SHEEP BREEDS

• Merina

• Origin: Spain

• Aptitude: mainly dedicated to wool production, but the
  low costs of this production in other countries and the
  introduction of synthetic fabrics have led to its
  reorientation to meat and milk
  

• Romney (marsh)

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: mostly wool but also meat

• Ile de france

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat and wool, good conformation (meat
  biotype)

• Fleischschaft

• Origin: Germany

• Aptitude: meat although can produce wool

• Romanov

• Origin: Russia

• Aptitude: meat but also wool. Really good
  mothering abilities including a super high
  prolificacy. Used a lot to produce hybrid

• Ryeland

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: meat and wool

• Ryeland

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: meat and wool

• Cheviot

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: wool and meat

• Dorset

• Origin: Dorset Horn (UK) / Poll Dorset
  (Australia) / Polled Dorset (USA)

• Aptitude: meat and wool

• Lincoln (longwool)

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: wool and meat

Usually has black head but can be white

• Dorper

• Origin: South Africa

• Aptitude: meat

• Berrichon du cher

• Origin: france

• Aptitude: meat

• Kerry Hill

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: meat

• Texel

• Origin: Netherlands

• Aptitude: meat (typical meat biotype), really
  lean. Typical terminal sire

• Texel

• Origin: Netherlands

• Aptitude: meat (typical meat biotype), really
  lean. Typical terminal sire

• Charollais

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat, used primarily as a terminal
  sire

• Charmoise

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat, terminal sire. Excellent conformation

• Suffolk

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: meat

• Hampshire

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: meat

• Bleu du maine

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat, great mothering abilities

• Rouge de l’ouest

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat

• Segureña

• Origin: Spain

• Aptitude: meat

• Rasa aragonesa

• Origin: Spain

• Aptitude: meat

• Ojalada

• Origin: Spain

• Aptitude: meat

• Guirra

• Origin: Spain (Valencia)

• Aptitude: meat, very rustic

• Bizet

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: meat

• Manchega

• Origin: Spain (Castilla La Mancha)

• Aptitude: milk and meat, great mothering
  abilities, rustic

• Churra

• Origin: Portugal/Spain

• Aptitude: meat and milk, very rustic

• Awassi

• Origin: Middle East.

• Aptitude: dairy with great mothering abilities.

• East Friesian

• Origin: Germany

• Aptitude: dairy

• Assaf

• Origin: Israel (Awassi x East Friesian)

• Aptitude: dairy

• Lacaune

• Origin: France

• Aptitude: dairy

• Latxa / Manech

• Origin: Basque Country (Spain/France)

• Aptitude: mostly milk but also wool

• Karakul

• Origin: Central Asia (oldest breed)

• Aptitude: multi-purpose breed, kept for milking,
  meat, pelts, and wool.