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Carpet wool sheep breeds.
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.
The fleece diameter is around 40 microns which is suitable for making a carpet.
This type of fleece is unsurpassed for the manufacture of rugs because of its durability.
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.
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.
Fat tailed breeds such as the black headed persian are prized for the allyah or fat which is stored in the tail and rump.
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Elliottdale sheep breed information.
Sheep are not all the same.
This breed is used for meat and carpet wool.
Rams can be horned and ewes are polled.
The drysdale breed originated from romney sheep who possessed a hairy gene.
All males and 10 15 females are horned.
Our interest is is the fine medium and longwool breeds.
Tail is short and thin.
It is surprising how much difference there is between the different breeds.
New zealanders began breeding for this wool type.
In contrast to the wool sheep just described hair sheep breeds are adapted to hot humid climates.
Fleece is relatively fine lustrous and dense.
Carpet wool breeds are generally adapted to extreme environments and the characteristics of the wool are part of that adaptation.
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.
The adult elliottdale sheep requires shearing twice a year.
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Usually white although tan brown and black and mixtures of these are also seen.
Knowing the breed and fibre characteristics is important when choosing the best fibre for your projects.
The fleece weighs about 6 kg which has a staple length of 120 to 200 mm.
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Wool sheep can be mainly classed in four general categories.
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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.
