List of sheep breeds

Hampshire Down sheep, in an 1887 illustration

This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species.

Comprehensive list of domestic sheep breeds

Sorted alphabetically.

A

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Acıpayam	---	---	Turkey[1]	Meat, Wool[1]
Adal	---	---	Ethiopia[2]	Meat[2]
Africana	---	Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African[3]	Colombia[3]	Meat[3]
Alai	---	---	Kyrgyzstan[4]	Meat, Wool[4]
Alcarreña	---	---	Spain[5]	Meat[5]
Algarve Churro	---	---	Portugal[6]	Meat[7]
Alpines Steinschaf	---	---	Germany[8]	Meat, Wool, Vegetation Management[8]
Altay	---	---	China[9]	Meat[10]
Ancon	---	Otter sheep[11]	United States[11]	---
Apennine	---	Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano[12]	Italy[12]	Meat[12]
Arabi	---	---	Iran, Iraq[13]	Meat[13]
Afghan Arabi[note 1]	---	---	Afghanistan[14]	Meat[14]
Algerian Arab[note 1]	---	Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed[15]	Algeria[15]	Meat[16]
Arapawa Island	---	---	New Zealand[17]	Wool[18]
Armenian Semicoarsewool	---	Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya[19]	Armenia[19]	Meat, Milk[19]
Askanian	---	Askaniysky[20]	Ukraine[20]	Wool[20]
Assaf	---	---	Israel[21]	Meat, Milk[21]
Awassi		Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh[22]	Syro-Arabian desert[22]	Milk[22]

B

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Balkhi	---	---	Pakistan[23]	Meat[24]
Baluchi	---	Araghi, Baluchi dumda, Farahani, Kermani, Khorasani, Khurasani, Mengali, Naeini, Neini, Shinwari, Taraki, Yazdi[25]	Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan[25]	Wool[26]
Barbados Blackbelly sheep		---	Caribbean[27]	Meat[28]
Bardoka	---	---	Serbia[29]	Meat, Milk, Research, Wool[29]
Basco-Béarnais	---	Vasca Carranzana[30]	Spain[30]	Milk[30]
Beltex	---	---	Belgium[31]	Meat[31]
Bentheimer Landschaf	---	Landrace of Bentheim[32]	Germany[32]	Vegetation Management[32]
Bergamasca	---	Bergamasker, Gigante di Bergamo, Bergamacia[33]	Italy[33]	Meat, Milk, Wool[34]
Berichon du Cher	---	---	France[35]	Meat[35]
Beulah Speckled Face	---	---	Wales[36]	Meat[37]
Bibrik	---	---	Pakistan[38]	Meat[38]
Biellese	---	Biellese-Bergamasca[39]	Italy[39]	Meat[39]
Bizet	---	---	France[40]	Meat[40]
Blackhead Persian		Swartkoppersie[41]	South Africa[41]	Meat[41]
Bleu du Maine		Blauköpfiges Fleischschaf, Bazougers, Bluefaced Maine, Blue-headed Maine, Maine-Anjou, Maine à tête bleue, Maynne Blue[42]	France[42]	Meat[43]
Bluefaced Leicester		---	United Kingdom[44]	Meat[45]
Bond		---	Australia[46]	Wool[46]
Border Leicester		---	England[47]	Meat[47]
Boreray	---	Boreray Blackface, Hebridean Blackface[48]	Scotland[48]	Meat[49]
Bovska	---	---	Slovenia[50]	Milk[50]
Braunes Bergschaf	---	Brown Mountain sheep[51]	Germany[51]	Meat, Vegetation Management[52]
Brazilian Somali	---	Berbera Blackhead	Somalia	Meat
Brillenschaf	---	Carinthian sheep, Seelaenderschaf, Spectacles Sheep	Slovenia	Meat
British Milk sheep	---	---	United Kingdom	Milk
Bündner Oberland	---	Graubünden, Grisons	Switzerland	Vegetation Management

