This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
Located in Central Anatolia, provinces adjacent to Eastern Anatolia and Southern Anatolia, the Black Sea region, and the Mediterranean regions close to Central Anatolia.[113]
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DAD-IS (2009), "Bardoka/Serbia", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, retrieved 14 May 2009
Jones, Dennis (2006), "Beulah Speckled Face", nationalsheep.org.uk, National Sheep Association, retrieved 27 March 2009
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Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Bovska", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, retrieved 19 May 2009
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Schoenian, Susan (2009), "Cameroon", Sheep Breeds C, Sheep101.info, retrieved 17 June 2010
Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board (2007), "Canadian Arcott", Sheep Breeds, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 7 August 2011, retrieved 17 June 2010
DAD-IS (2009), "Castlemilk Moorit/United Kingdom", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, retrieved 22 June 2010
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DAD-IS (2009), "Brecknock Hill Cheviot/United Kingdom", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, retrieved 12 July 2010
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Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Columbia", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, archived from the original on 24 December 2009, retrieved 29 July 2010
Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Comeback", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, retrieved 30 July 2010
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DAD-IS (2009), "Drents Heideschaap/Netherlands", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, retrieved 4 August 2014
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