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Lleyn

Ovis aries

A breed of Sheep, from Wales

Lleyn

Sheep breed.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

Kept for
  • Meat

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Breed facts

Status

FAO risk status
Not at riskWikidata (source, opens in a new tab)
UK (Defra) risk status
Not at risk in the UKDefra native breeds list, 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
Population
62 breeding females, 12 breeding males in GermanyBLE TGRDEU (Germany), 2024 (source, opens in a new tab)

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Name
Lleyn
Slug
lleyn
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Cultivar
Lleyn
Wikidata QID
Q16966374
Origin country
Wales
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52