Ag Production Technology III Mr. DeBord

 Cheviot  Dorset  Hampshire  Suffolk  Shropshire  Southdown

 Mountain breed  Very hardy  Common in cold and wet area

 Long season  Early puberty  Good milkers  Twinning rate

 Rapid growth  Good milkers

 Suffolks have bare heads, black faces, and bare black legs  Relatively large breed, developed in England, well-known for its high quality meat  Suffolk rams are widely used with ewes of other breeds to produce crossbred lambs for slaughter

 Twinning rate  Good milkers  Heavy wool producer of medium wool

 a medium to small sized breed with a gray to mouse-brown face  early maturing  Good milkers  Excels in crossbreeding programs

 Rambouillet  Merino  Lincoln  Columbia

 Hardy  Longevity  Summer breeder  High quality fleece

 Finest softest wool of any sheep

 Produces heaviest longest wool

 Large breed  Early maturing  Short breeding season

 Finnsheep  Highly Prolific  Early Puberty

 Katahdin  Dorper  St. Criox

 Parasite resistant  Early maturing  Most popular hair sheep breed in U.S.

 Parasite resistant  Early maturing

 Parasite resistant  Early Maturing