Border Leicester

Border Leicester
Conservation status
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Distribution
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia[2]
Usemeat and wool
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    140–175kg
  • Female:
    90–120kg
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statuspolled

The Border Leicester is a British breed of sheep.[3] It is a polled, long-wool sheep and is considered a dual-purpose breed as it is reared both for meat and for wool. It is known for its distinctive upright ears.[4] The sheep are large but docile. They have been exported to other sheep-producing regions, including Australia and the United States.

  1. ^ Watchlist 2017–18 Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed May 2017.
  2. ^ "About Us". Australian Border Leicester Association. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Border Leicester/United Kingdom". Breed Data Sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  4. ^ "American Border Leicester Association » What is a Border Leicester?". www.ablasheep.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.