Scottish Blackface

Scottish Blackface
In the Outer Hebrides
Ram and ewe
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2022): at risk
  • RBST: UK native breeds
Other names
  • Blackface
  • Lanark Blackface
  • Lewis Blackface
  • Linton
  • Newton Stewart Blackface
  • Northumberland Blackface
  • Perth Blackface
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    80 kg
  • Female:
    50 kg
Wool colourwhite
Face colourblack, sometimes with white markings
Horn statushorned

The Blackface or Scottish Blackface is a British breed of sheep. It is the most common sheep breed of the United Kingdom. Despite the name, it did not originate in Scotland, but south of the border.

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