C

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
California Red	---	---	United States	Meat, Wool
California Variegated Mutant		CVM	United States	Wool
Cameroon sheep	---	Kamerunská ovce	West Africa	Meat
Campanian Barbary	---	---	Italy	Meat, Milk
Canadian Arcott	---	---	Canada	Meat
Castlemilk Moorit		Castlemilk Shetland, Moorit Shetland	Scotland	Hobby
Charmoise	---	---	France	Meat
Charollais		---	France	Meat
Cheviot		---	Scotland	Meat
Border Cheviot[note 2]	---	South Country Cheviot	United Kingdom	Meat
Brecknock Hill Cheviot[note 2]	---	Brecon Cheviot, Sennybridge Cheviot	Wales	Meat
North Country Cheviot[note 2]	---	---	Scotland	Meat
Chios	---	---	Island of Chios	Milk
Cholistani	---	---	Pakistan	Meat
Churra		Spanish Churro	Spain	Meat, Milk
Cikta	---	---	Hungary	Meat
Cine Capari	---	---	Turkey	---
Clun Forest		---	England	Meat, Milk, Wool
Coburger Fuchsschaf	---	Coburg Fox Sheep	Germany	Vegetation Management
Columbia		---	United States	Wool
Comeback	---	---	Australia	Meat, Wool
Comisana	---	Lentinese, Red Head, Testa rossa, Faccia rossa	Italy	Milk
Coolalee		---	Australia	Meat
Coopworth		---	New Zealand	Meat, Wool
Cormo		---	Australia	Wool
Corriedale		---	Australia	Meat, Wool
Cotswold		---	United Kingdom	Meat, Wool
Criollo	---	Creole, Chilludo, Colombian, Lucero, Pampa, Tarhumara, Uruguayan, Venezuelan	Central America	Meat

D

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Dala Fur sheep	---	---	Sweden	---
Dalesbred		---	United Kingdom	Meat, Wool
Dagliç	---	---	Turkey	Meat, Milk
Damani	---	---	Pakistan	Meat, Wool
Damara	---	---	Namibia	Meat
Danish Landrace	---	---	---	---
Debouillet	---	---	United States	Wool
Derbyshire Gritstone	---	---	United Kingdom	---
Deutsches Bergschaf	---	---	---	---
Devon Closewool	---	---	United Kingdom	Meat
Devon Longwoolled	---	---	---	---
Dohne Merino	---	---	---	---
Dorper		---	South Africa	Meat
Dorset	---	---	United States	Meat
Dorset Down	---	---	---	---
Drysdale		---	New Zealand	Wool

E

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Easycare	---	---	United Kingdom	Meat
East Friesian		Ostfriesisches Milchschaf	Germany	Milk
Elliottdale	---	---	---	---
English Leicester		Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, Improved Leicester, Leicester, Leicester Longwool, New Leicester	England	Meat
Estonian Ruhnu	---	Eesti maalammas	Estonia	Meat, Wool
Exmoor Horn		---	Exmoor	Meat

F

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Fabrianese	---	---	---	---
Faroes		---	Faroe Islands	meat,wool
Fat-tailed sheep (group of breeds)		---	Africa, Middle east, Near East, Pakistan, Northern India, Western China, Mongolia	Meat
Finnsheep	---	Finnish Landrace	Finland	Meat
Flanders Milk sheep	---	---	---	---
French Alpine sheep	---	---	---	---
Friesian Milk sheep	---	---	---	---
Fuglestad	---	---	---	---

G

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Galway	---	---	Ireland	Meat
Ganjia	---	---	---	---
Gansu Alpine Fine-wool	---	---	---	---
Gentile di Puglia	---	---	---	---
Geschecktes Bergschaf	---	---	---	---
Ghezel	---	---	---	---
Gotland		Gotland pelt	Sweden	Meat
Gökçeada	---	---	---	---
Greyface Dartmoor		---	United Kingdom	Meat
Grey Troender	---	---	Norway	Wool
Gromark	---	---	---	---
Groningen Milk sheep	---	---	---	---
Gulf Coast Native	---	---	---	---
Guirra	---	---	---	---
Gute		---	Sweden	Genetic Conservation

H

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Hampshire		Hampshire Down	United Kingdom	Meat
Han	---	---	---	---
Langzhou Large-tail Han[note 3]	---	---	---	---
Small-tail Han[note 3]	---	---	---	---
Hanzhong	---	---	---	---
Harnai	---	---	---	---
Hasht Nagri	---	---	---	---
Hazaragie	---	---	---	---
Hebridean		St Kilda sheep	Scotland	Vegetation Management
Heidschnucke		Family of sheep including the 3 breeds below	Germany	Meat, Vegetation Management, Wool
Graue gehörnte Heidschnucke[note 4]		Grey Horned Heath	Germany	Meat, Vegetation Management, Wool
Moorschnucke[note 4]		White Polled Heath	Germany	Meat, Vegetation Management, Wool
Weiße gehörnte Heidschnucke[note 4]	---	White Horned Heath	Germany	Meat, Vegetation Management, Wool
Herdwick		---	England	Meat
Herik	---	---	---	---
Hill Radnor	---	---	Wales	Meat
Hog Island		---	United States	Wool
Hu	---	---	---	---

I

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Icelandic sheep		---	Iceland	Meat, Milk, Wool
Inner Mongolian wool	---	---	---	---
Île-de-France	---	---	---	---
Iranian Red sheep	---	Oriental Mouflon	Iran	Meat
Istrian milk	---	---	---	---

