CLASSIFICATION OF
SHEEP BREEDS
I. Classification for production purpose
1.
Fine wool breeds
2.
Meat breeds
3.
Meat-wool breeds
4.
Dairy breeds
5.
Fur breeds
6.
Native breeds
1.
Fat tailed sheep breeds
2.
Semifat tailed sheep breeds
3.
Thin tailed sheep breeds
II. Classification for tail
shape
1- Fine wool breeds (Merino) 2- Longwool breeds
3- Shortwool breeds
4- Coarse wool breeds (carpet wool breeds)
5- Hair breeds
III. Classification for
fleece traits
I. Fine wool breeds
(MERİNO)
II. Meat –wool breeds
Corriedale
Colombia
Targhee
Polwarth
III. Meat breeds
English meat breeds
French meat breeds
Dutch meat breed
German meat breeds
IV. Dairy breeds V. Fur breeds
Romanov