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.
Name | Notes | Conservation status | Image |
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American Jacob[1] | |||
Agnis | |||
American Karakul[1] | |||
American Merino |
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American Tunis[1] | ![]() | ||
Ancon |
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Bell Multi-nippled[3]: 16 |
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California Red |
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California Variegated Mutant |
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Canadian Arcott[4] |
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Canadian Corriedale[4] |
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Debouillet |
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Delaine Merino | ![]() | ||
DLS[4] |
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Gulf Coast Native | ![]() | ||
Hawaiian Black Buck |
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Hog Island |
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Imperial |
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Katahdin | ![]() | ||
Louisiana Native |
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Montadale | ![]() | ||
Navajo-Churro | ![]() | ||
Newfoundland[4] |
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Outaouais Arcott |
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Panama |
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Polled Dorset | ![]() | ||
Polypay | ![]() | ||
Rideau Arcott[4] |
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Romeldale |
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Romnelet[4] |
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St. Croix | ![]() | ||
Santa Cruz | ![]() | ||
Stone's Sheep[3]: 16 }} |
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Targhee | ![]() | ||
Warhill[2] | |||
Willamette[2] |
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References
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- Conservation Priority List: Sheep. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed July 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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