J

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Jacob		---	United Kingdom	Hides, Meat, Pet, Wool
Jezerskosolcavska	---	---	---	---
Juraschaf	---	---	---	---

K

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Kachhi	---	---	---	---
Kajli	---	---	---	---
Kamakuyruk	---	---	---	---
Karakul		---	Central Asia	Hides, Meat, Milk, Wool
Karayaka	---	---	---	---
Katahdin	---	---	United States	Meat
Kerry Hill		---	Wales	Meat
Kivircik	---	---	---	---
Kooka	---	---	---	---
Krainer Steinschaf	---	---	---	---
Karagouniko	---	---	---	---

L

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Lacaune		---	France	Milk
Landais	---	---	---	---
Langhe	---	---	---	---
Lati	---	---	---	---
Latxa		---	Spain	Dairy
Leineschaf	---	---	---	---
Lincoln		Lincoln Longwool	England	Meat, Wool
Lithuanian Black-Headed sheep	---	---	Lithuania	Meat, Wool
Llanwenog	---	---	Wales	Meat
Lleyn		---	Wales	Meat
Lohi	---	---	Pakistan	Wool
Lonk	---	Improved Haslingden	England	Meat, Wool
Luzein sheep	---	---	---	---

M

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Maltese	---	---	---	---
Manchega	---	---	---	---
Manech	---	---	---	---
Manx Loaghtan		Loaghtyn, Loghtan	Isle of Man	Wool
Masai	---	---	---	---
Massese sheep	---	---	---	---
Mehraban	---	---	Iran	Meat
Merinizzata Italiana	---	---	---	---
Merino		---	Spain	Meat, Wool
Argentine Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Arles Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Booroola Merino[note 5]	---	---	Australia	Research, Wool
Delaine Merino[note 5]	---	---	United States	Wool
Fonthill Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Karacabey Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Medium-wool Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Merinofleischschaf[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Merinolandschaf[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Merino Longwool[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Poll Merino[note 5]		---	Australia	Meat, Wool
South African Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
South African Meat Merino[note 5]		SAMM	South Africa	Meat, Wool
Strong Wool Merino[note 5]	---	---	---	---
Ming Black	---	---	---	---
Moghani	---	---	---	---
Montadale	---	---	United States	Meat, Wool
Morada Nova	---	Brazilian Woolless	Brazil	Meat
Moles	---	---	---	---

N

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Navajo-Churro sheep		---	United States	Wool
Newfoundland	---	Newfoundland Local	Canada	---
Nellore	---	---	---	---
Nolana sheep	---	---	---	---
Norfolk Horn		Blackface Norfolk Horned, Norfolk Horned, Old Norfolk, Old Norfolk Horned	United Kingdom	Meat
North Ronaldsay		---	Scotland	Wool
Northern European short-tailed sheep (group of breeds)		---	British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia	Meat, Milk, Wool
Norwegian Fur	---	---	---	---

O

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Orkney	---	---	---	---
Ossimi	---	---	---	---
Ouessant		Ushant, Breton Dwarf	France	Hobby
Oula	---	---	---	---
Oxford		Oxford Down	United Kingdom	Meat

P

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Pag Island	---	---	---	---
Pagliarola	---	---	---	---
Panama	---	---	---	---
Pedi Sheep	---	---	---	---
Pelibüey		Cubano Rojo	Caribbean, Mexico, South America	Meat
Perendale	---	---	New Zealand	Meat
Pinzirita	---	---	---	---
Pitt Island	---	---	Chatham Islands, New Zealand	Wool
Polwarth	---	---	Australia	Meat, Wool
Polypay	---	---	United States	Meat, Wool
Portland	---	---	England	Meat
Priangan	---	Garut	Indonesia	Ram Fighting, Meat
Polish Heath	---	---	---	---
Poll Dorset		---	Australia	Meat
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep		Pomeranian Sheep, Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf	Germany	Meat, Vegetation Management

Q

R

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Rabo Largo	---	---	---	---
Racka		---	Hungary	Meat, Milk, Wool
Rambouillet		Rambouillet Merino, French Merino	France	Meat, Wool
Rasa Aragonesa	---	---	Aragón	Meat
Red Engadine	---	---	---	---
Red Karaman	---	---	---	---
Rhoen sheep	---	---	---	---
Rideau Arcott	---	---	Canada	---
Romanov	---	---	Russia	Meat
Romeldale	---	Romeldale/CVM	United States	Wool, Meat
Romney sheep		Romney Marsh	United Kingdom	Meat
Roslag	---	---	Sweden	Meat, Wool
Rouge de l'Ouest		Tête rouge du Maine	France	Meat
Rouge de Roussillon	---	---	---	---
Rough Fell	---	---	United Kingdom	Meat
Royal White	---	---	United States	Meat
Ruda	---	---	Albania, Croatia	Wool
Rya	---	Ryafår, Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep	Sweden	Wool
Ryeland		---	United Kingdom	Meat
Rygja	---	---	---	---

