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__NOTOC__ This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are derived from ancestral mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species.
Breeds of domestic sheep currently used in farming
Hair sheep (mutton-type)
- Africana
- Barbados Blackbelly Sheep, also know as Barbado and American Blackbelly
- Blackhead Persian
- Brazilian Somali
- Damara
- Katahdin
- Masai
- Pelibüey
- Rabo Largo
- Royal White
- Sahel-type
- Santa Inês
- Somali
- St. Croix (Virgin Island White)
- Touabire
- Uda
- West African Dwarf
Dual-purpose (wool and mutton/lamb) sheep
- Columbia
- Coopworth
- Corriedale
- Finnsheep or Finnish Landrace
- Hampshire and South Hampshire
- Lincoln
- Merino
- Polypay
- Rambouillet
- Romney
- Southdown
- South Dorset
- Suffolk and South Suffolk
Complete list of domestic sheep breeds
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- Acipayaa
- Adal
- Afghan Arabi
- Africana
- Alai
- Alcarreña
- Algarve Churro
- Algerian arab
- Altay and Altai
- Apennine
- Arabi
- Arapawa Island
- Argentine Merino
- Arles Merino
- Armenian Semicoarsewool
- Askanian
- Awassi
B
- Balkhi
- Baluchi
- Balwen Welsh Mountain
- Barbado
- Barbados Blackbelly
- Basco-Béarnais
- Bavarian Forest
- Bentheimer landschaf
- Bergamasca
- Beulah Speckled-Face
- Bibrik
- Biellese
- Blackhead Persian
- Black Welsh Mountain sheep
- Bleu du Maine
- Bluefaced Leicester
- Bond
- Booroola Merino
- Border Leicester
- Boreray
- Bovska
- Braunes Bergschaf
- Brazilian Somali
- Brecknock Hill Cheviot
- Brillenschaf
- British Milk sheep
- Bündner Oberland
C
- California Red
- California Variegated Mutant
- Campanian Barbary
- Castlemilk Moorit
- Cine Capari
- Charollais
- Cheviot
- Chios
- Cholistani
- Churro
- Clun Forest
- Coburger Fuchsschaf
- Columbia
- Comeback
- Comisana
- Coopworth
- Cormo
- Corriedale
- Cotswold
- Criollo
D
- Dala
- Dalesbred
- Dagliç
- Damani
- Damara
- Danish Landrace
- Dartmoor
- Debouillet
- Delaine Merino
- Deutsches Blaukoepfiges Fleischschaf
- Dorper
- Derbyshire Gritstone
- Devon Closewool
- Devon Longwoolled
- Dorset
- Dorset Down
- Drysdale
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- Galway
- Gansu Alpine Fine-wool
- Gentile di Puglia
- German Blackheaded Mutton
- German Mountain
- German Mutton Merino
- German Whiteheaded Mutton
- Ghezel
- Gotland Pelt
- Gökçeada
- Graue Gehoernte Heidschnucke
- Greyface Dartmoor
- Gromark
- Gulf Coast
- Gute
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- Landais
- Langhe
- Lati
- Latxa
- Leicester Longwool
- Leineschaf
- Lincoln
- Llanwenog
- Lleyn
- Lohi
- Lonk
- Loaghtan
- Luzein
M
- Maltese
- Manchega
- Manech
- Manx Loaghtan
- Masai
- Massese
- Medium-wool Merino
- Mehraban
- Merinizzata Italiana
- Merino
- Moghani
- Montadale
- Morada Nova
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- Pag Island
- Pagliarola
- Pedi Sheep
- Pelibüey
- Perendale
- Pinzirita
- Pitt Island
- Poll Merino
- Polwarth
- Polypay
- Pomeranian Coarsewool
- Portland
- Priangan
- Polish Heath
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- Rabo Largo
- Racka
- Rambouillet
- Rasa Aragonesa
- Red Engadine
- Red Karaman
- Rhoenschaf
- Rideau Arcott
- Romanov
- Romney
- Rouge de l'Ouest
- Rouge de Roussillon
- Rough Fell
- Royal White
- Rya
- Ryeland
- Rygja
S
- Sahel-type
- Sakiz
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Inês
- Sardinian
- Šar Mountain
- Schoonebeker
- Scottish Blackface
- Shetland (sheep)
- Shropshire (sheep)
- Sicilian Barbary
- Skudde
- Soay
- Somali (sheep)
- Sopravissana
- South African Merino
- South African mutton merino (also South African Meat Merino or SAMM's)
- South Devon (sheep)
- South Dorset
- South Hampshire
- South Suffolk
- Southdown
- South Wales Mountain
- Spælsau
- Spiegel
- St. Croix (Virgin Island white)
- Steigar
- Steinschaf
- Strong Wool Merino
- Suffolk
- Sumavska
- Swaledale
- Swedish Fur sheep
- Swiss Black-Brown Mountain sheep
- Swiss White Alpine
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- Walachenschaf
- Wallis Country sheep
- Waziri
- Weisse Hornlose Heidschnucke
- Welsh Hill Speckled Face
- Welsh Mountain
- Welsh Mountain Badger Faced
- Wensleydale
- West African Dwarf
- White Horned Heath sheep
- White Karaman
- White Suffolk
- Whiteface Dartmoor
- Whiteface Woodland
- Wiltshire Horn
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