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Specie

ISO3
GBR
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Devon and Cornwall Longwool
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Additional information
2002: National risk status - rare. Information received from Breed Society, CLL.
Special characteristic of product
The animals produces a long and lustre wool.
Color comments
uni coloured: white
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Wither height males
84
Wither height females
76
Weight males
108.00
Weight females
80.00
Herdbook established
1978
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Local Banpton sheep crossed with improved Leicester, amalgamation of South Devon and Devon Longwool
Location within country
south-west England
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Endangered