Sheep - Breeds

Group Breed Synonymssort ascending
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Touareg Grand Targui (Ara-Ara, Argooradji), Petit Targui, Tuareg
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Angola Long-legged Zunu Goitered, Zenu
Fat-tailed Coarse Wool (wavy wooled) Fellahi Fellah (literally meaning peasant); Baladi (literally meaning local or village); Sharkawi.
Fat-tailed Coarse Wool (wavy wooled) Menz Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Legagora
Fat-tailed Coarse Wool (wavy wooled) Arsi-Bale Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Arusi
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Doukkala Doukkala-Abda; Doukkalide
Developed / composite breeds Dormer Dorman
Developed / composite breeds Dohne Merino Dhone Merino
Developed / composite breeds Jaffna Deshiya Betaluwa; Lanka
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Afar Danakil, Adal
Thin-tailed Hair sheep D'Man Damana; Demnan; Demmane; Demane; Tafilalet
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Angola Maned Coquo
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Congo Long-legged Baluba Congo Long-legged, Sudanese
Fat-tailed Fur sheep Akkaraman Common Akkaraman; White Karaman
Fat-tailed Sheep Sakiz Chios, Cesme
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Africander Cape fat-tailed, Namaqua Africander, Ronderib Africander, Blinkhaar, Steekhaar, Nama
Fat-rumped Hair sheep Toposa Blackhead Persian, Blackhead Somali
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Berber Berbere (Morocco, Algeria); Ait-Barka (Morcco); Ati-Mohad; Ait Haddidou; Aknoul; Marmoucha.
Fat-rumped Hair sheep Blackhead Somali Berbera Blackhead, Blackhead Ogaden, Toposa (Sudan), Murle, Turkana, Gabbra, Boran, Adali (Afar blackhead), Blackhead Persian (in South Africa after genetic improvement), East African Blackheaded Persian (Uganda).
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Hamra Beni-Ighil
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Ben Guil Beni Guil; Petit Oranais; Hamra; Hamyan; Harcha; Race des Plateaus de l'Est; Beniguil; Daghma; Tounfite; Tounsint.
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Tadla Ben Meskine
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Swazi Bapedi, Zulu
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Pedi Bapedi
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Uda Bali-Bali, Bouli, Peul, Balami, Yankasa Bororo (western Sudan), Fellata (western Sudan)