese

Zulu sheep

|

| Nguni

| South Africa

| Meat

Notes

{{Reflist|group=note}}

See also

{{portal|Animals}}

References

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

[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ext-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=NLD&specie=Sheep&breed=Nederlandse%20Bonte%20Schaap&lang=en Breed data sheet: Nederlandse Bonte Schaap / Netherlands (Sheep)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2023.

[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ext-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=TKM&specie=Sheep&breed=Saraja&lang=en Breed data sheet: Saraja / Turkmenistan (Sheep)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2023.

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|year=1995

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  • [http://www.heritagesheep.eu/index.htm Heritage Sheep Breeds]

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