The Coopworth sheep is a dual-purpose breed of domestic sheep from New Zealand. It was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln Collage in Canterbury, New Zealand.
它是为了增加与边境莱斯特公羊交配时罗姆尼母羊的羔羊百分比。
The breed is very popular in it’s native area and it makes up the second largest flock there.
今天它也是在其他一些国家发现的，如Australia,United States和欧洲的一些地方。
在1950年，对边境莱斯特Cross eWE的第一个科学研究在林肯学院的Ashley Dene财产中启动。
在Whatawhata山国家研究站，进行了进一步的广泛调查。
The purpose behind these experiments was the realisation by research workers and some farmers at that time that the New Zealand lambing percentages were not high enough.
The Coopworth sheep have been selected on visual criteria, carcass and frame attributes, wool quality and measured performance.
And this selection program has produced an efficient, dual-purpose sheep which are ideally suited to most environment of it’s native area.
随着它的本土地区，Coopworth Sheep在澳大利亚也从塔斯马尼亚州湿，寒冷的国家和维多利亚州南威尔士州南威尔士省的热门国家进行了良好。阅读有关此信息的更多信息sheep breed以下。
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Coopworth Sheep Characteristics
The Coopworth sheep are medium sized animals. They are mainly white in color, but some colored animals are also available.
它们通常用小的顶部空白或裸露的头部清洁和长脸，略微罗马鼻子。
They are slightly taller than the NZRomney sheepand exhibit heavier muscling than the Border莱斯特羊.
他们的身体很长的腰部和后琼脂，浅扁平，含宽骨盆。他们的前腿应该是直的和宽的，而后腿应该从侧视图中具有轻微的自然曲线。
As a medium sized animal, average live body weight of the mature Coopworth ewes is between 64 and 80 kg. And the mature ram’s live body weight vary from 80 to 125 kg. Photo and info from维基百科.
用途
Coopworth绵羊是双方的动物。它们是肉类和肉类的饲养羊毛生产.
Special Notes
The Coopworth sheep are hardy animals, and they are well suited to almost all climates. They are good for both wool andmeat production.
与尖锁的羊毛有明确的卷曲，亮光光泽和纺纱计数为35-39mm，短纤维长度为6-8英寸。
The ewes lamb easily and very few indeed have to be assisted as there is little or no bearing trouble. The ewes lamb easily and they are good mothers.
The Coopworth sheep are generally easy-caring animals. Multiple births are most common and the ewes will provide an abundance of milk for their lambs.
羊羔相对更快成长grass, making the breed perfect for low-input, pasture-based system. However, review full breed profile of the Coopworth sheep in the following chart.
| Breed Name | Coopworth |
| 其他名字 | 不ne |
| Breed Purpose | Meat and wool |
| Special Notes | Very hardy and strong animals, well suited to almost all climates, good for both meat and wool production, the ewes lamb easily and are excellent mothers, easy to care, multiple births are common, very good for both meat and wool production, good for low-input pasture-based production system |
| 品种规模 | 中等的 |
| 重量 | 成熟的母羊现场体重在64到80公斤之间，成熟的RAM的现场体重从80到125公斤变化。 |
| Horns | 不 |
| Climate Tolerance | 几乎所有的气候 |
| 颜色 | 白色的 |
| 稀有性 | 常见的 |
| 国家/原产地 | 新西兰 |
