Guide to Sheep Breeds

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Janet Wallace
September/October 2008
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North American Texel Sheep Association
740 Lower Myrick Road
Laurel, MS 39440-0000
601-426-2264
natsa@c-gate.net

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Texel Sheep Breeders Society
15618 E. Davis Road
Opdyke, IL 62872
618-242-5060

Tunis 

Size: medium
Appearance: lambs are born copper-colored but then develop white fleece (face and legs remain reddish); pendulous ears; white wool; thick tail
Fleece: lustrous, medium-fine fleece with moderately long staple
Breeding: out of season
Lambing rate:
Behavior: alert; strong maternal instinct
Use: meat, particularly for Easter market; fleece
Origin: United States
Environment: tolerant to both heat and cold; can thrive on marginal land
ALBC rating: watch

In 1799, the ruler of Tunisia sent a flock of Tunis sheep to a judge in Pennsylvania. The sheep became popular, and many more were imported (Thomas Jefferson preferred them to Merinos). Tunis are resistant to disease and parasites, and can thrive in a variety of challenging environments. Slow Food USA has listed Tunis lamb on in the Ark of Taste.

National Tunis Sheep Registry Inc.
15603 173rd Ave.
Milo, IA 50166
641-942-6402

/uploadedImages/GRT/articles/issues/2008-09-01/PepperBeaverDam_SeedSaversE.jpg/uploadedImages/GRT/articles/issues/2008-09-01/RoysCalaisCorn_HighMowing.jpgArk of Taste 
Slow Food’s Ark of Taste is a resource for those interested in learning about and reviving rare regional foods – from Roy’s Calais flint corn to Ivis White Cream sweet potatoes, Beaver Dam peppers to Navajo-Churro sheep. 

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  • camelid 9/17/2009 7:32:13 AM

    The link to the slow foods ark of taste is incorrect. I think this is what was intended:

    http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/details/ark_of_taste/

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