S

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Sahel-type	---	---	---	---
Sakiz	---	---	---	---
Santa Cruz	---	---	United States	Wool
Santa Inês	---	---	---	---
Sardinian		---	Italy	Milk
Šar Mountain	---	---	---	---
Schoonebeker	---	---	---	---
Schwarzköpfiges Fleischschaf	---	---	---	---
Schwarzes Bergschaf	---	---	---	---
Scottish Blackface		Blackfaced Highland, Kerry, Linton, Scotch Blackface, Scotch Horn, Scottish Highland, Scottish Mountain	Scotland	Meat
Shetland		---	Shetland Islands	Fine wool, meat
Shropshire		---	United Kingdom	Meat
Sicilian Barbary	---	---	---	---
Skudde	---	---	---	---
Soay		---	Scotland	Meat
Somali	---	Berbera Blackhead	Somalia	Meat
Sonid	---	---	---	---
Sopravissana	---	---	---	---
South Devon	---	---	---	---
South Dorset	---	---	---	---
South Hampshire	---	---	---	---
Southdown		---	United Kingdom	Meat
South Wales Mountain	---	---	---	---
Spælsau		Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace	Norway	Meat
Spiegel	---	---	---	---
St. Croix		Virgin Island white	Virgin Islands	Meat
Steigar	---	---	---	---
Steinschaf	---	---	---	---
Suffolk		---	United Kingdom	Meat
Sumavska	---	---	---	---
Swaledale		---	United Kingdom	Meat, Wool
Swedish Fur sheep	---	---	---	---
Swifter	---	---	---	---
Schweizer Schwarzbraunes Bergschaf	---	---	---	---
Schweizer Alpenschaf	---	---	---	---

• Sargin (Turkmenistan)

T

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Taleshi	---	---	Iran	Meat
Tan	---	---	---	---
Targhee	---	---	United States	Wool
Tautra	---	---	---	---
Teeswater	---	---	United Kingdom	Meat
Texel		---	Netherlands	Meat
Thalli	---	---	---	---
Tiroler Steinschaf	---	---	---	---
Touabire	---	---	---	---
Tsurcana	---	---	---	---
Tukidale	---	---	---	---
Tunis		Tunisian Barbary	Tunisia	Meat
Tuj	---	---	---	---
Türkgeldi	---	---	---	---

U

V

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Valais Blacknose		Wallis Blacknose, Walliser Schwarznaseschaf, Blacknosed Swiss, Visp, Visperschaf	Switzerland	Meat
Van Rooy	---	---	---	---
Vendéen	---	---	France	Meat

W

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Walachenschaf	---	---	---	---
Waldschaf	---	---	---	---
Wallis Country	---	---	---	---
Waziri	---	---	Pakistan	Meat, Wool
Weißes Bergschaf	---	---	---	---
Weißköpfiges Fleischschaf	---	---	---	---
Welsh Hill Speckled Face	---	---	---	---
Welsh Mountain sheep		---	Wales	Meat
Badger Face Welsh Mountain[note 6]		Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced	Wales	Meat
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep[note 6]	---	---	Wales	Meat
Black Welsh Mountain sheep[note 6]		---	Wales	Meat
South Wales Mountain[note 6]	---	---	---	---
Wensleydale		---	England	Meat
West African Dwarf	---	---	Southwest to Central Africa	Meat
White Horned Heath	---	---	---	---
White Karaman	---	---	---	---
White Suffolk	---	---	Australia	Meat
Whiteface Dartmoor	---	---	United Kingdom	Meat
Whitefaced Woodland	---	Penistone sheep	England	Meat
Wiltipoll		---	Australia	Meat
Wiltshire Horn		---	United Kingdom	Meat

X

Y

Z

Name	Picture	Alternate Name	Origin	Purpose
Zackel	---	---	---	---
Zaghawa	---	---	---	---
Zaian	---	---	---	---
Zaïre Long-Legged	---	---	---	---
Zakynthos	---	---	---	---
Zeeland Milk	---	---	---	---
Zel	---	---	---	---
Zelazna	---	Zeleznienska	Poland	Meat
Zemmour	---	---	---	---
Zeta Yellow	---	---	---	---
Zlatusha	---	---	---	---
Zoulay	---	---	---	---
Zwartbles		---	Netherlands	Meat, Milk

Notes

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See also

• List of goat breeds
• List of cattle breeds
• List of domestic pig breeds

External links

• Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Department of Animal Science - Oklahoma State University
• Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
• Sheep101
• Heritage Sheep Breeds