Shropshire Sheep
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Scientific name | Ovis aries |
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Rank | Breed |
Higher classification | Sheep |
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ID | 2075724 |
About Shropshire Sheep
The Shropshire breed of domestic sheep originated from the hills of Shropshire, and North Staffordshire, England, during the 1840s. The breeders in the area used the local horned black-faced sheep and crossed them with a few breeds of white-faced sheep.