New Zealand Romney

New Zealand Romney
Ewe with triplet lambs
Conservation status
Other names
  • New Zealand Romney Marsh
  • Romney
  • Modern Romney
Country of originNew Zealand
Use
  • meat
  • wool
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    90–110 kg[3]: 14 
  • Female:
    55–70 kg[3]: 14 
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statuspolled
Ram and ewe, illustration from 1915

The New Zealand Romney is a New Zealand breed of sheep. It derives from British Romney Marsh stock imported to New Zealand in the nineteenth century, and was established as a separate breed in 1904.[4]: 788 [2] It is the most numerous sheep breed in New Zealand.[4]: 870 

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