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Boreray sheep

Ovis aries

A breed of Sheep, from Scotland

Boreray sheep

Rare breed of sheep from St Kilda, Scotland.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

Kept for
  • Meat
  • Fibre

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Status

FAO risk status
Critical-maintainedWikidata (source, opens in a new tab)
UK (Defra) risk status
At risk in the UKDefra native breeds list, 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)

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Name
Boreray sheep
Slug
boreray-sheep
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Cultivar
Boreray sheep
Wikidata QID
Q3326445
Origin country
Scotland
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52