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Hebridean

Ovis aries

A breed of Sheep, from Scotland

Hebridean

Sheep breed.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

Kept for
  • Meat
Mature weight
39–55 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
Hebridean
Slug
hebridean
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Cultivar
Hebridean
Wikidata QID
Q12059770
Origin country
Scotland
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52