Dorset Horn

The Dorset Horn is an endangered British breed of domestic sheep. It is documented from the seventeenth century, and is highly prolific, sometimes producing two lambing seasons per year. Among British sheep, it is the only breed capable of breeding throughout the winter.: 800 

Dorset Horn
At the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in 2010
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 147 
  • RBST (2019): at risk
  • DAD-IS (2023): at risk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Distribution
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • North America
  • South Africa
StandardDorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders' Association
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    100–125 kg: 800 
  • Female:
    70–90 kg: 800 
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statushorned in both sexes
  • Sheep
  • Ovis aries
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