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Suffolks are active grazers and able to find feed on dry ranges. Should you raise them on high quality feeds then you can expect to have one of the fastest growth rates of any other breed as they have excellent feed conversion characteristics. Its meat has a superior texture.
Targhee:
This breed was developed in USA by mating Rambouillet rams to either ewes of the Corriedale and Lincoln-Rambouillet stock or ewes of only Lincoln-Rambouillet stock.
These sheep are large framed, and produce not only good meat but a heavy fleece weighing between 11 – 16 pounds (5-7 kg) of good, medium wool. They adapt to both farm and range conditions.
Texel:
This breed has been popular in Scandinavian countries for other 160 years. They are hardy sheep and can adapt too many climates and conditions. As a foraging breed they do very well, they are lean, medium sized sheep and have a high muscle to bone ratio.
Ewes lamb once a year, however, when farm raised they have a high percentage of twins and triplets. As for their herding instinct, it is poor and not really suitable for open ranges. Their fleece is white of medium wool and they have no wool on either their face or legs.
Tunis:
The Tunis breed has been developed from Tunisian Barbary sheep. They are of medium size, hardy and docile. Ewes make very good mothers and can breed out of season. Under the right management they can be bred at almost any month during the year. When they lamb, the lambs are reddish in color and gradually lighten to white, although they do retain an unusual color of reddish tan hair on their faces and legs as well as their long, pendulous ears.
Tunis sheep do very well in warm climates and hot weather does detract from a ram's performance as they remain very active during very hot summer weather. These sheep are a superior breed for a hot climate however, they can be raised successfully elsewhere.
Wiltshire Horn:
Targhee:
This breed was developed in USA by mating Rambouillet rams to either ewes of the Corriedale and Lincoln-Rambouillet stock or ewes of only Lincoln-Rambouillet stock.
These sheep are large framed, and produce not only good meat but a heavy fleece weighing between 11 – 16 pounds (5-7 kg) of good, medium wool. They adapt to both farm and range conditions.
Texel:
This breed has been popular in Scandinavian countries for other 160 years. They are hardy sheep and can adapt too many climates and conditions. As a foraging breed they do very well, they are lean, medium sized sheep and have a high muscle to bone ratio.
Ewes lamb once a year, however, when farm raised they have a high percentage of twins and triplets. As for their herding instinct, it is poor and not really suitable for open ranges. Their fleece is white of medium wool and they have no wool on either their face or legs.
Tunis:
The Tunis breed has been developed from Tunisian Barbary sheep. They are of medium size, hardy and docile. Ewes make very good mothers and can breed out of season. Under the right management they can be bred at almost any month during the year. When they lamb, the lambs are reddish in color and gradually lighten to white, although they do retain an unusual color of reddish tan hair on their faces and legs as well as their long, pendulous ears.
Tunis sheep do very well in warm climates and hot weather does detract from a ram's performance as they remain very active during very hot summer weather. These sheep are a superior breed for a hot climate however, they can be raised successfully elsewhere.
Wiltshire Horn: