Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Sheep Breeds/Lincoln"

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Lincoln

The Lincoln Longwool is a breed of sheep from England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. Cross-breeding with Leicesters improved the breed's meat production qualities.

The Lincoln Longwool is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great numbers were exported to many countries to improve the size and wool quality of their native breeds. The versatile fleece is in great demand for spinning, weaving and many other crafts.

The adult has a body weight of about 60 kg, its fleece can weigh up to 7 kg with a diameter of about 40 microns and a staple ranging up to 32".

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-The Targhee sheep is a breed of sheep developed in 1926 by the Duboise, Idaho Research Station.
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-Targhee sheep, named after Targhee National Forest, are primarily bred for their wool. Their ancestors were Rambouillet ewes, with added genes from Corriedale and Lincoln sheep.
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-The desired traits were fixed on a flock level over several generations before the breed was released for commercial production.
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+The '''Lincoln Longwool''' is a breed of sheep from England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. Cross-breeding with Leicesters improved the breed's meat production qualities.
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+The Lincoln Longwool is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great numbers were exported to many countries to improve the size and wool quality of their native breeds. The versatile fleece is in great demand for spinning, weaving and many other crafts.
-The '''Lincoln''' is a breed of [[domestic sheep|sheep]] from [[England]] that has been significantly altered by [[selective breeding]] in the later part of the [[18th century|eighteenth century]]. Cross-breeding with Leicesters improved the breed's meat production qualities.
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+The adult has a body weight of about 60 kg, its fleece can weigh up to 7 kg with a diameter of about 40 microns and a staple ranging up to 32".
-The adult has a body weight of about 60 kg, its [[wool|fleece]] can weigh up to 7 kg with a diameter of about 40 [[micron (wool)|microns]] and a [[staple (textiles)|staple]] ranging up to 240 mm.
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