British Sheep Breeds - Susannah Robin Parkin

Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands.The many breeds developed over this time have been carefully matched to their surroundings – from the hardy, seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay to the tough hill-dwelling Swaledale and the docile Dorset Down of the lowlands.Susannah Robin Parkin here explains the main differences between the various breeds and the qualities of their appearance, temperament, meat and wool, and also outlines... Zobrazit více