| Dorper |
Meat |
Fast growth and good carcass quality |
Hair sheep known for shedding and low maintenance |
| Hampshire |
Meat |
Rapid growth, heavily muscled |
Terminal sire, dark face and legs |
| Katahdin |
Meat |
Moderate to fast growth |
Hardy, parasite resistant, and sheds naturally |
| Merino |
Wool |
Fine wool production |
Produces some of the finest wool in the world |
| St. Croix |
Meat |
Moderate growth |
Excellent parasite resistance and heat tolerance |
| Suffolk |
Meat |
Rapid growth and large frame |
Popular terminal sire breed for lamb production |
| Shetland |
Wool |
Fine wool, small carcass |
Primitive breed, 30+ natural colors |
| Finnsheep |
Maternal |
Prolific (300%+ lambing) |
Highest lambing rate of any breed |
| Texel |
Meat |
Excellent carcass conformation |
Dutch breed, heavily muscled hindquarter |
| Corriedale |
Dual Purpose |
Good wool and meat |
First Merino-derived breed outside Europe |
| Border Leicester |
Maternal |
Good prolificacy and milk |
Longwool breed, distinctive erect ears |
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