Specie
ISO3
GBR
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Oxford 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.
Other special qualities
This is the heaviest British Down breed.
Color comments
uni coloured: white with brown face and legs
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Wither height males
86
Wither height females
76
Weight males
127.00
Weight females
95.00
Other specific visible traits
wool covered brown face and legs, white wool
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1889
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
indigenous breed: composite of Hampshire Down, South Down and Cotswold rams (1830)
Import
1985-86, 4 rams and 10 ewes. No importations before 1985 and none since 1986
Location within country
country-wide
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
