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Sheep farming
is very common in New Zealand. On this picture you can see tons
of fur of sheep being transported to be transformed after many
processes in wool. In New Zealand the main breed farmed is the
Romney. It is originally and English breed. The Romney is
considered to offer a strong wool and also very good meat. New
Zealand is considered as one of the largest producer of strong
wool. This wool major use is for inside carpets, rugs,
furnishings blankets, hand knitting yarn and upholstery. The
first sheep were brought in New Zealand by Captain Cook in 1773.
The first sheep brought on the Island were Merino; it is the
breed which has the most population in the world. In New Zealand
there is nowadays over two millions Merinos mostly found on the
south Island. The first Romneys were introduced in New Zealand
during the year 1850. Later on there were other breeds which has
been developed as the Drysale and the Perendale. They were
developed to produce the best wool and meat. There are also
other breeds in New Zealand as Dorper, Poll Dorset, Hampshire,
Texel, Finnsheep, Corriedale, Suffolk, South Suffolk, East
Friesian, Borderdale, Dorset Down, Oxford, Polwarth, Lincoln and
Border Leicester. |
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