Which Ewe Are You? a little bit of a distraction this morning....I don't think I even know what a Perendale is....so, I 'll look it up:
Photo Courtesy of Graham Meadows, Ltd.
The Perendale was developed in New Zealand during the 1950's at Massey University to meet the needs of hill country farmers on developing country. It is still a very popular breed in New Zealand. Developed from the Cheviot and Romney, the Perendale is a dual-purpose sheep producing a 28-32 micron wool with a 125 mm (5 in) staple length. The Perendale is characteristically a high fertility animal, and has great potential to produce a prime lamb dam when crossed with the Merino. As a purebred, its hardiness makes it ideally suited to colder, high rainfall areas. The Perendale is easy to care for; the ewes have little trouble lambing and are good mothers.
Breed category: dual purpose, long wool
Distribution: New Zealand, Australia, North AmericaAbove info was found on Sheep101.com--what a great site!
More info about the Perendale:
The Perendale Sheep Society of New Zealand
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