List of North American sheep breeds

This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

NameNotesConservation statusImage
American Jacob[1]
Agnis
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 125 
American Karakul[1]
American Merino
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
American Tunis[1]
Ancon
  • FAO (2007): extinct[3]: 126 
Bell Multi-nippled[3]: 16 
  • FAO (2007): extinct[3]: 16 
California Red
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
California Variegated Mutant
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Canadian Arcott[4]
  • FAO (2007): endangered[3]: 16 
Canadian Corriedale[4]
  • FAO (2007): endangered[3]: 16 
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Debouillet
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Delaine Merino
DLS[4]
  • FAO (2007): endangered[3]: 16 
Gulf Coast Native
Hawaiian Black Buck
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Hog Island
  • FAO (2007): critical[3]: 126 
Imperial
  • FAO (2007): extinct[3]: 126 
Katahdin
Louisiana Native
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Montadale
Navajo-Churro
Newfoundland[4]
  • FAO (2007): critical[3]: 16 
Outaouais Arcott
  • FAO (2007): endangered[3]: 16 
Panama
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Polled Dorset
Polypay
Rideau Arcott[4]
  • FAO (2007): endangered[3]: 16 
Romeldale
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 
Romnelet[4]
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 16 
St. Croix
Santa Cruz
Stone's Sheep[3]: 16 }}
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 16 
Targhee
Warhill[2]
Willamette[2]
  • FAO (2007): no data[3]: 126 

References
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  1. Conservation Priority List: Sheep. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed July 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to 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.
  4. Breed data sheet: Canada: Sheep. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2022.
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