Elliottdale sheep breed information.
Carpet wool sheep breeds.
Fat tailed breeds such as the black headed persian are prized for the allyah or fat which is stored in the tail and rump.
Our interest is is the fine medium and longwool breeds.
Tail is short and thin.
The drysdale breed originated from romney sheep who possessed a hairy gene.
Rams can be horned and ewes are polled.
Carpet wool breeds are generally adapted to extreme environments and the characteristics of the wool are part of that adaptation.
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The fleece weighs about 6 kg which has a staple length of 120 to 200 mm.
Knowing the breed and fibre characteristics is important when choosing the best fibre for your projects.
This breed is used for meat and carpet wool.
Fine wool breeds long wool breeds medium wool and carpet wool breeds.
Fleece is relatively fine lustrous and dense.
Though the research for this trait was done as early as 1929 the drysdale breed did not emerge from new zealand until 1960 s when a use for this hairy characteristic was realised for carpet wool.
The carpet wool sheep population includes many breeds which show considerable variation in their reproductive traits not only among breeds but also among individuals within breeds.
Sheep are not all the same.
The adult elliottdale sheep requires shearing twice a year.
The lincoln sheep breed is the largest of sheep breeds and it also boasts the longest heaviest and most lustrous fleece of all sheep breeds in the world.
Often we think of sheep as supplying wool for clothing but that is just the start of the story.
Their wool is ideal for handcrafts spinning and to blend with other fiber such as mohair in order the lend strength to the shorter stapled wools.
One such important trait is the growth rate of lambs which varies considerably among carpet wool beeeds but which is generally regarded to be slow.
The weight of mature elliottdale ram is 70 kg 155 lb.
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The fleece diameter is around 40 microns which is suitable for making a carpet.
The breed is medium size uni colored and white.
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This type of fleece is unsurpassed for the manufacture of rugs because of its durability.
Usually white although tan brown and black and mixtures of these are also seen.
Fleece is coarse hairy and open.
In contrast to the wool sheep just described hair sheep breeds are adapted to hot humid climates.
New zealanders began breeding for this wool type.
