These breeds of sheep are dark faced but not black faced.
Border Cheviot, Finn Sheep, Montadale
These 3 breeds of sheep have bare heads.
Southdown
This breed of sheep is the oldest breed from England. They are grey to mouse-brown faced, small to medium in size, and known for producing meaty carcasses.
Hampshire
This black-faced breed of sheep are moderately prolific, and have very good milking ability, growth and carcass cutability.
Dorset
This breed of sheep are known for breeding out of season, being heavy milkers, and producing more than one lamb crop per year. They produce hardy lambs that yield heavy muscled carcasses.
Dorset, Hampshire, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk
Name3 of the 5 breeds of sheep that are known for their meat production.
Merino
This breed of sheep was developed from fine-wool sheep in Spain. They are the basis for all wool breeds of sheep.
Corriedale
This breed of sheep was developed in New Zealand by breeding a Lincoln ram with a Leicester/Merino ewe cross.
Romney
This breed of sheep originated in England. They are small to medium in size and have a white face and legs. They are polled and have long wool.
Oxford
This breed of sheep are good milkers, prolific, and have a fast growth rate. They originated in England from a Hampshire and Cotswold cross.
