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1. WORLD FAMOUS MEAT TYPE
SHEEP BREEDS
Presented to: Dr. Kashof ishaq
Presented by: 14-ARID-2022
PMAS

2. Contents
• Intro
• World famous sheep breeds
• Detail of some famous breeds
• Refrences

3. MEAT SHEEP BREEDS
• These breeds are primarily valued and raised
for their meat production
• Are selected and bred for their ability to gain
weight rapidly and produce a lean, muscular
high-yield carcass
• Meat sheep breeds also produces some wool

4. WORLD FAMOUS SHEEP BREEDS
FOR MEAT
1. CHEVIOT
2. DORSET
3. HAMPSHIRE
4. MONTADALE
5. NORTH COUNTY CHEVIOT
6. OXFORD
7. SHROPSHIRE
8. TEXEL
9. SOUTHDOWN
10. SUFFOLK

5. Cheviot
• Mature Body Weight
Ram: 160-200 pounds
Ewe: 120-160 pounds
• Cheviot sheeps are commonly found in the
United Kingdom
• Active breed that features a
• White face and
• Compact body

6. Cheviot
• Average Fiber Diameter
Micron 27-33
• Producing well-muscled carcasses
• Growing at a moderate pace

7. Dorset
• Mature Body Weight
Ram: 225-275 pounds
Ewe: 150-200 pounds
• Average Fiber Diameter
Micron 26-32
• Famous for their lambing abilities
• Lamb up to two times each year

8. Dorset
• Dorset ewes provide a lot of milk and produce
lambs that grow and mature at a moderate
rate, providing carcasses which are suitable to
most commercial market lamb operations
• Common throughout the United States

9. Hampshire
• Mature Body Weight
Ram: 250-350 pounds
Ewe: 175-250 pounds
• Average Fiber Diameter
Micron 25-33
• Primarily raised for meat production
• Hampshire lambs are fast-growing and at
maturity the Hampshire sheep breed is heavy
boned with a lean carcass

10. Hampshire
• Grow rapidly
• A common choice as terminal sires in
crossbreeding programs due to their large,
lean carcasses and rapid growth rate

11. Montadale
• Mature Body Weight
Ram: 200-275 pounds
Ewe: 160-180 pounds
• Average Fiber Diameter
Micron 25-30
• Montadale sheep breed is one of the youngest
breeds of sheep in existence
• Beautiful sheep with a high-yield carcass

12. Montadale
• Montadale sheep are average in size and
feature bare legs and heads with white wool
and black nostrils and hooves

13. Oxford
• Mature Body Weight
Ram: 225-325 pounds
Ewe: 150-200 pounds
• Average Fiber Diameter
Micron 28-34
• Developed in Oxford County in England
• Popular sheep breeds due to their fast rate of
growth

14. Oxford
• Oxford sheep are average to large in size and
have faces that are dark brown

15. Lohi Sheep
• Also known as Parkanni
• Found in southern Punjab in Pakistan
• The body of the breed is white and the head is
usually tan, black or brown
• The mature weight of the males is 65kg with
the female at 45kg
• The average annual wool clip is 3.0kg of
medium wool (39.8m fiber diameter)

16. Lohi Sheep

17. References
www.sheepraising.com
www.pakkissan.com
www.sheep.com
Lohi breed meat production article by Zaheer
Ahmed