Devon and Cornwall Longwool

British breed of sheep

FAO (2007): not at risk^[1]^: 137
DAD-IS (2021): endangered^[2]

Country of originUnited KingdomDistributionsouth-west EnglandTypeuplandUsewoolTraitsWeight

Male:
115–135 kg
Female:
85–110 kg

Face colourwhiteHorn statuspolled (hornless)

Sheep
Ovis aries

The Devon and Cornwall Longwool is a British breed of domestic sheep from South West England. It was created in 1977 through merger of two local breeds, the Devon Longwool and the South Devon.^[3]^: 796^[4]

Characteristics

The Devon and Cornwall Longwool is a large heavy sheep, somewhat stockier and shorter in the leg than some other British longwool breeds; rams usually weigh some 115–135 kg, ewes about 85–110 kg.^[3]^: 796^[5]^: 122 Like the breeds from which it derives, it is polled (hornless). The wool is long and forms curls or ringlets, covering the head and legs as well as the body. The face is white, with black nostrils.^[5]^: 122

Use

It is a productive provider of wool, and may give the heaviest fleece of any British breed.^[4]^[5]^: 122 Fleece weight is usually in the range 7–10 kg, but weights over 20 kg have been recorded.^[4] The wool is of coarse but hard-wearing quality, with a Bradford count of 32s–36s and a staple length of about 30 cm; it is suitable for making carpets and for some industrial uses.^[5]^: 122 Lambs may be shorn at about six months; the lambswool is much sought after.^[4]

References

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^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
^ Breed data sheet: Devon & Cornwall Longwool / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Sheep). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Devon and Cornwall Longwool. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Janet Vorwald Dohner (2001). The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds. New Haven, Connecticut; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300088809.

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