Country
Specie
ISO3
AUT
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Shropshire
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Exotic
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Efabis environmental role
Shropshire sheep do not browse on coniferes. Therefore they are frequently used to check the vegetation in christmas tree cultures.
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Weight males
115.00
Weight females
80.00
Other specific visible traits
Small to middle framed sheep with a short, burly neck, a woolly polled head with ears protruding horizontally and short legs. the hairy parts are dark brown to black, the forehead and cheeks are woolly.
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1995
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
The Shropshire emerged in the middle west of England from a crossing of Southdown sheep with local breeds in the 19th century.
Year of origin
1995
Import
100% imported from Germany and the United Kingdom.
Location within country
Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Styria
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
