雅各布绵羊是来自中东的家养绵羊。该品种的确切起源尚不清楚，但这肯定是一个非常古老的品种。
它可能来自古老的旧世界绵羊品种。在整个历史上，许多文化中都描述了绵羊，并在远东，梅德尔东部和地中海地区的艺术品中出现。
They were documented inEngland到1600年代，到1700年代中期。
雅各布绵羊实际上是一只皮埃巴尔德和多角（多居）动物。它也以其他一些名称（例如多角羊,花斑羊和Spanish sheep。
该品种以雅各的圣经人物命名。它在英格兰以观赏性或“公园”绵羊而受欢迎。在1900年代中期开始时，该品种首先进口到北美。
And most of the today’s population descends from imports of the past 30 years.
雅各布绵羊在小羊群持有者以及手旋转器和织布工中非常受欢迎。
The North American sheep breeders have selected this breed primarily for fleece characteristics, and the conformation of the sheep has remained very much like it’s historical description.
但是，如今，该品种非常罕见，美国牲畜品种保护协会将北美雅各布绵羊人口列为保护优先。
但是稀有品种生存信托（RBST）英国, do not consider the Jacob as being at risk as there are more than 3,000 registered breeding ewes available.
Today, there are many breed registries for this breed, whose only focus in the Jacob sheep. Two notable registries are; the雅各布羊育种者协会, and theAmerican Jacob Sheep Registry。However, read some more information about this breed below.
目录
雅各布绵羊的特征
雅各布绵羊是一种中型，piebald和多角羊，类似于goatin it’s conformation. They may have from 2 to 6 horns, but most commonly have four.
但是，雅各布绵羊并不是唯一可以产生多核或piebald后代的品种。
其他杂色的绵羊品种包括the Finnsheep and the西非矮人, and other polycerate sheep breeds include theManx Loaghtan,Navajo-Churro，希伯来人和冰岛绵羊。
常见的coloration of the Jacob sheep is black and white. They have long body frame, with a straight back and a rump that slopes toward the base of the tail.
The ewes have small udders free of wool that are held closer to the body than those of the modernsheep breeds。公羊的阴囊短，没有羊毛，并且将睾丸靠近身体，而不是其他现代品种。
Head of the Jacob sheep is slender and triangular. And the head is clear of wool forward of the horns and on the cheeks.
Tail of these animals is long and woolly, extending almost to the hock if it has not been docked. Their legs are of medium-length, slender, preferably white in color with or without colored patches and the legs are free of wool below the knees.
As a medium-sized animal, average live body weight of the mature Jacob ewes is between 36 and 54 kg. And live body weight of the mature rams vary from 54 to 82 kg. Photo and info from Wikipedia.
用途
雅各布绵羊是多功能动物。他们通常是因为肉，羊毛和皮革而饲养。但是它们也被饲养为宠物或出于观赏目的而保存。
Special Notes
The Jacob sheep are very hardy and strong animals with docile temperament. They are multi-purpose animals and used for many different purposes. They produce good quality meat and a medium quality fleece.
他们的羊毛轻巧，扎管长度为4-6英寸。与大多数其他媒介不同羊毛绵羊繁殖。
The Jacob ewes are excellent mothers, and they bear 1 or 2 lambs in the spring only. The lambing is usually very easy for them. Along with raising for meat, wool and hides, the breed is also very good for raising as pets or for ornamental purpose.
They also have been used as a guard animal for protectingfarm和盗窃或故意破坏的财产，并捍卫其他牲畜对掠食者的影响。
Along with being very hardy, the Jacob sheep are also low-maintenance animals. They are strong animals with a naturally high resistance to parasites and hoof problems.
但是这些动物并没有表现出太多的植入行为。他们将需要避开极端温度。虽然，开放而简单的庇护所对他们有好处。
它们是极好的觅食者，它们可以以最小的至少补充（即使存在次优的土壤条件，也可以在下图表中查看雅各布绵羊的完整品种概况，也可以在以下图表中审查雅各布绵羊的完整品种。
| Breed Name | Jacob |
| 其他名字 | Also known by some other names such as多角羊,花斑羊和Spanish sheep。 |
| Breed Purpose | Meat, wool, hides, pets, ornamental |
| Special Notes | 非常坚固而坚强的动物，温顺的气质，多功能动物，对肉类生产有益，对羊毛有益，适合皮革，适合养宠物，适合观赏目的，有益于养育后卫动物，母羊是好母亲，是好妈妈，是好妈妈它们几乎没有或没有羔羊问题，低维护动物，对寄生虫的抵抗力和蹄问题，可以忍受极端的温度 |
| 繁殖大小 | 中等的 |
| 重量 | Rams weight between 54 and 82 kg, and mature ewes body weight vary from 36 to 54 kg |
| Horns | 是的 |
| 气候耐受性 | 不同的气候 |
| 颜色 | 黑与白 |
| 稀有 | 常见的 |
| Country/Place of Origin | Middle East |
