Another four-horned breed, the Jacob sheep is a black and white spotted creature with a medium-fine fleece from England (although there’s speculation they originated in what is today Syria). Unlike ...

It's got a different flavour and texture." The result of crossing wool sheep with African hair sheep, the breed was registered in Maine in the early 1970s and named after the state's highest mountain.

Sheep fall into four broad categories: mutton, wool, dairy and dual (multi) purpose: e.g. mutton and wool, or mutton and milk. Hair Sheep breeds include: Dorper, Persian Black Head, Red Masai and ...

The sheep is originally from Somali land. The breed is also a type of hair sheep, meaning they do not grow wool and tolerate heat better than woolen breeds and are raised primarily for mutton.