Teeswater (sheep)

Teeswater (sheep)

The Teeswater breed of sheep came from Teesdale in the north of England. [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-05-24] They are a longwool sheep. For about 200 years they was bred by farmers in the north of England; rare by the 1920s, the breed has seen a renaissance since World War II, though they can be found all over the U.K the Rare Breeds Survival Trust categorises this breed as endangered. [cite web
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John Claudius Loudon's "An Encyclopaedia of Agriculture" of 1825 describes the breed as

The Teeswater sheep differ from the Lincolnshire in their wool not being so long and heavy; in standing upon higher, though finer boned legs, supporting a thicker, firmer and heavier carcase, much wider upon their backs and sides; and in affording a fatter and finer grained carcase of mutton… [cite web
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The Teeswater Sheep Breeders’ Association was formed in 1949 with the aim to encourage and improve the breeding of Teeswater sheep and to maintain their purity and particularly to establish the supremacy of Teeswater rams for crossing with hill sheep of other breeds for the production of half-bred lambs.

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