Specie
ISO3
GBR
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Dorset Down
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information
2000: National risk status - rare. Information received from Rare Breed Survival Trust, Breed Society.
Specific reproductive characteristic
Early sexual maturity is reported for this breed.
Color comments
uni coloured: white with brown face, ears, legs and feet
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Wither height males
69
Wither height females
64
Weight males
101.00
Weight females
75.00
Herdbook established
1906
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
indigenous breed: composite of Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Southdown rams
Import
none
Location within country
mainly south-western England, Wales, Scotland
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
