Drysdale sheep

Drysdale
Conservation status
Country of originNew Zealand
Use
  • carpet wool
  • meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    75–100 kg
  • Female:
    55–70 kg
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite

The Drysdale is a New Zealand breed of sheep. It was developed from 1931 by Francis Dry, and derives from sheep of the New Zealand Romney breed in which a mutation caused the coat to be particularly hairy, and thus suitable for carpet-making. It is a specialised carpet wool breed, but also a useful meat breed.

In the twenty-first century it is a gravely endangered breed, with no recorded animals in New Zealand and thirty sheep in one flock in Australia.

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