Polypay

The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium-sized (65 kg), polled sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho.[1] In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific maternal dual-purpose (meat and wool) breed. It produces yearly about 4.2 kg of wool and is weaned at 120 days.[2][3]

  1. ^ "American Polypay Sheep Association". American Polypay Sheep Association. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. ^ Hulet C.V., Ercanbrack S.K., Knight A.D. (1984). "Development of the polypay breed of sheep". Journal of Animal Science. 58 (1): 15–24. doi:10.2527/jas1984.58115x. PMID 6698896.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Polypay". Sheep Breeds - O-P. Sheep101.info. Retrieved 2009-03-20.