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Dorset Horn

Ovis aries

A breed of Sheep, from United Kingdom

Dorset Horn

Breed of sheep.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

Kept for
  • Meat
Mature weight
74–92 kg

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Breed facts

Status

FAO risk status
Not at riskWikidata (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
Dorset Horn
Slug
dorset-horn
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Cultivar
Dorset Horn
Wikidata QID
Q1250480
Origin country
United Kingdom
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52