dual-purpose sheep

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• dual-purpose — /djuəl ˈpɜpəs/ (say dyoohuhl perpuhs) adjective 1. serving two functions. 2. (of sheep) bred and selected for the economic production of both wool and mutton. 3. (of cattle) bred for the production of beef and milk …  

• Sheep — For other uses, see Sheep (disambiguation). Domestic sheep A research flo …   Wikipedia

• Domestic sheep — taxobox name = Domestic sheep status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = A research flock at U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae… …   Wikipedia

• U.S. Sheep Experiment Station — The U.S. Sheep Experiment Station (also called the USSES) is an agricultural experiment station focusing on domestic sheep ( Ovis aries ) which is run by the United States Department of Agriculture s Agricultural Research Service. Its stated… …   Wikipedia

• Corriedale (sheep) — Corriedale sheep are a dual purpose breed, meaning they are used both in the production of wool and meat. The Corriedale is the oldest of all the crossbred breeds, a Merino Lincoln cross developed almost simultaneously in Australia and New… …   Wikipedia

• Coopworth (sheep) — A Coopworth Ram The Coopworth breed of sheep was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in Canterbury, New Zealand, to increase lambing percentages of Romney ewes when mated with Border Leicester rams. The… …   Wikipedia

• Cheviot sheep — A Cheviot ewe with her lamb The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north west… …   Wikipedia

• Herdwick (sheep) — The Herdwick is a traditional breed of domestic sheep native to the mountainous Lake District of Cumbria in North West England. The name Herdwick is derived from the Old Norse herdvyck , meaning sheep pasture.cite journal last = Bryson first =… …   Wikipedia

• Montadale (sheep) — Montadale is the name of a breed of domestic sheep developed in the 1930s by E. H. Mattingly. Mattingly was a Midwestern commercial lamb buyer who had a dream of developing the ideal sheep. He had been told that the best start to that goal would… …   Wikipedia

• Exmoor Horn (sheep) — The Exmoor Horn is a white faced, horned breed of sheep. It was developed in Exmoor, Devon, in the 19th century, but is a descendant of sheep that had roamed on the moors for several hundred years. [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Southdown (sheep) — The Southdown is a small, dual purpose British sheep. Today it is raised in many parts of the world. It has evolved into two sub breeds. The Southdown raised by commercial growers today, is somewhat larger than the traditional Southdown of years… …   Wikipedia