Teeswater sheep
The Teeswater is a breed of sheep from Teesdale, England. It is a longwool breed that produces a generally large-diameter fibre. However, the animals are raised primarily for meat.
A small flock of Teeswater sheep, Ingleby Greenhow | |
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Teeswater sheep have been bred in northern England for about two hundred years; the breed was rare by the 1920s, but has seen a renaissance since World War II. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has categorised the breed as "at risk".
The Teeswater Sheep Breeders' Association was formed in 1949 with the aim to encourage and improve the breeding of Teeswater sheep; to maintain their purity and particularly to establish the supremacy of Teeswater rams for crossing with hill sheep of other breeds for the production of half-bred lambs.
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