The Poll Merino sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Australia. As the name suggests, these animals are polled, that means they have no horns.
It was developed in Australia in 1825, and Alexander Riley was the first breeder to obtain a poll ram with a view to establishing a poll Merino sheep flock.
He imported the ram fromGermany,与撒克逊ewes,Bungaree,Boonoke,Uardry和Wanganella螺柱一起,从1880年代初开始特别提及Poley或Poll Rams。
During that time, the first conscious attempt was made to breed the modern type Poll Merino sheep by the Munros at Webollabolla, Moree, New South Wales.
在澳大利亚,该螺柱是最古老的民意测验美利奴螺柱。1932年,柯克比民意调查的美利奴螺柱于1938年开始在Moree,Merryvile Poll中,并于1934年进行了Boonoke民意调查。
西澳大利亚早期的螺柱购买了Boonoke民意测验公羊。Otway Falkiner使用13个“体育”开始了Boonoke民意测验,没有喇叭,从1934年的Boonoke 1934年,近9,000名公羊队从这群13座公羊队中,其中8个,第二年投入了400多个Boonoke Ewes。
And in the year of 1937, the first offering of Poll Boonoke rams shown to the public.
Currently many studs are breeding the Poll Merino sheep to cater for the increased demand for these easier to care for animals. Read some more information about thissheep breed以下。
目录
Poll Merino Sheep Characteristics
民意测验的美利奴绵羊是中等大小的动物。它们是相对较大的框架动物,并且是朴素的。
它们产生了高质量的羊毛,它具有柔软的处理和良好的颜色。他们现在在各种菌株中发现Merino sheep.
顾名思义,这些动物进行了调查。这意味着他们没有角。来自ansi.okstate.edu的照片和信息维基百科.
用途
The Poll Merino sheep are dual-purpose animals. They are raised for both meat and wool production. But they are especially very good for wool production.
Special Notes
民意测验的美利奴绵羊是非常强壮的动物。与大多数其他有角的美利奴绵羊相比,公羊和刺耳的人不太容易投票。
They are easier to handle and care for. They are also easier to handle during crutching and shearing time. They grow very fast, and highly fertile.
The Poll Merino wethers do not develop the stag horns that regular Merino wethers grow if they are not castrated early. However, review full breed profile of these sheep in the following chart.
Breed Name | Poll Merino |
其他名字 | 没有任何 |
Breed Purpose | Meat, wool |
Special Notes | 强壮而耐寒,比大多数其他有角的梅里诺斯(Merinos)高高地因其高质量的羊毛生产而高度重视投票,更容易处理和护理,在拐杖和剪切时间期间也更易于处理,生长非常快,高度高度肥沃,适合肉类和羊毛生产 |
繁殖大小 | 中等的 |
Horns | 不 |
Climate Tolerance | 几乎所有的气候 |
颜色 | White |
稀有 | 常见的 |
国家/起源地 | Australia |