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Ryeland

Ovis aries

A breed of Sheep, from England

Ryeland

Sheep breed.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

Kept for
  • Meat
Mature weight
64–87 kg

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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)

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Name
Ryeland
Slug
ryeland
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Cultivar
Ryeland
Wikidata QID
Q7385011
Origin country
England
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52