The Devon and Cornwall Longwool is a British breed of domestic sheep from south-west England. It was created in 1977 through merger of two local breeds...

merged with the South Devon to form the Devon and Cornwall Longwool.: 797  A breed society, the Devon Longwool Sheep Breed Society, was formed in 1898...

The Lincoln Longwool is a British breed of sheep. It is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous...

The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep. Alternative names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, English...

The Devon is a traditional British breed of beef cattle. It originated in, and is named for, the county of Devon in the West Country of England. It is...

variety, which is large-framed and coarse-woolled, and found mainly in north-east Scotland, in Devon, in Cornwall and in Northern Ireland; the medium-framed...

It originated in the early nineteenth century in the counties of Cornwall and Devon in south-west England. It is a heavy, muscular bird with an unusually...

breed from the south east of England North Devon cattle, a horned red beef breed from Devon, Somerset and Cornwall Lincoln Red, a horned red breed from Lincolnshire...

Like other longwool breeds, the Cotswold was often used for crossbreeding in early times. By 1914 over 760,000 had been recorded in the US and Canada by...

: 115  It was intended to be a dual-purpose breed, to be reared both for eggs and for meat, but soon became exclusively a show bird. The Australorp of Australia...

is a British breed of longwool sheep. It originated in north-east England in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, and derives from the white-faced...

Islands. It is fawn or red and white in colour, and is hardy and docile. Its milk is rich in flavour, high in fat and protein, and has a golden-yellow tinge...

The Large White derives from the old Large Yorkshire breed, a long-legged and heavy-boned pig from the county of Yorkshire, in northern England. In the...

in the counties of Lancashire, Westmorland and Yorkshire, and later spread to the English Midlands and to Ireland.: 49  It was originally a slow heavy...

and prick ears. The coat is long, fine and straight and of a ginger or red-gold colour, preferably without black hair; the skin is flesh-coloured and...

It is a polled, black-faced breed, and is raised primarily for its meat. It has been exported to many countries, and is among the most numerous breeds...

south-western Scotland, and was established as a separate breed in 1921. It is adapted to living on the poor upland pastures and windswept moorlands of...

originated in Yorkshire, and derived from the Large White and the now-extinct Small White.: 144  It was recognised in 1852, and the first herd-book was...

sheep. It is a polled, long-wool sheep and is considered a dual-purpose breed as it is reared both for meat and for wool. It is known for its distinctive...

breed of white-faced sheep. It originated in, and is named for, the Cheviot Hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common in...

cross-bred American barred Plymouth Rock birds with brown Leghorns and created the gold and silver colour varieties. Pease created a cream Legbar by cross-breeding...

The grice was a breed of swine found in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and in Ireland. It became extinct, surviving the longest in the Shetland...

cross-breeding between native British goats and a mixed population of large lop-eared goats imported from India, the Middle East and North Africa.: 356  It is characterised...

good mothering, quiet in nature, high milk and excellent for white wool. They are suited to both upland and lowland grazing. This breed is raised primarily...

especially to the sheep-meat and wool export trades of New Zealand. The breed evolved from medieval longwool types of which the Romney and Leicester breeds are...

including some farms with over 100 ewes: for example the Fowlescombe Flock in Devon. This gourmet meat is highly prized, often being sold as hogget or mutton...

Dorking originated in the southern home counties in south-east England, and is named after the market town of Dorking, in Surrey, from where birds were...

originated in the eighteenth century in County Kerry, in south-western Ireland, and appears to be named after a man named Dexter, who was factor of the estates...

creating a dual-purpose breed that would provide both a good quantity of meat and plenty of eggs. The Silver Appleyard was bred in the 1930s at Priory Waterfowl...

cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able...