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The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. This type of Merino was a tough sheep which could handle Australia's extreme conditions. There had been little initial success with grain growing - a situation that was rectified as the colony grew - but sheep were an excellent mainstay, easy to maintain and profitable for both domestic and overseas markets.
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When were sheep first introduce into Australia?
1788
What year did john McCarthur introudce the sheeps to Australian?
well really it was Elizabeth that introduce sheep to Australia
Did the British empire introduce sheep to the aborigines?
Yes the initial population of 70 sheep was bought to Australia and new Zealand in 1788 from Cape Of Good Hope, and the next was 30 from Calcutta and Ireland
What is the name of the most famous sheep in Australia?
Merino Sheep are the common sheep in Australia.
What is a native sheep to Australia?
Sheep are not native to Australia - they are an introduced species.
What year did sheep come to Australia?
The very first sheep in Australia came with the First Fleet in 1788. However, it is not from these sheep that Australia's huge sheep industry has grown.The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796.
Why did the colonists introduce plants and animals for?
Colonists did not understand the land as Aboriginal people did. They wanted to turn Australia into the same farming produce type land that Europe and UK was. So they had to introduce plants from UK and Europe. This did not always work well as Australia has a very different climate than that of Europe and the UK. This was the same reason for the introduction of animals into the Australian continent. Cattle, sheep, birds and rabbits were introduced. This had a devastating affect on the country.
Name Australia's first cloned-sheep.?
Australia has not yet cloned a sheep.
Are sheep farmed in South Australia?
Yes. There are sheep stations in South Australia.
What country has the most sheep in Australia?
As it is a good farming environment to rear sheep
Why do white sheep in Australia eat more than black sheep?
That would be because there are more white sheep than black sheep in Australia.
Who started the sheep breeding industry in Australia?
John Macarthur is considered to be the father of the sheep industry in Australia. He arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796. This type of Merino was a tough sheep which could handle Australia's extreme conditions.
