Oxford Down
Appearance
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The Oxford Down is an English breed of domestic sheep developed in the 1830s by crossing the Cotswold, Hampshire and South Down breeds,[1] and using the resulting cross-breeds to form the basis of the present-day breed.[2] This breed is primarily raised for meat.[1]
The Oxford is relatively large-bodied, hornless, has a brown/black face and legs covered in white wool, and has a short fleece.[3] It produces the heaviest fleece of any of the Down breeds. The breed's capacity to produce a large, meaty carcase for further processing has stimulated interest from the meat industry, and it also grows the most wool of any of the terminal sire breeds.[2]
Characteristics
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References
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Oxford Down/United Kingdom. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2015.
- ^ a b "The OXFORD: ORIGIN AND HISTORY". New Zealand Sheepbreeders' Association. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
- ^ "The OXFORD: A Rare Breed of British Origin". Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand Incorporated. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
External links
Media related to Oxford Down at Wikimedia Commons