Southdown sheep
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southdown-sheep-204-2798665
title:
Southdown sheep
text:
The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep, the smallest of the British breeds. It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800. It has been exported to many countries; it has been of particular importance in New Zealand, where it was used in the breeding of Canterbury lamb. In the twenty-first century it is kept principally as a terminal sire. It is listed by the Rare Bree
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British breed of sheep
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southdown_sheep
date created:
2006-07-10T19:59:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:32:39Z
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