1. Sheep ID

2. Southdown Medium- to small-sized breed
Polled, medium-wool breed raised primarily for meat
Early maturing breed
Ewes have good lambing ability and average milk production

3. Southdown
American Sheep Industry Association

4. Hampshire Large medium-wool breed Mild disposition and polled
Rapid growth and efficient feed conversion

5. Hampshire
American Sheep Industry Association

6. Suffolk Most common breed in the U.S. (40 percent of sheep population
Medium-wool polled breed
Raised primarily for meat

7. Suffolk
American Sheep Industry Association

8. Dorset Medium-sized medium-wool breed
Both horned and polled varieties (polled is more common)
Ewes are good mothers and good milkers
Second most common breed in the U.S.

9. Dorset
American Sheep Industry Association

10. Delaine Merino Medium-sized fine-wool breed
Originated in Spain 1,200 years ago
Noted for producing the best wool in the world

11. Delaine Merino
American Sheep Industry Association

12. Rambouillet Fine-wool breed; medium size
Good carcass characteristics; dual-purpose breed
French in origin and descends from Spanish Merino
Produce some of the finest wool in the world

13. Rambouillet
American Sheep Industry Association

14. Montadale Medium-wool, dual-purpose breed
Produce high quality carcasses and excellent wool that is very white in color

15. Montadale
American Sheep Industry Association

16. Columbia Crossbred wool breed developed by the USDA in 1912
Produce large ewes with large lambs and good wool yield
Survive well on range conditions of the western U.S.

17. Columbia
American Sheep Industry Association

18. Cheviot Small-sized, medium-wool Polled
Raised primarily for meat; produces a high-quality lamb carcass
Hardy sheep developed in Scotland and England

19. Cheviot
American Sheep Industry Association

20. Jacob Sheep
is a rare breed of small, piebald (colored with white spots), polycerate (multi-horned) sheep. Jacobs may have from two to six horns, but most commonly have four. The most common color is black and white. Jacobs are usually raised for their wool, meat, and hides.

21. Jacob