LibGuides: Livestock: Sheep

General Sheep Breeds in Australia

These sites have general information about a range of sheep breeds.

Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association This link opens in a new window
Heritage Sheep Australia This link opens in a new window
Main Breeds of Sheep found in coloured flocks in Australia This link opens in a new window
List of sheep breeds around the world This link opens in a new window
Various sheep breeds This link opens in a new window

Specific breeds of sheep

The following are links to Australian Breed Societies and are a good place to start your research.

Border Leicester This link opens in a new window
Cheviot This link opens in a new window
Coopworth This link opens in a new window
Corriedale This link opens in a new window
Damara This link opens in a new window
Dohne This link opens in a new window
Dorper This link opens in a new window
Dorset Horn This link opens in a new window
Drysdale This link opens in a new window
East Friesian Sheep This link opens in a new window
English Leicester This link opens in a new window
Hampshire Down This link opens in a new window
Merino This link opens in a new window
Perendales This link opens in a new window
Polwarth This link opens in a new window
Romney This link opens in a new window
Southdown This link opens in a new window
Suffolk This link opens in a new window
Texel This link opens in a new window

Heritage Breeds

The following link has information on the following breeds Border Leicester, Dorset Horn, English Leicester, Hamphire Down, Lincoln, Romney, Ryeland, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk and Wiltshire Horn.

Heritage Sheep Association This link opens in a new window

Livestock: Sheep

General Sheep Breeds in Australia

Specific breeds of sheep

Heritage Breeds

Border Leicester Sheep