ANI MAL I D

WEEK FOUR - SHEEP: GRANT HAL L

ANGORA
OVI S ARI ES
DEFI NI NG
CHARACTERI STI CS
single-coated fleece
usually sheered twice a
year
149 day gestation period
CHEVI OT
OVI S ARI ES
DEFI NI NG
CHARACTERI STI CS
head carried high
ears are carried together, erect
and forward
has a quick, coordinated stride
no wool on the head or face in
front of the ears, nor is there
wool below the knees and the
hocks
no horns
COL UMBI A
OVI S ARI ES
DEFI NI NG
CHARACTERI STI CS
Created from a Lincoln-
Rambouillet Cross
Mature rams weigh 225 -
300 lbs
Mature ewes weigh 150 -
225 lbs
wool length ranges from
3.5 - 5
DORSET
OVI S ARI ES
DEFI NI NG
CHARACTERI STI CS
Result of Merino - Horned
Sheep of Wales cross
Ewes weigh 150 - 200 lbs
Rams weigh 225 - 275 lbs
Out of season breeders
good mothers, good
milkers and multiple births
are not uncommon
HAMPSHI RE
OVI S ARI ES
DEFI NI NG
CHARACTERI STI CS
Rams weigh 275 + lbs
Ewes weigh 200 + lbs
White wool cap
Black Faced, Black Legged
Thick boned