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Breed of sheep

Exmoor Horn
Traits
Exmoor take shelter from the sun under trees
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Distribution	Exmoor and Dartmoor
Use	Wool
Weight	Male: 73 kg (160 lb) Female: 50 kg (110 lb)
Height	Male: 77 cm (30 in) Female: 65 cm (26 in)
Wool color	White
Horn status	Rams and ewes are horned
Sheep Ovis aries

The Exmoor Horn is a white faced, horned breed of sheep. It was developed in Exmoor, Devon, in the 19th century, but is a descendant of sheep that had roamed on the moors for several hundred years.

Research by the Exmoor National Park has found that numbers have gradually declined: it estimates that in 1947 over 27% of sheep in the Somerset part of Exmoor were pure bred Exmoor Horns. As the number of sheep in the region has increased, so the percentage has dropped, and today breeding Exmoor Horn ewes represent only about 10% of the total on Exmoor. The National Park reports that there are about 19,000 registered breeding ewes today, of which around 15,000 are on Exmoor. Small numbers are also found on neighbouring Dartmoor.

Exmoors are a hardy breed, so well suited to the high moors. They are ‘dual purpose’ - bred not just for their wool, but also for the fact that they are prolific sheep and good mothers, producing quality lamb.

References

"History of the breed". Exmoor Horn Sheep. Exmoor Horn Sheep Breeders’ Society. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
"Exmoor Horn Sheep". Everything Exmoor. Everything Exmoor. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
"Exmoor Horn sheep". Endangered Exmoor. Endangered Exmoor. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
"Breed Qualities". Exmoor Horn Sheep. Exmoor Horn Sheep Breeders’ Society. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.

External links

Exmoor Horn Sheep Breeders’ Society
Exmoor Horn Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science

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