Sheep Discovery - Breeds - Hampshire

Hampshire

• Origin - Hampshire County in England.
• Type - Meat breed.
• Wool - Short and dense (Medium Wool).
• Descriptors - Large frame size, white wool over body, with a dark brown to black face, largely free of wool from the eyes down and black-brown legs relatively free of wool from the knees and hocks down, a white wool cap, and polled.
• Important Traits - Carcass conformation, growth rate, feed conversion, and milking ability.