Sheep Discovery - Breeds - Shropshire Sheep
Sheep Discovery - Breeds - Shropshire Sheep
- Origin - Shropshire, England
- Type - Meat Breed
- Wool - Short and Dense (Medium Wool)
- Descriptors - Resemble a Hampshire but are typically smaller and finer boned, 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, heavy fleece, strong maternal instinct, and ample milk production.