Sheep Discovery - Breeds - Polypay Sheep

• Origin - U.S. Sheep Experiment Station Dubois, ID. Original cross (Finnsheep x Rambouillet x Dorset x Targhee).
• Type - Dual-Purpose Breed (Wool and Meat Quality)
• Wool - Medium Wool
• Descriptors - White face, legs, and wool, average body size, excellent mothers.
• Important Traits - High lifetime prolificacy, large lamb crop, ability to lamb more frequently than once per year, rapid growth rate of lambs, desirable carcass quality.