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| − | [[Image:Rambouillet.jpg|thumb|250px|Rambouillet ram.]]
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| − | The '''Rambouillet''' is also known as the Rambouillet [[Merino]] or the French Merino. The development of the Rambouillet breed started in 1786 when the French government either purchased or [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] received a gift of over three hundred Spanish Merinos (318 ewes, 41 rams, 7 wethers) from Lousi XVI cousin, the King of Spain. The flock was subsequently developed on an experimental royal farm at a place known as [[Rambouillet]], not far from Paris. The flock was cultivated by the government with no sheep being sold for many years. | + | |name = Rambouillet |
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| − | Outcrossing with English long-wool breeds and selection, produced a well-defined breed <ref>{{cite book
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| + | The '''Rambouillet''' is also known as the Rambouillet Merino or the French Merino. |
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| − | | title = National Merino Review
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| − | | publisher = Farmgate Press
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| − | | date = 1990
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| − | | location = West Perth, Australia
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| − | | id = ISSN 1033-5811 }}</ref>, differing in several important points from the original Spanish merino. The size was greater with full grown ewes weighing up to two hundred [[pound (mass)|pounds]] and rams up to three hundred pounds, live weight. The wool clips were larger and the wool length had increased to greater than three [[inch]]es.
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| − | In 1889 the Rambouillet Association was formed in the [[United States]] with the aim of preserving the breed. It has been estimated that 50% of the sheep on the US western ranges are of Rambouillet blood
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| − | | title = Sheep production and Management
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| − | | publisher = Prentice Hall
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| − | | date = 1989
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| − | | location = Engleworrd Cliffs, New Jersey
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| − | | pages = 26-27
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| − | | id = ISBN 0-13-808510-2 }} </ref>.
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| − | Rambouillet stud has also had an enormous influence on the development of the Australian Merino industry though [[Emperor Sheep|Emperor]] and the [[Peppin Merino]] stud.
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| | The fleece was valuable in the manufacture of cloth, at times being woven in a mixed fabric of cotton [[warp]] and wool [[weft]], known as [[delaine]]s. | | The fleece was valuable in the manufacture of cloth, at times being woven in a mixed fabric of cotton [[warp]] and wool [[weft]], known as [[delaine]]s. |
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| − | The breed is well known for its [[wool]], but also for its meat, both [[lamb]] and [[mutton]]. It has been described as a dual-purpose breed, with superior wool and near-mutton breed characteristics. | + | The breed is well known for its wool, but also for its meat, both lamb and mutton. It has been described as a dual-purpose breed, with superior wool and near-mutton breed characteristics. |
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| − | == References ==
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| − | * [http://rambouilletsheep.org/index.php?page=history The American Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association]
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| − | * [http://www.tumbledownfarm.com/texts/DS/DS_II.html "The Varieties and Breeds of Sheep"] in Henry Stewart's ''The Domestic Sheep: Its Culture and General Management''. Chicago: American Sheep Breeder Press, 1898.
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