New Zealand Sheep
New Zealand Sheep
Although Captain Cook landed a ram and a ewe at Ship's Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound in 1773, these first arrivals did not survive. The missionary Samuel Marsden brought merino sheep to the Bay of Islands in 1814, but there is no record of whether they survived either. More sheep were brought in the 1820's but the first fully recorded flock arrived at Mana Island, near Wellington, on 30 March 1834. The 105 merinos were imported from Australia by John Bell Wright, who exported a few bags of their wool to Sydney the following year. This was the first export of wool from the colony.
The perendale breed of sheep was developed after experimental work at Massey Agricultural College in 1940, demonstrating its usefulness under unfavourable grazing conditions. It was bred from a Cheviot-Romney cross and requires less shepherding than any other breed of sheep. It is reared primarily for its meat.
The South Suffolk breed is a new breed produced in Canterbury by interbreeding the progeny of Suffolk-Southdown crosses. The first flocks were recognised by the New Zealand Sheepbreeders Association in 1940...
Although Captain Cook landed a ram and a ewe at Ship's Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound in 1773, these first arrivals did not survive. The missionary Samuel Marsden brought merino sheep to the Bay of Islands in 1814, but there is no record of whether they survived either. More sheep were brought in the 1820's but the first fully recorded flock arrived at Mana Island, near Wellington, on 30 March 1834. The 105 merinos were imported from Australia by John Bell Wright, who exported a few bags of their wool to Sydney the following year. This was the first export of wool from the colony.
The perendale breed of sheep was developed after experimental work at Massey Agricultural College in 1940, demonstrating its usefulness under unfavourable grazing conditions. It was bred from a Cheviot-Romney cross and requires less shepherding than any other breed of sheep. It is reared primarily for its meat.
The South Suffolk breed is a new breed produced in Canterbury by interbreeding the progeny of Suffolk-Southdown crosses. The first flocks were recognised by the New Zealand Sheepbreeders Association in 1940...
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